Hello to all!
We would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Remember to set health goals that we can help you achieve and maintain so you can have a great 2003. Remember that during the Christmas season the hours for the office are:
- Dec. 23 (Monday) - 9am -1pm
- Dec. 24 (Tuesday) - 9am - 1pm
- Dec. 25 & 26 - Closed
- Dec. 27 (Friday) - 9am - 1pm and 2pm - 6pm
- Dec. 28 (Saturday) - 9am - 1pm
- Dec. 30 (Monday) - 9am - 1pm
- Dec. 31 (Tuesday)- 9am - 1pm
- Jan. 1 - Closed
- Jan. 2 - (Thursday) Return to Normal Hours
Until next month, stay healthy and if you have any questions, please let us know.
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A case-control study examining the role of physical trauma in the onset of fibromyalgia syndrome.
Objective.
To investigate whether physical trauma may precipitate the onset of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS).
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"Welcome new friends,
But keep the old,
New ones are like silver,
But the old are gold."
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Aspirin to be banned in United Kingdom for Children Under 16
In the United Kingdom the use of aspirin in children under 12 has been banned since 1986. This past April the UK Committee on Safety of Medicines additionally warned that it should also be avoided in children up to 15 if they were feverish.
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"Back" to Normal
Common sense used to dictate that a person recently suffering from low back pain should spend a few days in bed, so as not to aggravate the injury or increase the pain.
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Chiropractors Offer Hope
ARLINGTON, Va., Sep 27, 2002 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- In the past decade, prescriptions for Ritalin, a stimulant medication commonly used for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), increased five-fold, with 90 percent of all prescriptions worldwide consumed in the United States.
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Environmental Exposure To Endotoxin
In early life, the innate immune system can recognize both viable and
nonviable parts of microorganisms. Immune activation may direct the immune response, thus conferring
tolerance to allergens such as animal dander or tree and grass pollen.
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Longer Hours, Shorter Life
If you consistently work overtime, you're probably aware of the strain it can put on your health and family or social life. During Japan's economic boom in the 1980s, an increase in deaths related to long hours and less sleep was reported. Now a study in Occupational and Environmental Medicine may provide proof that overtime work and long hours lead to heart attacks.
To determine the relationship between hours worked, hours slept, and heart-attack risk in Japanese men, 40- to 79-year-olds who had suffered a heart attack were compared to men of the same age who had not. From 1996-1998, the men were interviewed to gather data on work and lifestyle factors.
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10 Reasons Why Diets Fail
#1. Severe food restriction causes real hunger.
It's a fact that most diets last less than 72 hours. Hunger is a basic human urge. Man continues to survive (and has for thousands of years) because of the ability to cope with famine and scarcity of food and hunger has been the powerful motivator for that survival.
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