Monthly Archives: March 2014

How Effective Are Laser Treatments For Toe Nail Fungus?

How effective are laser treatments for toe nail fungus? The appeal of lasers is that they selectively heat and destroy harmful fungi, while sparing healthy surrounding tissue. And some small studies and lab tests suggest they can kill the fungi and cure the condition. Laser treatments for nail fungus have become fairly common since the procedure was approved… Read more »

Reprint from NYT: Study Questions Fat and Heart Disease Link

Study Questions Fat and Heart Disease Link By ANAHAD O’CONNOR Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill/PRNewsFotoA new study questions the relationship between heart disease and saturated fat. Many of us have long been told that saturated fat, the type found in meat, butter and cheese, causes heart disease. But a large and exhaustive new analysis by… Read more »

Stimulants Likely Behind ADHD-Obesity Link

chiropractic-lane.com07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Stimulants Likely Behind ADHD-Obesity LinkTreating attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with stimulants changes growth trajectories in childhood and is likely to be behind the reported association between ADHD and obesity, a new study suggests.The study showed that children with untreated ADHD or ADHD treated without stimulants had a faster increase in body mass index… Read more »

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen Not Superior to Codeine/Acetaminophen for Acute Pain

chiropractic-lane.com07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Hydrocodone / Acetaminophen Not Superior to Codeine  /Acetaminophen for Acute Pain Hydrocodone/acetaminophen (Vicodin, AbbVie) was not superior to codeine/acetaminophen (Tylenol #3, McNeil) in acute pain relief reported by patients 24 hours after being discharged from the emergency department, according to a new study. While Vicodin is the most popularly prescribed opioid in… Read more »

Flu Risk is Limited by Vigorous Exercise

chiropractic-lane.com 07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Flu Risk is Limited by Vigorous Exercise Running is one form of potentially “flu-beating” exercise Continue reading the main story Related Stories Do men experience flu differently? Can crowdsourcing beat the flu? According to a new study, doing at least two and a half hours of vigorous exercise each week cuts… Read more »

Don’t Be Naive About Nutritionist (or other) Credentials

chiropractic-lane.com 07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Don’t Be Naive About Nutritionist CredentialsThe Food That Drops 10 Pounds!” “The Fruit that Will Make You Fat!” These are the nutrition articles you often see, offering you “expert” advice on what to eat and why. The formula is more about getting your attention than reporting facts. How are you supposed… Read more »

Vitamin B12 – Good for Your Brain

chiropractic-lane.com 07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Vitamin B12 – Good for Your Brain Science is still at the threshold of understanding how vitamins and minerals affect our health, both physical and mental. Vitamin B12 has been shown to be essential for good health. It is particularly important for the normal functioning of the brain and nervous system…. Read more »

Advil Linked to Kidney Cancer

chiropractic-lane.com 07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Advil Linked to Kidney Cancer Kidney cancer (also known as renal cell cancer or RCC) is a serious form of cancer that impacts the lining of the kidney. A recent study found that “longer duration of use of nonaspirin NSAIDs may increase the risk of RCC.” NSAIDs are nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs…. Read more »

Chlamydia and Heart Disease

chiropractic-lane.com 07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Chlamydia and Heart DiseaseToday, I want you to learn one unappreciated cause of silent coronary artery disease.  This silent cause is from a bacteria called Chlamydia.In fact, 4 out of 5 coronary artery plaques examined contain antibodies to this bug.Chlamydia is a bacterial pathogen that will eat away at your coronary… Read more »

Chiropractic and Strokes

chiropractic-lane.com 07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Dr Lane: Occasionally, I stumble across something I should have written about long ago. This is one of those articles, particularly relevant to chiropractors, that I don’t recall reading anything about when it was published over a year agoBasically, many chiropractors get blamed for cervical adjustments causing strokes (so incorrect as to… Read more »