 | Chiropractic delisted in Alberta --
Many Canadians will no longer have
access to publicly subsidized chiropractic care after the Alberta
government dropped chiropractic services from its provincial health plan.
Alberta is one of seven provinces, including Ontario and Quebec, which
have eliminated chiropractic from their health plans. |
| Neurologically Based Chiropractic wins
support by Dr. Richard Barwell --
Neurologically Based Chiropractic (NBC),
supported by the objective findings of the NeuroInfiniti, is setting new
standards for chiropractic. |
| Attorney to review complaints against
ProAdjuster -- Responding
to numerous complaints against ProAdjuster, the World Chiropractic
Alliance (WCA) has recruited nationally known attorney Carlos F. Negrete
to investigate claims and explore the possible need for a mass civil
lawsuit. ProAdjuster markets a complex computerized system to provide
mechanical adjustments. |
| Medical diagnostic errors kill
40-80,000 each year --
According to a study published in the Mar. 11, 2009 issue of the Journal
of the American Medical Association, misdiagnosis accounts for an
estimated 40,000 to 80,000 hospital deaths per year and that tort claims
for diagnostic errors -- defined as diagnoses that are missed, wrong or
delayed -- are nearly twice as common as claims for medication errors. |
