 | WCA demands removal of
anti‑chiropractic ads from Bridgeport buses --
When buses in Bridgeport and Waterbury, Conn., began displaying side panel
ads suggesting chiropractic care could lead to injury and/or strokes, the
World Chiropractic Alliance (WCA), sprang into action and demanded the signs
be immediately removed. |
| An adjustment a day ... for life by Dr.
David A. Jackson -- A new research study ‑‑
presented at the American College of Cardiology annual meeting and
simultaneously published online in The New England Journal of Medicine
‑‑ concluded that people who might someday suffer from
hypertension might be able to prevent it by taking the drug
Atacand every day for the rest of their lives. |
| WCA endorses insurance reform bill
-- The World Chiropractic
Alliance (WCA), along with the International Chiropractors Association (ICA),
has endorsed the Small Employers Health Benefits Program Act, S.2510,
introduced on April 5, 2006 by Sen.
Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas. |
| Ads a major cause of board complaints
by Timothy J. Feuling -- Chances are, you
advertise. Nearly every doctor of chiropractic does. Whether you have a
small display box in the Yellow Pages or run large ads in the local
newspaper, your advertising can be an important way to market your practice. It can also get you
into a lot of trouble with your state board if you aren't extremely careful. |
| Watch out, the baby boomers are coming
by Robert H. Blanks, PhD, President, Research and Clinical Science --
Largely because of the
exercise behavior of the 78 million baby boomers born between 1946‑64,
sports injuries have become the second most common reason for visits to a
medical doctor's office nationwide, topped only by the common cold,
according to a report in the National Ambulatory Medical Care, 2005.
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| Riekeman elected to CCE Board --
The Council on
Chiropractic Education (CCE) announced in April the election of Life
University President Guy F. Riekeman, DC, to its 13‑member Board of
Directors of the, marking the first time in the University's history that a
Life representative has been elected to serve on the CCE
leadership in any capacity. |
