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New research published this month in the Annals of Internal Medicine finds spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) and exercise more effective at relieving neck pain than pain medication. The study divided participants into three groups that received either SMT from a doctor of chiropractic, pain medication (over-the-counter pain relievers, narcotics and muscle relaxants) or exercise recommendations. After 12 weeks, about 57 percent of those who met with DCs and 48 percent who exercised reported at... Read Full Story

When it comes to viral infections, antibiotics work because of the belief behind them, and can actually do more harm than good AS YOU READ THIS, MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS OF PEOPLE are needlessly taking antibiotics for viral illnesses. Mind you, I am definitely an antibiotic supporter. They have been lifesavers in many situations. Ever since I saw a movie in grade school on antiseptic surgery's founder, Joseph Lister's life and work, I was astonished by the prospect that there was a time when... Read Full Story

The medical profession has a long history of opposing alternative healing professions. While always claiming public safety as its reason for the attacks, the true reasons often involve protecting their monopoly of the healthcare market. Medicine's opposition to chiropractic was its strongest under the leadership of Morris Fishbein, Secretary of the American Medical Association from 1924 to 1949, who led a 50-year anti-chiropractic campaign in both professional publications and the public... Read Full Story

A recent clinical trial published in the August 2011 edition of the medical journal Spine proves that "Spinal maintenance adjustments show long term benefit for chronic low back pain". To obtain long term benefits of reduced pain and increased range of motion, the authors recommend on-going maintenencae therapy spinal adjustments bi-weekly. You can read the study abstract at: http://journals.lww.com/spinejournal/Fulltext/2011/08150/Does_Maintained_Spinal_Manipulation_Therapy_for.2.aspx. (cut... Read Full Story

Chatham-Madison Kiwanis - Serving Madison, Chatham and Surrounding Towns: July 19 Program: Dr. Joe Murphy spoke on “How to be Healthy” Read Full Story

I have long been a proponent of a non-dairy diet. My 4 children were raised that way and are healthier than most. My youngest two, ages 5 and 3, have never had dairy since birth, nor has their mother during their nursing. Both youngsters have less colds and sickness than any of their peers. I counsel my patients to avoid dairy at all costs. So what’s the problem with dairy you may ask? Cow’s milk and milk products are the most pervasive food allergy causing substances on the planet that are... Read Full Story

Even with our great wealth and scientific sophistication, we Americans are far from healthy. Why is it that we spend so much on healthcare and health insurance but we generally feel unhealthy? First and foremost we need to define what "health" and "Healthy" really mean. The World Health Organization , (WHO) defined health in its broader sense in 1946 as "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity". Actually, that is close to... Read Full Story

Imagine this. You are an upstanding member of your community. You have a healthy, thriving daughter with a physical disability who is homeschooled. At age 13, she declares that she wants to attend public school. Your daughter is compelled to receive all vaccines mandated by your home state as a requirement for school admission. She is given a "catch up schedule" of shots. Your daughter suffers what appears to be post-vaccinal encephalitis, a serious adverse reaction to her vaccines. Among... Read Full Story

(Reprinted without permission from the NaturalNews) Prepare to have your world rocked. What you're about to read here will leave you astonished, inspired and outraged all at the same time. You're about to be treated to some little-known information demonstrating why seasonal flu vaccines are utterly worthless and why their continued promotion is based entirely on fabricated studies and medical mythology. If the whole world knew what you're about to read here, the vaccine industry would... Read Full Story

Summit Medical Group Doctor Rocco Martino Arrested on Child Porn Charges Wednesday, December 29 2010 SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - South Orange resident and Summit Medical Group doctor Rocco Martino was arrested this morning on charges of possessing child pornography, according to federal officials. Martino, who specializes in sports and internal medicine in Berkeley Heights, is accused of downloading and posting child porn images and videos. Martino was released from custody this afternoon in Newark... Read Full Story