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Index - February 2005
News & Features
 | Coalition plans Joint Legislative Action Day ...
Members of the
Chiropractic Coalition met in Washington, DC last month to discuss its 2005
legislative agenda and finalize plans for the upcoming Legislative Action
Day, scheduled for April 14.
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| RCS to recruit 'army' of researchers ...
Renowned chiropractic
leader David Jackson, DC and two highly respected
chiropractic researchers ‑‑ Matthew McCoy, DC and Robert Blanks, PhD ‑‑ have
founded a private‑sector research company that will conduct a massive syndromic surveillance project, with vertebral subluxation as the dependant
variable. The three formed RCS (Research and Clinical Science) in order to
provide the scientific research needed to validate chiropractic as a
wellness discipline.
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| WCA partners with Make‑A‑Wish
Foundation for Children's Health Day
... The World Chiropractic
Alliance (WCA) has chosen the Make‑A‑Wish Foundation as the beneficiary of
its bi‑annual Children's Health Day International events held around the
world. It will work closely with the non‑profit organization, which
grants the wishes of children with life‑threatening medical conditions,
to publicize and promote the community events organized by doctors of
chiropractic.
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| Fla. chiropractic college under fire ...
A small and rapidly
vocal group of professors at Florida State University College of Medicine
have threatened to quit if the school goes through with plans to start an
FSU College of Chiropractic. Critics such as orthopedic surgeon Dr. Ray
Bellamy are trying to paint chiropractic as an unscientific discipline, in
the same league as UFOlogy or astrology.
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| WCA supports use of open adjusting rooms ...
The World Chiropractic Alliance has issued a position paper concerning
the use of open adjusting areas, which has come under scrutiny in regard
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Plus ...
Columns
| Should we change chiropractic to please the
MDs? by Dr. Terry A. Rondberg ... If the medical
contingent at Florida State University has its way, the school's proposed
College of Chiropractic will never become a reality. They think having a
school teach such an "unscientific" discipline on their campus will
somehow sully their reputation. Studying chiropractic, to them, has about
as much value as studying the whereabouts of Bigfoot
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| New graduates can't ignore risk management by
Timothy Feuling ... When chiropractic
students graduate and begin the task of obtaining a license and setting up
practice, they face dozens of decisions and tasks. Where should they
practice? Should it be a private practice or an associateship? How should
they finance the new office equipment? Should they lease or buy? Who should
they hire and how should they train their new staff?
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