Childhood Obesity: A Losing Proposition
 In the fight against the growing epidemic of childhood obesity, health care providers turn to novel approaches. Read about the importance of engaging parents, not just children, and how a non-judgmental family approach can help reverse the trend. |
Poison in the Medicine Cabinet
Acetaminophen overdose is the leading cause of liver failure in both the United States and Great Britain. Fifty percent of all acute liver failure in the U.S. is attributed to acetaminophen consumption. While many of these cases result from an overdose, either intentional or unintentional, even "correct dosage" has been linked in some cases to liver damage, liver failure and death. In the United States, approximately 56,000 liver injuries requiring emergency treatment, 26,000 hospitalizations and 458 deaths per year are attributed to acetaminophen consumption.
One of the main problems with this popular drug is how easy it is to overdose unintentionally. The FDA is well aware of the dangers of acetaminophen and recommended stronger label warnings in 2002. In 2009. it recommended that the standard dose be lowered.
 Exceptional risk factors for acetaminophen poisoning include:
- fasting (which frequently occurs when people are ill or in extreme pain)
- dieting
- alcohol consumption
- mixing medications (acetaminophen is an ingredient in many cold and flu remedies and pain medications.)
- AIDS
- liver disease
- malnutrition
- anorexia
- kidney disease
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Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Patients with lumbar spinal stenosis are commonly recognized by a bent-forward, shuffling posture and a characteristic small-step gait. Stenosis surgery, however, is a major procedure that is recommended only when conservative methods of care aren't effective—or when stenosis is caused by tumors or accompanied by intolerable pain or severe neurological problems, such as loss of bowel and bladder function. Learn more about spinal stenosis, how it's diagnosed and how it can be treated by your chiropractor, here. |
 Chiropractic Helps X Games Star
Curren Caples, a 14-year-old skateboarding phenom, placed fifth in the Skate Park event of the X Games held in Los Angeles in late July. Caples was able to compete against men twice his age thanks to regular chiropractic care for his debilitating migraines. Read the full story here.
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