by editor on July 30, 2010
Evidence Mounts for Obesity, Cancer Link We have become the heaviest people in the history of our species, with two-thirds of Americans officially classified as overweight, and one of every three tipping the scales into the “obese” range and 40 percent of our children are overweight with a growing epidemic of Type 2 diabetes among [...]
by editor on July 29, 2010
Efficacy of Low-Level Laser Therapy for Body Contouring and Spot Fat Reduction. Caruso-Davis MK, Guillot TS, Podichetty VK, Mashtalir N, Dhurandhar NV, Dubuisson O, Yu Y, Greenway FL. School of Human Ecology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA. Obes Surg. 2010 Apr 15. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 20393809 [PubMed - as supplied [...]
by editor on July 29, 2010
Extraordinary anticancer effect of green tea and red light. Sommer AP, Zhu D, Scharnweber T. Photomed Laser Surg. 2010 Jun;28(3):429-30. OBJECTIVE: Increasing observational evidence suggests that epigallocatechin gallate–the major polyphenolic component of green tea–is instrumental in suppressing the growth of cancer cells. Therefore, methods that promise to enhance the suppressive potential of green tea have [...]
by editor on July 29, 2010
Dr. James B. Vahl at the VAHL CHIROPRACTIC WELLNESS CENTER Every year at the convention, the NATA uses its press conference as a forum to bring a sports medicine issue to the attention of the media and the general public. It’s not an event ATCs typically attend, but it’s an important part of the association’s [...]
by editor on July 29, 2010
VAHL CHIROPRACTIC WELLNESS CENTER www.vahlchiropractic.com Improvement of pain and disability in elderly patients with degenerative osteoarthritis of the knee treated with narrow-band light therapy. Stelian J, Gil I, Habot B et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1992; 40: 23-26. In an Israeli study the effect of laser therapy in degenerative osteoarthritis (DOA) of [...]
by editor on July 29, 2010
Dr. James B. Vahl at the VAHL CHIROPRACTIC WELLNESS CENTER The Johnson & Johnson Feature Presentation at the 2010 NATA convention focused on what is arguably the athletic trainer or sports chiropractors foremost responsibility: “Preventing Sudden Death During Sport and Physical Activity.” The main topics covered were sudden cardiac arrest, exertional sickling, head injuries (particularly [...]
by editor on July 29, 2010
At a session called “Nutrition Recommendations for Pre, During, and Post Exercise,” Jaqueline Berning, PhD, RD, CSSD, Chair of the Biology Department at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, brought up interesting points on a variety of topics. Here’s a sampling: • Athletes are more aware than ever of the importance of recovery nutrition, and that’s [...]
by editor on July 28, 2010
Tuberculosis, whooping cough, measles, mumps and typhoid fever — these are just a handful of the more than 3,000 cases of potentially infectious diseases logged among airline passengers in the last year. The data was released last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and was first reported by USA Today. While there [...]