Monthly Archives: July 2009

Can providers of health care reduce costs, using chiropractic or physical therapy?

July 31, 2009
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Before sceptics get too excited and loose their weekend analysing the data, Wellmark are insurers who pay health benefit claims for more than two million members in Iowa and South Dakota. Wellmark Inc. is a mutual insurance company owned by its policyholders. Presumably this is study is examining ways of reducing their financial exposure....

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Former General Chiropractic Council member, Dana Greens letter to new council members in December 2007. “GCC is not fit for purpose”

July 2, 2009
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Former General Chiropractic Council member, Dana Greens letter to new council members in December 2007. “GCC is not fit for purpose”

Dana has given me permission to publish her letter . Remember although there is a new “Reformed GCC” its the same old minus the “whingers” who wanted to change it for the better. A number of council members wanted to have Dana’s letter put on the agenda for a closed council meeting February 2008,...

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Zeno only doing what BCA leaders did to UCA executive

July 1, 2009
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Zeno only doing what BCA leaders did to UCA executive

Some will feel sympathy for the BCA council members becoming the prime targets for GCC complaints. However one group who will feel no sympathy for them, are members of the former UCA executive who were subjected to 80 complaints to the GCC, yes its not a typo that was EIGHTY complaints. If me reporting...

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More people supporting Simon Singh

July 1, 2009
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More people supporting Simon Singh

Back ‘cures’, a brave scientist and an epic court battle: How Britain’s libel laws are threatening free speech By Sue Reid Last updated at 1:31 AM on 01st July 2009 Comments (0) Add to My Stories With his round, John Lennon-style specs and nerdish good looks, physicist Simon Singh is an unlikely hero. As...

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Sedentary posture and back pain

July 1, 2009
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Sedentary posture and back pain

NATION IS BENDING OVER BACKWARDS AT WORK The British Chiropractic Association (BCA) reveals the top five back breaking professions October 16th is World Spine Day Forget manual labour, office work has been named the top back breaking profession by the BCA. Research conducted amongst BCA Chiropractors overwhelmingly found that sedentary PC posture is likely...

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