Opioids: Big Bucks, Little Regard for Truth
By Editorial Staff It’s becoming more common to see drug manufacturers negotiate “false claims” settlements for millions and billions of dollars. Most of these settlements have to do with violations in the marketing of the drugs they produce and sell. Wikipedia lists the top 20 settlements involving “false claims” by drug manufacturers, which total more than $17
I Have Always Believed in Melatonin
Prevent Prostate Cancer? The Power of Melatonin By James P. Meschino, DC, MS Research suggests the hormone melatonin, which plays a role in regulating the sleep-wake cycle, may play a role in the development of prostate cancer, as lower melatonin levels have been associated with an increased risk of prostate (and breast) cancer. This evidence includes a
Small Relief, Big Potential Side Effects
In September 2012, the CDC and the FDA began investigating a multistate outbreak of fungal meningitis and other infections among patients who had received contaminated steroid injections. The contaminated vials were tracked back to a New England compounding center in Framingham, Mass. The cases included fungal meningitis; localized spinal or paraspinal infections, including epidural abscess,
Steroids for Sciatica: More Trouble Than They’re Worth
By Deborah Pate, DC, DACBR Use of epidural steroid injections has increased dramatically in recent years, despite the fact that studies have failed to demonstrate evidence this procedure is clinically helpful (while other studies suggest it may actually be dangerous). Considering that lack of evidence – not to mention the terrible 2012 outbreak of fungal
Flip Flops
Patients think I’m obsessed but my concerns are real. Flip Flops are bad for your feet, knees, back and the whole spine. Here is a good article for all those that think I’m just picking on them. http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/effects-flip-flops-body-article-1.1413041
Why Chiropractic
Three Reasons to Choose Chiropractic… Superior patient satisfaction ratings, reduced costs, similar outcomes to medical care, suggests latest study. By Editorial Staff Considering the percentage of patients who’ve either never seen a DC (meaning they likely visit a medical doctor first / exclusively) or have seen a DC, but no longer do (suggesting they currently
Every Shoe Tells a Story
By Mark Charrette, DC – Worn-out shoes and shoes that don’t fit properly can interfere with the feet, pelvis and spine. For example, a survey on women’s shoes found 88 percent of the women surveyed were wearing shoes smaller than their feet (average 12 cm smaller). 1 Is it any wonder 80 percent of the
Visual Space Effects
I’ve had a lot of questions lately about using visual effects to change the appearance of a room, such as making a tall room look wider or a short room look taller. I’ve responded to a number of those privately, but thought I’d do better to finally have that information see the light of day,
How does Chiropractic work?
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