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House passes directive on chiropractic in military by Dr. Brett K. Doctor of ChiropractyHealth Maven The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a directive that orders the Pentagon to make chiropractic care a standard benefit for all active-duty military personnel. The le ... Read on »
Complimentary vs. Alternative vs. Integrated by Dr. Brett K. Doctor of ChiropractyHealth Maven 1 Comment I got into a discussion recently as to whether chiropractic should be considered complimentary or alternative medicine. The April 25, 2008 issue of the Journal of Alternative ... Read on »
Personal Freedom, Pizza and Privacy by Dr. Brett K. Doctor of ChiropractyHealth Maven Have you seen the pizza video on the ACLU website? http://aclu.org/pizza/images/screen.swf It’s a fantastic example of how technology can interfere with our personal freedoms. ... Read on »
Neck Pain Task Force by Dr. Brett K. Doctor of ChiropractyHealth Maven The Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain has issued some of their key findings in the peer-reviewed journal Spine. The work of a multidisciplinary team of ... Read on »
Types of Doctors for Patients With Back Pain by Dr. Brett K. Doctor of ChiropractyHealth Maven Back pain is one of the most common reasons for patient visits to a doctors office and patients often wonder who they should see for back pain treatment. Below is a list of s ... Read on »
Doctor-Patient Relationship by Dr. Brett K. Doctor of ChiropractyHealth Maven As in all branches of healthcare, the doctor-patient relationship is paramount to the practice of chiropractic, but is an extremely complex interpersonal exchange. The re ... Read on »
Massage, Aromatherapy and Alzheimer's Disease by Kathleen Registered NurseHealth Maven Massage and aromatherapy have known benefits. Most people, especially family caregivers, may not be aware that aromatherapy, massage, therapeutic touch, light and pet thera ... Read on »
Advice to Government from the NRC – “Smog Probably Kills” by Kathleen Registered NurseHealth Maven The National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies, a private agency that advises the US government, has recently provided suggestive evidence that smog “"is ... Read on »
Heart Protective Gene Found in Some Blacks by Kathleen Registered NurseHealth Maven According to a study published online April 20, 2008 in Nature Medicine, approximately 40% of blacks may be naturally protected after heart failure. Researchers have uncovered ... Read on »
Commonly Used Prescriptions May Hasten Cognitive Decline in Elders by Kathleen Registered NurseHealth Maven Jack Tsao, MD, DPhil, associate professor of neurology at Uniformed Services University, in Bethesda, Maryland, recently studied the effect of medications with anticholinergic ... Read on »