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www.chiropractic-lane.com 07105www.safety-lane.comChiropractors and Sprained AnklesAnkle injuries are not only common, but also costly for many people. According to a study published in 2013, in the United States, an estimated 2 million acute ankle sprains occur each year, averaging $318 to $914 per sprain. Ankle sprains are significant because if not treated properly, the patient will… Read more »

www.chiropractic-lane.com 07105www.safety-lane.comNever Do Harm? Medical Procedures That May Be Useless, or WorseWe usually assume that new medical procedures and drugs are adopted because they are better. But a new analysis has found that many new techniques and medicines are either no more effective than the old ones, or worse. Moreover, many doctors persist in using… Read more »

How do you prevent nighttime leg cramps? Many people experience excruciatingly painful cramps in their legs – always at night, and always in his thighs. Many people try pushing fluids, especially tonic water with quinine, as a preventive measure, ice packs can provide the relief when the cramps hit.  To be honest, nighttime leg cramps are… Read more »

DIRTY AND GRITTY?  You may be safer living in the cityWant to keep your family safe? Then raise your kids in the city. It may sound counterintuitive, but researchers found people living in densely populated urban areas in the United States are 20 percent less likely to die from a serious injury than people who live… Read more »

www.safety-lane.com 07105www.chiropractic-lane.comBreast-feeding Increase IQ for Toddlers and Grade-schoolers Infants who had been breast-fed to age 12 months had higher vocabulary scores at 3 years of age and registered higher verbal and nonverbal intelligence scores at 7 years of age compared with nonbreast-fed infants, in a prospective, longitudinal cohort study.The current analysis, included 1312 mothers for… Read more »

www.safety-lane.com 07105www.chiropractic-lane.comACE Inhibitors May Slow Cognitive DeclineCentrally acting angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (CACE-Is) reduce the rate of cognitive decline in patients with dementia, regardless of blood pressure levels at the time of their hypertension diagnosis, a new study has found.The study also shows that the rate of cognitive change was improved in the first 6 months… Read more »

www.safety-lane.com 07105www.chiropractic-lane.com6 Prevention Strategies That Work Against Hepatitis CHepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is on the rise, particularly among young white adults living in rural and suburban areas who abuse intravenous opiate drugs (also a source for sexually transmitted diseases like AIDS). A review article published in a special supplement to Clinical Infectious Diseases, coinciding with… Read more »

www.safety-lane.com 07105www.chiropractic-lane.com I just know when it’s going to rain!  I can feel it in my bones! Have you ever felt like you know when it will rain because your muscles and joints hurt?  Maybe it isn’t you who feels this way but someone in your family, usually older (whatever “older” means to you: that… Read more »

www.chiropractic-lane.com 07105 www.safety-lane.com In-Lab Study Links Sleep Deprivation to Weight Gain Restricting sleep to 4 hours a night for 5 consecutive nights led to more weight gain for sleep-restricted participants than for control participants, according to results from a large, diverse, in-laboratory assessing sleep’s effect on weight, calorie intake, and meal timing. The study was published… Read more »

www.chiropractic-lane.com 07105www.safety-lane.com Physical fitness in youth significantly reduces suicide risk in later life, new research suggests.A large, population-based study showed that low cardiovascular fitness in early adulthood was associated with a 2-fold increased risk for suicidal behavior through up to 42 years of follow-up.“Findings from our study highlight a factor that is previously little studied in… Read more »