Welcome to our April newsletter. We have included a rather long but very interesting article titled "A Knife in the Back"; it will certainly make anyone think twice regarding back surgery. You are welcome to forward it to anyone who is contemplating surgery. We have also included Dr. Meschino's latest article on astragulus and the immune system.
For those patients who have not been in the office in the last week, we have a new addition! We now have SPINE drawn our waiting room wall, floor to ceiling, two stories high! Our patient, Vince Wishart, completed the work. We have included some digital pictures with the newsletter.
Until next month, stay healthy and if you have any questions, please let us know.
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Smoking Increases Diabetes Risk in Offspring
A pregnant mother's diet and lifestyle wield a powerful influence over the growth of the baby inside her. Many complications and birth defects can result from poor maternal decisions during pregnancy. A mother's smoking during pregnancy is suspected to increase the odds of her child developing diabetes later in life.
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"When men differ, both sides ought equally be heard by the public, for when truth and error have fair play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter
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Polio Vaccine and Links to Cancer in Humans -
By Michael Dorausch, D.C.
Add Canada to the list of countries performing research suggesting a monkey virus that contaminated the polio vaccine in the 1950s and early 1960s is causing cancer among the millions who received the vaccine. According to news reports, similar findings have been replicated in New Zealand, China, Britain, France, Switzerland, and Belgium.
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Get Into the Swing of Things
Of the 25 million golfers in America, up to 62% may suffer an injury in the game. Low back pain is the most common injury in professional and amateur golfers. Repetitive swinging motions and excessive backswing are a few possible reasons for back injury. According to a recent study in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, modifying your swing might reduce your chances for injury without shortening your drive.
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"What Can I Do For My Childs' Growing Pains"
The need for children to be checked regularly for "subluxations" or misalignments of the spine and limbs, cannot be over emphasized. Recently, a patient, as a "last resort" brought in her 8-year-old son. The child had been suffering from knee pain for approximately 3 months. The medical doctor diagnosed the child as suffering from "growing pains," and the mother was told that the pain was just part of a growth spurt. full story...
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Astragalus (Astragalus Membranaceus Moench):
A Powerful Daily Supplement For The Immune System
Astragalus has been used for at least 2000 years in China and continues to be widely used as a herb that is known to enhance function of the immune system and facilitates an increase in energy production within the heart muscle, in cases where certain forms of heart disease exist. full story...
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A Knife In The Back
By Jerome Groopman
Is Surgery The Best Approach To Chronic Back Pain?
Surgeons have often touted procedures that ultimately proved to be disappointing. In the nineteen-fifties, many patients with angina and coronary-artery disease had an operation that involved tying off an artery that runs under the sternum.
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