Month: July 2006

“Stay away from smokers.” That’s what U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona is telling us in the wake of a newly published study examining the effects of cigarette and cigar smoke. “The science is clear. Secondhand …

By Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS, July 10, 2006, abstracted from “Tea drinking and the risk of biliary tract cancers and biliary stones: A population-based case-control study in Shanghai, China” in the June 15, 2006 issue …

An Associated Press story published on July 5, 2006 reports on a new study that raises concern over even the recommended maximum usage of the common pain killer. The original study published in the July …

Four documented case studies were published in the June 21, 2006 issue of the scientific periodical, the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research.� In each of these case studies the children were previously diagnosed with cerebral …

Soy isoflavone supplements reduce bone loss in postmenopausal women and may provide a more natural and safe alternative to long-term hormone replacement therapy. Bone loss, and resulting osteoporosis, is a major health problem among postmenopausal …

As the middle of summer approaches, 16 states are already buzzing with reports of mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus, with five people currently infected with the most extreme form of the illness. Since West Nile …

By Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS, Prevention is a priority when it comes to prostate cancer. As the number one cancer killer of American men, prostate cancer has a 34% survival rate if it has spread …

In the United States, about 20 million people have been diagnosed with asthma; nearly 9 million of them are children. The most common treatment for Asthma has been the use of corticosteriod inhalers. A new …

Every day people take medication and undergo medical procedures. But how often does the medical community monitor the long-term outcome of these actions—which have a direct effect on the patients’ quality of life? Not often, …

Preterm birth is associated with many health risks as well as a lower rate of infant survival during the first year of life. Women who take a multivitamin before conception have only half the risk …