Source Dynamic Chiropractic The Spine Journal recently announced its “Top 25 Hottest Articles” for 2011. These are the most downloaded articles for the year. The 2011 list is surprising in that 13 of the 25 articles have at least one author who is a doctor of chiropractic. In addition, 10 of the 25 papers include [...]

Source Halifax ChronicleHerald CHILTON, Wis. — Lucky, a 7-year-old dairy cow, had been walking with a limp for several weeks when veterinarian Sara Gilbertson was called. Instead of prescribing painkillers, Gilbertson tried an unusual new therapy — a chiropractic adjustment that included a full-length spinal massage. Gilbertson rubbed the Holstein’s spine by gently squeezing it [...]

Source Litigation and Trial Scientists, even those in the “hard” sciences that are based primarily on empirical observations and mathematical analysis, have their own dogmas, prejudices, incentives, and conventions. That’s of course not to say that science is bad or wrong or useless — the only reason you can read this on your computers is [...]

Hypoxia, or a period of low oxygen during pregnancy, combined with a genetic risk factor of having only one functioning copy of a gene, dramatically increases the chances of a baby being born with congenital scoliosis. Source Science Daily Scientists have made a landmark discovery that could help women minimize or even avoid the risk [...]

Source Salt Lake Tribune Texas is on its way to expressly banning chiropractors from treating conditions such as thyroid disorders and diabetes. Calling chiropractors who solicit diabetics with “secret” treatments “hucksterism,” the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners has been working on new rules since 2010. The questionable ads run by Texas chiropractors were similar to [...]

Source NY Times The Obama administration must warn drug makers that the government may soon ban agricultural uses of some popular antibiotics that many scientists say encourage the proliferation of dangerous infections and imperil public health, a federal magistrate judge ruled on Thursday. The order, issued by Judge Theodore H. Katz of the Southern District of New York, effectively [...]

Between 2000 and 2050, the proportion of the world’s population over 60 years will double from about 11 percent to 22 percent. Source Occupational Health and Safety One of the biggest social transformations is population aging. Soon, the world will have more older people than children and more people of very old age than ever [...]

Source Chiropractic Care Information The Foundation for Chiropractic Progress, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness about the value of chiropractic care, points to the role of the team Doctors of Chiropractic (DCs) in optimizing functionality, endurance and overall conditioning. Share this article: Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the [...]

 As has been (not so) widely reported, the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) of the US Department of Education met on December 14, 2011 to consider the Council on Chiropractic Education’s petition for renewal of recognition. The process of continuing the recognition of an existing agency is generally unremarkable, often requiring [...]

Source NY Times Higher blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin D and vitamin E are associated with better mental functioning in the elderly, a new study has found. Researchers measured blood levels of these nutrients in 104 men and women, whose average age was 87. The scientists also performed brain [...]

Source CNN NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Doctors in America are harboring an embarrassing secret: Many of them are going broke. This quiet reality, which is spreading nationwide, is claiming a wide range of casualties, including family physicians, cardiologists and oncologists. Industry watchers say the trend is worrisome. Half of all doctors in the nation operate [...]

Source Adelaide Now Some of Australia’s most eminent scientists have their noses, at least, out of joint after learning that a Queensland university will offer a “chiropractic science” degree next year. A letter made public this week, signed by 34 scientists and doctors, including eight from Adelaide, urges Central Queensland University to reconsider. “Our concerns [...]

Studies show that to improve health care, invest more money in social services. Source The NY Times Elizabeth Bradley and Lauren Taylor IT’S common knowledge that the United States spends more than any other country on health care but still ranks in the bottom half of industrialized countries in outcomes like life expectancy and infant [...]

One man’s long, noisy, asymmetrical adventure gets him a high five. Source Scientific American By Steve Mirsky The latest physical anthropology research indicates that the human evolutionary line never went through a knuckle-walking phase. Be that as it may, we definitely entered, and have yet to exit, a knuckle-cracking phase. I would run out of [...]

Chronically and Seriously Ill U.S. Adults Stand Out for Skipping Needed Care Due to Costs and Struggling with Medical Debt Source Commonwealth Fund New York, NY, November 9, 2011—Chronically and seriously ill adults who received care from a medical home—an accessible primary care practice that helps coordinate care—were less likely to report medical errors, test [...]

Source Enhanced Online News The Federal government has awarded the University of South Florida (USF), School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences $1.42 million to research the effectiveness of specific exercise interventions for reducing the risk of back injuries amongst some of the nation’s most vulnerable — firefighters and military personnel. “Back injury is a [...]

Sidney Crosby, probably the best player in the NHL, and one who is certainly marketed as the face of the NHL along with Alexander Ovechkin, has been unable to play hockey since last year due to a serious concussion. Recently he has been treated by Dr Ted Carrick, a chiropractor and founder of  the Carrick [...]

Professor Edzard Ernst caused an uproar this week when he labelled Prince Charles a ‘snake oil salesman’ for his dandelion and artichoke detox remedy.

Source Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne Do we have innate knowledge? Neuroscientists working on Blue Brain Project at EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) are finding proof that this is the case. They’ve discovered that neurons make connections independently of a subject’s experience. Their results have been published in an article in the Proceedings of [...]

Source Detroit Free Press Dylan Womack recovers a  spine model from Skagg’s Chiropractic in Joplin, MO., Monday, May 23, 2011. / The News Leader / AP PHOTO Share this article: Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

Full Story at CBC News Bill Gates will have the attention of most of the world’s health ministers on Tuesday, when he plans to share one main message: Get your vaccination rates up. Gates is pushing to get countries to increase vaccination rates as an easy, low-cost way to protect their populations. He is scheduled [...]

According to new study in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. Source Elsevier Health Sciences Lombard, IL, May 13, 2011 – Dynamic chest compression occurs during spinal manipulation. While dynamic chest compression has been well studied in events such as motor vehicle collisions, chest compression forces have not been studied during chiropractic manipulation. In [...]

Canadian researchers find a simple cure for cancer, but major pharmaceutical companies are not interested. Source The University of Alberta DCA Website DCA is an odourless, colourless, inexpensive, relatively non-toxic, small molecule. And researchers at the University of Alberta believe it may soon be used as an effective treatment for many forms of cancer. Dr. [...]

Source Dynamic Chiropractic by Kent Greenawalt The future is a topic that is top of mind to everyone. When the future comes up in conversations, words that are generally associated with it are technology, improvement and growth. But as we look into the future of chiropractic, one of those important words is missing: growth. Among [...]

Autism researcher accused of embezzling $1 million Source Copenhagen Post American prosecutors are seeking to extradite a Danish scientist who a federal grand jury in Atlanta has charged with 13 counts of wire fraud and nine counts of money laundering. They allege that Poul Thorsen, 49, stole over $1 million from autism research funding between [...]