Teens who get opioids after wisdom tooth extraction may be at risk for addiction, study finds

Dentists are the providers that prescribes the most opiods for children. A new study from JAMA showed that 6% of children from 10 to 19 who were precribed opiods after wisdom tooth extraction went on to be diagosed with opiod abuse within one year. This only occured with .4% in the control group.
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Teens who get opioids after wisdom tooth extraction may be at risk for addiction, study finds

Spinal Manipulation Can Ease Your Aching Back

Consumer Reports gives information on the new study from the Journal of AMA which reviewed 26 previous studies and concluded that spinal manipulation (adjustments) is beneficial for back pain. 
Also a recent Consumer Reports survey of 3500 back pain sufferers showed that over 90% of them thought that spinal manipulation was beneficial for them.
Newer research is showing that pain medications are not nearly as beneficial as previously thought for back pain and carry more significant side effects.
Does it seem reasonable to try spinal manipulation as it is safer than drugs?

Spinal Manipulation Can Ease Your Aching Back

JAMA Study Provides Further Support for Spinal Manipulation for Acute Low Back Pain

A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) adds to a growing body of recent research supporting the use of spinal manipulative therapy (adjustment) as a first line treatment for acute low back pain, 
The review examined 26 randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews and other published research since 2011 found that spinal manipulation was associated with statistically significant improvements in pain and function for up to six weeks with no serious adverse side effects.

JAMA Study Provides Further Support for Spinal Manipulation for Acute Low Back Pain

Medical school leaders cash in on drug company boards

There was a lot of news coverage of a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association showing a surprising number of US medical school leaders serving on drug company boards of directors, raising questions about their independence. Average annual compensation from the drug company service was $313,000. Nice pocket change.

http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/watchdogreports/medical-school-leaders-cash-in-on-drug-company-boards-b99237232z1-253425641.html

Patients with back pain often get the wrong treatment

This article reviews a recent study from JAMA and the American College of Physicians guidelines. Low back disorders are one of the most common reasons people go to doctors and the major cause of disability for people under 55 years old. As MDs like to promote themselves as scientific minded, why do you think so many MD's ignore the scientific based guidelines?

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/29/back-pain-treatment/2596755/