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Greetings!
Welcome
to the latest edition of HealthWatch Newsletter. Our goal is to
provide news that delivers the truth about health, wellness and
total well-being. I hope you'll find this information useful,
relevant and timely.
Best regards,
Terry A. Rondberg, DC
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| New
blood thinning drugs post serious risks |
 Three new oral blood-thinning drugs nearing approval
by the Food and Drug Administration are touted as being more
convenient than the standard drug, warfarin (brand name Coumadin)
because they don't require monthly visits to adjust
doses.But the drugs also could be subject to dangerous interactions
when taken alongside widely used prescription drugs,
over-the-counter medicines including aspirin, and even herbal
supplements such as St. John's Wort, according to a Loyola
University Health System study. Read on...
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| Study
begins on Cox procedure for neck pain |
 Medical and chiropractic researchers are joining
efforts to study the effects of Cox distraction manipulation for
neck pain. The study is part of a four-year, $2.8 million National
Institutes of Health grant awarded in 2008 to the Palmer Center for
Chiropractic Research.The study-scheduled to run through May 30, 2012-combines the
efforts of medical doctors, chiropractors, biomechanists, and
clinical researchers to document the effects of the Cox distraction
chiropractic procedure on neck pain and develop sham and active
treatment parameters for conducting clinical studies. Read on...
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| Studies
document risks from common acid-suppressing meds |
 Proton pump inhibitors -- commonly prescribed
medications that suppress acid in the stomach -- appear to be
associated with fractures in postmenopausal women and bacterial
infections in many patients, and higher doses do not appear any
more beneficial for treating bleeding ulcers, according to a series
of reports in the May 10 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine,
one of the JAMA/Archives journals."A staggering 113.4 million prescriptions for proton pump
inhibitors are filled each year, making this class of drugs, at
$13.9 billion in sales, the third highest seller in the United
States," wrote Mitchell H. Katz, MD, of the San Francisco
Department of Public Health, in an editorial accompanying the
reports. Read on...
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The World Chiropractic
Alliance
The WCA was founded in 1989 as a non-profit organization dedicated
to protecting and strengthening chiropractic around the world.
Serving as a "watchdog" and advocacy organization, we place our
emphasis on education and political action. With members throughout
the United States and in numerous foreign countries, the WCA is
constantly being alerted to situations and events which might
affect the practice of chiropractic.
The Chiropractic
Journal
TCJ was started in 1986 in response to a widespread demand for a
professionally edited newspaper which would present news and
features of interest to all segments of the chiropractic
profession.Today, the journal continues its founding mission to
provide accurate, up-to-date and well-written reports of current
events and issues; to offer an open forum for the opinions of all
members of the profession; and to be an advocate for
subluxation-based chiropractic and chiropractors, without
sacrificing journalistic integrity.
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