 | Self magazine blasts chiropractic
-- Self Magazine,
a publication read by more than five million readers, published an article
in its May issue titled, "A deadly twist," along with a "teaser" paragraph
warning that "Chiropractors are causing strokes in young, healthy women.
Read this before your next appointment." |
| ICA issues statement on COCSA merger
'demand' -- The International
Chiropractors Association's Board of Directors and Representative Assembly
met on April 27‑28, 2007 in Washington, DC, for its scheduled 81st Annual
Meeting. During those meetings, very careful consideration was given to
all aspects of the demand issued by the Congress of Chiropractic State
Associations (COCSA) for the merger of the ICA with the American
Chiropractic Association (ACA). Following these discussions, the combined
ICA leadership unanimously adopted an official statement on this issue.
That statement reads as follows: |
| WCA shows support for new California
Board -- World Chiropractic
Alliance legal counsel Carlos Negrete spoke at the April 19 meeting of the
California Board of Chiropractic Examiners and took exception to local
news coverage of the recent Board shake up. Negrete also voiced the
organization's support of Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. |
| TV ad raises awareness of chiropractic
research -- RCS (Research &
Clinical Science) has received IRB approval for a television spot to
recruit study volunteers for a global research project on the impact of
vertebral subluxations. The 30‑second TV ad has been broadcast over local
cable stations in California by John Madeira, DC, an RCS Authorized
Clinical Investigator. |
| CCGPP process continues despite clear
opposition -- A letter e‑mailed
by the Council on Chiropractic Guidelines & Practice Parameters (CCGPP)
boasts that, despite widespread opposition from the profession, the group
is continuing its development and distribution of what it calls its "best
practices" initiative. "While things have been quiet, the process has
continued forward," stated Mark D. Dehen, vice‑chairman of the CCGPP. |
