At low doses, blue light photo-destroys HA-MRSA and CA-MRSA in vitro; raising the prospect that phototherapy may be an effective clinical tool in the on-going effort to stem MRSA infections.
Lasers Surg. Med. 40:734-737, 2008. © 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121553714/abstract

You may find value in this list of disgnostic codes, sorted by body regions.
It also includes all the *new* headache codes (although cervicogenic headache has yet to make it on the list).

There’s a lot more info like this in the Section

Source The Virology Journal
Abstract
The epidemiology of influenza swarms with incongruities, incongruities exhaustively detailed by the late British epidemiologist, Edgar Hope-Simpson. He was the first to propose a parsimonious theory explaining why influenza is, as Gregg said, “seemingly unmindful of traditional infectious disease behavioral patterns.” Recent discoveries indicate vitamin D upregulates the endogenous antibiotics of innate [...]

PBS.ORG has produced a documentary describing 5 countries’ challenges delivering universal health care to their citizens; the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, Taiwan and Switzerland, and what the United States might learn from these countries.

The difference between the chiropractic and the medical approaches to health care is never more clear than with the treatment of Radiculopathy.
The medical approach entails their version of “conservative” treatment (such as physical therapy, medications, and selective spinal injections) for six to eight weeks. Then, if their conservative treatment does not alleviate the pain, [...]

I hope you are all doing something to support Earth Day. In my office we use green cleaning products (Basic H) and rags, rather than paper towels, for cleaning. It’s the sane thing to do.

4/20/2009, 5:40 p.m. EDT
Steve Garmhausen
The Associated Press Health News

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — AUSTIN, Texas (AP)  Welcoming a first child would be more than enough to keep most couples busy. But Abby Williamson and Matthew Young, who started a family in December, have a few more life changes planned.
Despite the recession, Matthew, 31, wants to change [...]

John’s recent post on the de-listing of chiropractic generated a lot of interest and comments from DCs. MDs and RMTs.
In the USA, Chiropractic has been included in several managed care programs, and a recent review of 70,274 member-months over a 7-year period within an IPA demonstrated decreases of 60.2% in-hospital admissions, 59.0% less hospital [...]

April 10, 2009 — A study in the May issue of Consumer Reports shows that hands-on therapies were tops among treatments for relief of back pain. The study, which surveyed more than 14,000 consumers, was conducted by the Consumer Reports Health Ratings Center.
According to the report, the survey respondents tried a variety of different treatments [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 06, 2009
The American Chiropractic Association
In light of a new survey showing that chiropractic spinal manipulation is the top-rated treatment for people suffering with back pain, patients should consider a consultation with a doctor of chiropractic, says the American Chiropractic Association.
A leading consumer product rating and survey publisher released the survey results [...]

Informed Consent involves understanding the illness you have, and the risks and benefits of all the treatments that are available for your complaint. Unless your doctor has provided ALL that information, you have not been properly informed.
Conservative chiropractic care is much safer for musculoskeletal complaints (neck or back pain etc) than standard [...]

In study after study, Chiropractic demonstrates superior results in the relief of chronic neck pain compared to acupuncture or medical management.

In one recent study chiropractic scored the highest relief rating (7.33 out of 10), scoring higher than the relief provided by both these medical treatments: nerve blocks (6.75) or Opioid analgesics (6.37).

Review the Chiropractic and Chronic Neck Pain Page for more on this topic.

The Edmonton Journal
Albertans will no longer be able to claim chiropractic care starting this summer, after the government delisted chiropractor services from its provincial health plan.
The cut, which will save approximately $53 million, will mean patients will be out up to $200 each year.
The province also cut coverage for gender reassignment surgery or sex-change operations, [...]

By Christian Livermore
Times Herald-Record
Posted: April 06, 2009 – 2:00 AM
TOWN OF WALLKILL — A local chiropractor fed up with the hassle and underpayment by insurance companies is switching to a cash-only practice.
Dr. Peter Holst said insurance companies are paying less of the cost of chiropractic visits, making patients pay more and drowning doctors in red [...]

Background
Chiropractors are an integral part of the management of musculoskeletal injuries. A considerable communication gap between the chiropractic and medical professions exists. Subsequently referring allopathic practitioners lack confidence in picking a chiropractic practitioner with appropriate management strategies to adequately resolve sporting injuries. Subsequently, the question is often raised: “how do you find a good chiropractor?”.
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