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THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIVING AND LIVING WELL

Health-E-Newsletter, July 30, 2005

Dear Wellness Members:
Hope you are enjoying a safe and healthy summer so far. Some of us tend to overdue it this time of year - between golf, waterskiing, gardening and other outdoor activities. Don't forget to maintain your body during this busy season. If you find yourself in need of an adjustment, please don't hesitate to stop by for a spinal checkup and an adjustment. And bring the family too - for a healthier summer.

Words of Wisdom
The preservation of health is easier than the cure of disease. - B.J. Palmer, DC

Did you know?? The magazine Fast Company published its list of "The 25 Top Jobs for 2005." The top jobs were based upon four criteria: Job Growth Index, Salary Range Index, Education Index and Innovation Index. Number four on the list is Chiropractor. Chiropractor had the highest score in the Education Index - 98.48, higher than medical scientist (98.28), biochemist/\biophysicist (96.48); epidemiologist (98.28) and lawyer (98.37). See more here.

HEALTH NEWS

Fever is protective (good for you)

Many people, especially parents of small children have fever phobia. There seems to be much confusion about what a fever is and does. A recent article in the Journal of Advanced Nursing found that despite evidence-based support for the beneficial effects of fever over the past three decades, health professionals' negative attitudes toward fever and their reliance on antipyretics to reduce it have persisted and continue to be reported in the literature. The authors state that antipyretics (e.g., tylenol) have not been found to prevent febrile convulsions, and yet health professionals continue to administer antipyretics to febrile children to prevent febrile convulsions and harm from fever. The study concluded that "the current practices of nurses in this study were inappropriate, advocating antipyretic use to prevent febrile convulsions and reduction of temperatures as low as 38.3 degrees celcius. Fever generation is protective; pharmacological efforts to reduce it may be harmful."

Another recent fever study concluded that "it would seem to this reviewer that antipyretic medications, by defeating the purpose of this precisely orchestrated and optimized host response, should be avoided and that, unless overriding conditions exist ( Cooper (1995) ; Klein and Cunha (1996) ; Mackowiak and Plaisance (1998) ; Hasday et al. (2000) ), letting fever take its natural course would be the more salutary approach, at least early on during an infection's course."

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Life Expectancy may decline if we don't shape up
Although the Social Security Administration recently raised its estimates of how long Americans are going to live in the 21st century, current trends in obesity in the United States suggest that these estimates may not be accurate. From our analysis of the effect of obesity on longevity, we conclude that the steady rise in life expectancy during the past two centuries may soon come to an end.
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Musculoskeletal Education: MDs Still Fail the Test
In October 1998, the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery featured a study that confirmed what many people have long suspected. The study, which examined the competency levels of nearly 90 recent medical school graduates, revealed that most medical and surgical residents "failed to demonstrate basic competency" in their knowledge of musculoskeletal medicine. The results prompted the authors of the study to conclude that the training provided in musculoskeletal medicine "is inadequate." Now, more than six years later, a new study, again published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, shows that today's medical students and young physicians appear to be just as poor in their understanding of musculoskeletal medicine as their cohorts were several years ago. Just over half of the staff physicians (52%) scored a passing grade or higher on the 2005 exam. Only 21% of the residents registered a passing grade, and only 5% of the medical students passed the exam.