(10/10/09, Spokane). A recent case study published in the Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health shows promising results for a 2-year old boy suffering from Cerebral Palsy. “According to the published report, 10,000 children are born in the U.S. each year with Cerebral Palsy,” said Spokane-based Dr. Pat Dougherty, D.C. “This is an extremely […]
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Exercise Can Have a Positive Impact on the Brain
Researchers see benefits beyond traditional thinking (02/02/2007, Spokane). It has long been accepted wisdom that exercising several times a week has many health benefits – from weight loss to preventing cardiovascular diseases, osteoporosis and Type 2 diabetes. Now, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign believe you can add better brain function to the […]
Study ranks U.S. health care system the worst among 23 countries
(02/15/07). Despite spending 16% of its Gross Domestic Product — and double the median on health care expenditures compared to any other country in the world — the United States recorded the lowest score among 23 countries whose health care systems were evaluated in a report published by the Commonwealth Fund this past fall. The […]