 | WCA files complaint against California
board consultant -- The World Chiropractic
Alliance (WCA) has filed a complaint against Maggie Craw, DC, Consultant for
the California Board of Chiropractic Examiners, after reviewing the case
involving Donald Harte, DC. Reports from other
California doctors indicate that the Harte case is not an isolated incident
but typical of the board's treatment of DCs in the state, particularly
those who practice subluxation‑centered chiropractic |
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Chiropractic's role in
fighting bird flu by Dr. David A. Jackson -- "Governments should
consider stockpiling vaccine against H5N1 bird flu now, before a pandemic
starts." That's what the World Health Organization stated in a report last
year.In response, the US
contracted manufacturers to make four million doses. Italy and France said
they planned to stockpile two million doses each. Britain, France, Finland,
Norway and New Zealand reportedly placed orders that would cover 20‑40% of
their populations.
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| White House appoints WCA board member
to commission -- Stephanie Grenier, DC,
a member of the World Chiropractic Alliance International Board of
Governors, recently served as a delegate to the 2005 White House Conference
on Aging (WHCoA), a Commission that meets once every 10 years to develop
recommendations about national aging policies to the President and
Congress. |
| Understanding health outcomes research
by Robert H. Blanks, PhD, President of RCS -- In spite of a great
deal of enthusiasm from most sectors in chiropractic and outside the
profession, there is some confusion about the "health outcomes" approach
taken by RCS (Research & Clinical Science). |
| WCA exposes Dynamic Chiropractic error
-- The World Chiropractic
Alliance (WCA) issued a statement last month correcting misinformation
contained in a front page article of the December 2005 issue of Dynamic
Chiropractic. The article ‑‑ printed as an "open letter" from a Dr.
Gordon Janssen ‑‑ erroneously stated that the WCA was still affiliated with
the German chiropractic organization founded and run by Dr. Mark Styers. |
