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November 14, 2006 [Volume 7, Issue 24]
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In this issue of To Your Health:
- Back Pain: A Question of When, Not If
- What You Don't Know Can Hurt You!
- Red Meat Intake Ups Breast Cancer Risk
Back Pain: A Question of When, Not If
According to the annual report on the nation's health by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Americans are living longer, with a lifespan just shy of 80 years; but we are living with more chronic pain especially back pain.
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, part of the CDC, approximately one in four American adults said they had suffered from a daylong bout of pain in the previous month. Lower back pain was among the most common complaints, along with migraine or severe headache and joint pain. More than 25 percent of adults interviewed said they had experienced low back pain in the previous three months.
Amy Bernstein, the researcher who led the study, said, "We chose to focus on pain in this report because it is rarely discussed as a condition in and of itself it is mostly viewed as a byproduct of another condition."
There is reason more low back pain sufferers choose chiropractic than any other method of care to resolve their pain. If you're suffering from back pain, schedule an appointment with your chiropractor. If you haven't yet visited one,
To learn more about back pain and how chiropractic can help, visit www.chiroweb.com/find/archives/musculoskeletal/backpain.
What You Don't Know Can Hurt You!
If you think your medical doctor knows all (and can't wait to tell you about it), think again. Hundreds of thousands of patient deaths inadvertently induced by a physician, surgeon, medical treatment or diagnostic procedure are recorded each year. More than 420,000 are attributable to adverse drug reactions and/or medical error; 37,136 are associated with unnecessary procedures; and 32,000 are surgery-related.
As if these numbers aren't unsettling enough, more disturbing are the results of a recent survey of more than 2,500 medical doctors in the U.S. and Canada regarding professional accountability. Medical doctors were given five hypothetical error scenarios and a set of scripted, possible explanations. Only 42 percent of the participating medical doctors said they would explicitly tell patients when a medical error occurred. Fifty-six percent would mention the adverse event to a patient, but not an error specifically. Sixty-three percent said they would opt not to provide any information about preventing future errors. And a mere 19 percent said they would not volunteer any information whatsoever about the cause of the error.
If you're feeling disillusioned about traditional medical/pharmaceutical care, there is an alternative. If you're looking for personal, individualized and drug-free wellness care, look no further than your local chiropractic office. Only you can be held accountable for your own health and well-being! Visit your chiropractor today. For a complete overview of chiropractic care, go to www.chirofind.com.
Red Meat Intake Ups Breast Cancer Risk
A recent study out of Harvard reported that premenopausal women who eat more that 1.5 servings of red meat per day may double their risk of breast cancer compared to those who consume fewer than three servings of red meat per week. The research looked at the effects of red meat intake on the incidence of breast cancer among the 90,659 premenopausal women enrolled in the Nurses' Health Study. Participants were given food frequency questionnaires in 1991, 1995 and 1999, and then monitored until 2003.
Each year, more than 1 million women worldwide are diagnosed with breast cancer, with the highest incidences in the U.S. and the Netherlands. The National Cancer Institute estimates that 13 percent of American women will develop breast cancer during their lives.
The findings of the Harvard study are bad news for strict "meat and potatoes" types, but the good news is, among the many risk factors for breast cancer, diet is one factor that can be modified easily. Supplementing red meat with lean poultry and plant-based proteins, such as whole grains and legumes, may be an adjustment, but your health is well worth the effort!
Your chiropractor can help outline a nutritional regimen suitable to your needs. To learn more about nutrition essentials, visit www.chiroweb.com/find/archives/nutrition.
Cho E, Chen WY, et al. Red meat intake and risk of breast cancer among premenopausal women. Arch Intern Med 2006;166:2253-2259.
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