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HEALTHBEAT SHOW NOTES .... Episode #57 - Recorded August 11, 2006

Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of HealthBeat, Chiropractic OnLine Today’s Health, News and informational Podcast.

In this week’s news:  We’ll Look At –  

• New ACA Seminar

• New Study on Chiropractic Research Center

• Painkillers and Heart Disease

• Breathing and Blood Pressure

• Dementia Risk Test

• Environmental Influences on Eating

• Obesity and Heart Risks

For HealthBeat, This is Dr. Todd Eglow.

Welcome to HealthBeat Podcast #57, recorded August 11, 2006.  HealthBeat is Chiropractic OnLine Today’s radio program, providing current news and commentary about Chiropractic and Health.

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New ACA Seminar

The ACA is pleased to announce a new health promotion and wellness program. This new 100-hour program offers the most up-to-date and scientifically sound material.

The program will be presented over 4 weekends, from September thru December, 2006, in Denver , Colorado .

This two-part seminar provides essential information on managing your staff, your practice, correct coding and billing practices by experienced professionals. Learn the business topics that weren’t covered in chiropractic college.

For more information, surf to www.ACAToday.org

New Study on Chiropractic Research Center

Over the past 15 years Danish chiropractors have gained an international reputation in the field of spine related research through papers published regularly in leading international peer-reviewed journals and production of a substantial number of chiropractors with doctoral research degrees (PhDs).

By international standards, this is truly remarkable since the total average number of chiropractors in Denmark have been less than 500 during this period. The driving force in this development has been a formal infrastructure providing continued funding for both individuals and institutions engaged in research within the chiropractic sphere of interest in a partnership between the Danish chiropractors and the Danish National Health Insurance.

At the same time a university based chiropractic education has facilitated dialogue, interaction and corporation with other health care professions.

Clinical Locomotion Science is a new multidisciplinary center representing a new level of integration of chiropractors in research in Denmark . In brief, the basis for the center is a formal collaboration between the University of Southern Denmark , Odense University Hospital , the Hospitals of Funen County, and the Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics.

The purpose of Clinical Locomotion Science is to produce original research, to stimulate implementation and utilization of research in educational and patient related fields, and to increase visibility of the involved institutions nationally and internationally.

Chiropractors with research backgrounds hold key positions in the development and daily management of Clinical Locomotion Science.

Details about the background for this initiative, the resources available to the center, the involved chiropractors, and the plans of action will be presented at the conference.

For more information, surf to the Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research, at www.fcer.org

Painkillers and Heart Disease

According to the online web site, HeartCentersOnline.com, all painkillers of the type known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) seem to increase the risk of having a heart attack, according to a population-based study conducted in Finland .

The finding applies not only to selective COX-2 inhibitors such as celecoxib but also to non-selective drugs like ibuprofen or naproxen.

Accumulating data on the cardiovascular risks associated with COX-2 inhibitors have called into question the safety of nonselective NSAIDs, according to the study’s authors.

As always, the study leaves the door open for some confusion, stating that because other studies have yielded different results, and some researchers have suggested that NSAIDs may actually protect the heart, a large clinical trial is needed.

As always, COT’s HealthBeat always recommends discussing all medication prescriptions with a qualified healthcare provider before beginning or discontinuing these medications.

For more information, surf to our Show Notes - http://heart.healthcentersonline.com/newsstories/painkillersmayraiseheartattackrisk.cfm?general=nl_heart

Intellihealth.com Health News

Breathing and Blood Pressure

According to the Intellihealth.com news site, a few minutes of slow breathing per day appears to help lower blood pressure.

Now, research is underway to find out why. Previous studies have shown that people who use a slow-breathing device for 15 minutes a day -- in addition to diet, exercise and medication -- can lower their blood pressure by 10 to 15 points, The Associated Press reports.

However, it wasn't clear why slow-breathing devices worked. A new study at the National Institutes of Health is testing the theory that deeper breaths help the body get rid of the excess sodium that can lead to high blood pressure.

The researchers say that when people are under stress, they take shallow breaths and hold them. This "under-breathing" can affect blood chemistry, making the kidneys less effective at excreting sodium, animal studies have found. The new study aims to see if deep, slow breathing can reverse the effect.

Dementia Risk Test

In a report published in the journal Lancet Neurology, researchers detail a dementia "risk score" they have developed to identify people at highest risk of the debilitating condition.

The researchers examined more than 1,400 middle-aged people in Finland , once from 1972 to 1987 and again 20 years later. They found that obesity, high blood pressure and high cholesterol were about 70% accurate as indicators of dementia risk.

Any one of the risk factors doubled a person's chance of developing dementia, and having all three upped the risk six-fold.

The researchers say their results need to be verified in other studies. Since there is no cure for dementia, the researchers say the risk score gives doctors a tool to warn high-risk patients of their likelihood of getting dementia. They say the findings also highlight the importance of controlling risk factors that can be changed.

Environmental Influences on Eating

The amount of food that you eat may depend on cues in your environment. So say new studies published in the journal Psychological Science.

The studies found that people's perception of an appropriate portion size was influenced by "unit bias," the tendency to think that one "unit" of a food item is the right-sized serving.

Researchers used environmental cues to manipulate people's idea of how much food they need to feel satisfied. In one study, they placed a bowl of M&M candies in a building lobby and encouraged people to take as much as they wanted, using different-sized spoons each day, for a 10-day period.

They found that people were consistently taking more M&Ms on days when the spoon was larger. In a second experiment, researchers put a bowl with either 80 small or 20 large Tootsie rolls in a snacking area; over 10 days, the researchers observed that people consistently removed more candy, by weight, when it was offered in bigger packages. They say their findings suggest some ways to help dieters, including pre-packing 100-calorie servings, prominently displaying serving sizes on food packaging, and splitting restaurant meals in half.

Obesity and Heat Risks

Obese people have a high risk of developing heat-related illness compared to thinner people.

With much of the United States currently in the midst of a heat wave, doctors say obese people need to be especially cautious about their heat exposure, The Associated Press reports.

Excess body weight makes a person more likely to collapse or suffer heat stroke; since fat is a natural source of insulation, obese people have a harder time dissipating heat and they tend to sweat more as a result, leading to dehydration. The more a person weighs, the greater the risk of heat-related illness.

Surf to our Show Notes for links to these Intellihealth.com news stories - http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/EMIHC277/333/9254/480804.html?d=dmtICNNews

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