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A Rose By Any Other Name
In his July column, Will Morris asks "What's In A Name?" Rather more than Shakespeare's Juliet would imagine; indeed, more things than are dreamt of in her philosophy, to invoke Hamlet.

The Chiropractic Action Team (CAT): Solidarity Through Service
In response to the devastating earthquake that struck the Italian city of L'Aquila in 2009 - and for the first time in chiropractic's history on the European continent - a six-month contract of collaboration was successfully completed between the Italian Red Cross and the AIC and ECU.

News in Brief
News in Brief: A Resolution to Recognize National Chiropractic Health Month; NHSU Partners With School for Health and Wellness Event; Logan Alumni Appointed to Positions at Health Centers; CHIRO Study Wins Outstanding Paper Award.

Proving East Asian Medicine
East Asian medical research focuses on quantitative means of proof. This affects the information obtained, thus what become considered best practices. I maintain that the world of East Asian medicine might also be understood through qualitative means.

The Snackwell Effect, Part 2
The Snackwell Effect, Part 1 talked about how we lost our ability to regulate blood sugar by overwhelming our bodies with cereal, bread and Ho-Ho's. This article is going to be about how to reverse this whole process.

The Pulse of Aging
What would the pulse of aging look like? I use the term "look like" rather than "feel like" because I look at the pulses as the flow of qi through the organ systems rather than as a single or multiple of textures.

Plotting Your Course

It's not enough to want to make a living to do what you do. Nor is it enough to be extraordinarily talented - the world is full of passionate, talented failures. If you want to earn money with your passion, you'll be running a business, and the sooner you accept that, the sooner you'll be able to plot your course.

We Get Letters & E-Mail
We Get Letters and E-Mail: One Voice for Chiropractic; Muscle Extensibility: A Few Clarifications; Handle With Care.

Acupressure Treats Dysmenorrhea
Dysmenorrhea, which can be quite common in women, is characterized by lower abdominal pain and cramping, sometimes accompanied by heavy bleeding, that begins at the start of the menstrual cycle.

Are You Interested in a Little Treatment With That Diagnosis?
I was once a Boy Scout, living in a Boy Scout world and learning Boy Scout things. So I learned about snakes, and how to tell a poisonous one from a non-venomous one. But one sneaky snake is the poisonous coral snake, which looks like the good-guy corn or scarlet king snake.

Microcurrent Treatment of Headaches
You will frequently have good success in relieving localized bodily pain with microcurrents by simply "circling the dragon"; that is, stimulating where it hurts. This is usually not the case, however, in the treatment of headaches.

A Snapshot Of the Profession
Given the current debates taking place over the role complementary medicine (and acupuncture and Oriental medicine in particular) should play in the changing health care environment, it is important to understand where the profession is currently at.

Chiropractic Around the World: WFC Quarterly Country Reports
The following reports are reprinted with permission from the World Federation of Chiropractic's latest Quarterly World Report (June 2010). To view the complete report, visit www.wfc.org.

Corporate Clutter
Eighteen boxes, seven piles, and 167 assorted objects found their way from our home to the curbside last weekend. In addition, books from three four-foot shelves were removed and taken to the University Book Give-Away Center.

Year-Round Skin Protection: Are Sun Exposure and Diet Protective Factors?
More than 1 million cases of skin cancer occur each year in the United States, which makes skin cancer the most common type of cancer that Americans develop. Eighty percent are basal-cell carcinoma, 16 percent are squamous-cell carcinoma and 4 percent are melanomas.

Conservative Treatment of SLAP Tears
When evaluating a shoulder and realizing that there might be a torn labrum, the conservative practitioner often becomes thwarted since, except for surgery, there is no way to repair a torn labrum. Previously, I discussed the variety of tests for diagnosing shoulder labral tears and the type of tears.

TCM and Weight Management
According to the World Health Organization there are 1 billion people globally that are overweight and 300 million that are clinically obese. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination survey from 1999 to 2002, 65 percent of the U.S. population is obese or overweight and 30 percent are considered clinically obese.

Advertorials: The Trojan Horses of Publishing
If you recall your ancient history lessons, you will remember the 10-year war waged by the Greeks against the city of Troy. Unable to conquer the city, the Greeks eventually constructed a giant horse, left it on the battlefield and sailed back to Greece - or so the Trojans thought.

The Keys to Building a High-Performance Team
Office and staff management is a constant challenge. Coupled with the ever-changing health care market and frustrations with managed care, running an efficient, clinically sound and profitable office requires tremendous focus.