U.S. Senate Passes Resolution Honoring ACA’s 50th Anniversary

Arlington, Va.—The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) today announced that the United States Senate passed a resolution, S.Res.72, observing ACA’s contributions to the country’s health care system and recognizing the 50th anniversary of the founding of the association.

http://www.acatoday.org/press_css.cfm?CID=5130

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to Establish Chiropractic Residency Program

The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) today announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will establish a chiropractic residency program at VA medical facilities around the country.

http://www.acatoday.org/press_css.cfm?CID=5129

How to find a good chiropractor

New video on how to find a good chiropractor.

How to find a good chiropractor

Great site for reviews of media medical articles

I have been reading Health News Review for about six months and found it to be an excellent site. They grade popular media articles on 10 criteria and unfortunately most of the articles do not meet the 10 criteria. I would highly recommend you to read and learn from this free site as it will help you significantly in making your healthcare decisions. Please let me know if you find any info on the site that surprises you.

Healthnewsreview.org

Football Hall of Fame legend and Dancing With the Stars winner Jerry Rice speaks of the benefits of chiropractic care in his career.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_Po60mb9e4

Ignoring the Science on Mammograms

Here is a great article by an emergency medicine doc that discusses the most recent study showing that over the last 30 years mammograms have not reduced the number of advanced cancers. He then goes on to discuss why so much of the medical profession is ignoring the scientific evidence on mammograms and other cancer screening. Does this surprise any of you?http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/28/ignoring-the-science-on-mammograms/?src=rechp

Foundation for Chiropractic Progress Position Paper Responds to Deadly Epidural Steroid Injections, Overuse of Prescription Drugs and Back Surgery to Relieve Back Pain

Foundation for Chiropractic Progress Position Paper Responds to Deadly Epidural Steroid Injections, Overuse of Prescription Drugs and Back Surgery to Relieve Back Pain. The paper also points to overuse of cortisone injections, dangers of ad

diction to prescription drugs such as Methadone and other narcotics for musculoskeletal problems such as back pain and arthritis, as well as mounting evidence that for many patients, surgery is no better at relieving pain than non-invasive care options.

Foundation for Chiropractic Progress Position Paper Responds to Deadly Epidural Steroid Injections, Overuse of Prescription Drugs and Back Surgery to Relieve Back Pain