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chiropractic-lane.com 07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com ‘Love hormone’ Oxytocin= Help AnorexicsOxytocin, a brain chemical known as the “love hormone”, is showing promise as a potential treatment for people with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa, according to research by British and Korean scientists.In studies of anorexic patients, researchers found oxytocin altered their tendencies to become fixated on images… Read more »

chiropractic-lane.com 07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Slightly Elevated Blood Pressure Also Tied to StrokePeople with blood pressure that is elevated, but not enough to be considered “high” are still at an increased risk for strokes, according to a new analysis of past studies.Researchers found that having so-called prehypertension was linked to a 66 percent increased risk of… Read more »

chiropractic-lane.com 07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com TV time linked to less sleep for kidsThe more television children watch, the less total sleep they’re getting, according to a small Spanish study.Researchers found that a nine-year-old who watched five hours of television a day, for example, slept an average one hour less a night than a nine-year-old who watched… Read more »

chiropractic-lane.com 07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Cardiac Risks With Antibiotics Azithromycin, Levofloxacin Supported by VA DataData from a large cohort of patients enrolled at US Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers support recent conclusions that treatment with the antibiotic azithromycin (Zithromax/Zmax, Pfizer) significantly increases the risk of death and cardiac arrhythmia in the first five days of treatment.In… Read more »

chiropractic-lane.com 07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com No Difference by Injection Approach for Low Back PainTransforaminal epidural steroid injections, despite being widely regarded as superior to interlaminar injections, are not significantly superior in providing pain relief or functional improvement for radiating low back pain, a new systematic review of trials shows.“I think these findings are definitely controversial, but… Read more »

chiropractic-lane.com 07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Chiropractic Helps Our Soldiers An article appearing on the official U.S. Army website credits the chiropractic clinic at Fort Rucker, AL for helping soldiers heal from injuries and discomforts sustained during their “everyday” work week. The base’s chiropractic clinic attends to more than 200 active duty personnel a week, and prides itself on delivering timely and… Read more »

WHy Am I Still Fat? I have often been asked by my patients why, after all their efforts to control and reduce their weight, they continue to struggle with weight loss. It’s enough to make you scream. Those five, ten, or fifteen extra pounds follow you around, like a shadow you can’t shake. You do… Read more »

chiropractic-lane.com 07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Dr. Lane: This study is interesting in its conclusions as to who seeks surgery (or doesn’t seek surgery) after an injury on the job. Early Predictors of Surgery Following Back Injury The Study: Early predictors of lumbar spine surgery after occupational back injury: results from a prospective study of workers in Washington… Read more »

chiropractic-lane.com 07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Blood Test Can Predict Alzheimer’s.A blood test can accurately predict the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, according to US researchers.They showed that testing levels of 10 fats in the blood could predict – with 90% accuracy – the risk of the disease coming on in the next three years.Their findings, published in… Read more »

chiropractic-lane.com 07105 safety-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Note: The office of Chiropractic Lane (Dr. Gerald Lane) emphasizes yoga in the treatment of all conditions, including neck pain In Neck Pain Treatment, No Clear Best Approach Exercise and strengthening may not be the best approach for all kinds of neck- and whiplash-related pain, according to a new analysis by Canadian… Read more »