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WCA to host Humanitarian forum

The World Chiropractic Alliance (WCA) will host the first annual World Chiropractic Humanitarian Forum on Saturday, October 2, 2010 in Long Branch, NJ. The event will be held in conjunction with the New Beginnings 20th Anniversary Chiropractic Celebration at the Ocean Place Resort and Spa.
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Kaiser Permanente excludes cervical manipulation
News that Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States and Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group had revised their Chiropractic Manipulation Medical Coverage Policy to exclude cervical Chiropractic Manipulative Treatment (CMT) brought a wave a criticism from DCs, and applause from chiropractic critics who still maintain that chiropractic is linked to strokes.
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Also: read WCA letter to Kaiser
Permanente (NOTE: pdf file, requires
Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Acetaminophen doubles risk of asthma in youth

New evidence linking the use of acetaminophen to development of asthma and eczema suggests that even monthly use of the drug in adolescents may more than double risk of asthma in adolescents, compared to those who used none at all. Yearly use was associated with a 50% increase in the risk of asthma.
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The BMTE: Best Mission Trip Ever

by Michael Sontheimer, DC
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On June 19, 2010, one of the most amazing 10-day chiropractic events began in Peru: The BMTE, Best Mission Trip Ever. It didn't take long for this quarterly event to live up to its name! In the first three and a half days, the mission's selfless heroes gave close to 2,000 chiropractic adjustments and changed even more lives.
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Americans spending $30.5 billion on back problems
Treating back problems, one of the most bothersome medical problems, cost Americans more than $30 billion in 2007 -- up from $16 billion in 1997 (in 2007 dollars), according to the latest "News and Numbers" from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
According to the analysis by the federal agency, in 2007 about 27 million people, or nearly 12% of adults age 18 and older, reported having back problems. Of those, more than 19 million sought medical treatment...
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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.
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AMA's position on coverage expansion was inconsistent with the views of most physicians
reported by Terry A. Rondberg, DC, CEO, World Chiropractic Alliance
In chiropractic, we often hear complaints that the professional organizations don't truly reflect the ideas and principles of the members they are supposed to represent.
It may be small consolation, but this situation occurs in other fields as well, including medicine.
Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that the majority of physicians and members of the American Medical Association (AMA) opposed the AMA's position on coverage expansions -- the most contentious issue in the recent health care reform debate. The data was published in a letter in the June 9th issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Chiropractic & Osteopathy explores use of chiropractic for children
by Terry A. Rondberg, DC, founder and CEO of the World Chiropractic Alliance
A series of articles on the theme of chiropractic and children, published in June by the journal Chiropractic & Osteopathy, address a chiropractic approach to the management of children, chiropractic care of musculoskeletal conditions in children and adolescents, chiropractic care of non-musculoskeletal conditions in children and adolescents, chiropractic care for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, possible adverse effects from chiropractic management of children, and an overview of future research opportunities in this area.
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Why are MDs so afraid?
by Terry A. Rondberg, DC, founder and CEO of the World Chiropractic Alliance
At the annual meeting of the British Medical Association, MDs voted to ban homeopathy from the National Health Service (NHS), meaning that the government would stop paying for any homeopathic services. Furthermore, the medics say all homeopathic products should be marked "Placebo" and should not be sold by pharmacists.
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