Posts Tagged: Blogger

Prenatal Smoking May Fuel Impulsivity in Offspring, Possibly ADHD

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Prenatal Smoking May Fuel Impulsivity in Offspring Prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke appears to lead to alterations in the brain similar to those seen with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new study shows.Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), researchers from the Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim/Heidelberg University, Germany, showed that young… Read more »

Varying Walking Intensity Improves Type 2 Diabetes Control

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Varying Walking Intensity Improves Type 2 Diabetes ControlWalking at alternating levels of intensity improves insulin sensitivity in people with type 2 diabetes, whereas walking at a continuous pace but expending the same amount of energy does not, a new study finds.The results were published online August 4, 2014 in Diabetologia by… Read more »

Disabling Back Pain Increases Mortality Risk For Older Women

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Disabling Back Pain Increases Mortality Risk For Older Women A British study states that disabling back pain puts women in their 70s at an increased risk of death, findings from the Cambridge City over-75s Cohort study suggest.The findings confirm those from other studies of working age people indicating a relationship between… Read more »

Injections and Either Chiropractic or Physiotherapy Equal For Treating Shoulder Pain

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Injections and Either Chiropractic or Physiotherapy Equal For Treating Shoulder PainChiropractic or other types of physiotherapy (including physical therapy) and steroid injections work equally well for shoulder pain, according to a new study.Researchers compared the treatments for people with shoulder impingement syndrome, a common type of persistent pain that can be… Read more »

Running, Even in Small Amounts, Lowers Mortality

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Running, Even in Small Amounts, Lowers Mortality   The Journal of the American College of Cardiology has published a study which sheds some new light on physical exercise and longevity. Despite decades of popular wisdom on the subject, the truth is that we don’t know nearly as much as we should about if,… Read more »

Risk Factors for Underlying Pathology in Low Back Pain Patients

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Risk Factors for Underlying Pathology in LBP Patients. The July issue of the Journal of Emergency Medicine had an article of special interest to chiropractors. It had to do with the risk factors for low back pain.The study was designed as a review of records on 329 patients, ages 16 and… Read more »

Multiple Sclerosis: A Trigger Identified

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Multiple Sclerosis: A Trigger IdentifiedMultiple Sclerosis (MS) is a serious chronic neurological disorder in which the insulating cover of nerve cells (myelin sheathing) is destroyed. This is referred to as demyelination.As of 2008, between 2 and 2.5 million people are affected globallyAs the disease progresses, the nerves malfunction leading to an… Read more »

Stimulation Device Shows ‘Immediate’ Impact on Depression

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Stimulation Device Shows ‘Immediate’ Impact on DepressionStimulation with a low-strength electromagnetic field device immediately improves mood in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder (BPD), new research shows.Results from a randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled study* are exciting, especially because the effects were so rapid, lead author Michael L. Rohan, PhD,… Read more »

Brown Fat May Protect Against Diabetes and Obesity in Humans

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Brown Fat May Protect Against Diabetes and Obesity in HumansA new study in 12 men with and without brown fat has shown for the first time that when activated by mild exposure to cold, brown fat increases blood glucose disposal, insulin sensitivity, and energy expenditure in humans.Interventions to activate brown fat… Read more »

Hidden Sugar Sources are Everywhere!

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Hidden Sugar Sources are Everywhere! Today, most North Americans down an astounding 2,900 calories a day, and 680 of those are from sugar. You should be getting more of your sugars from natural food sources like fresh fruit or veggies but most people do not. On average, you’re swallowing 32 teaspoons… Read more »