Sports athletes have come to rely on their chiropractors more than just about any other medical professional. Once the news was out and that chiropractic care could treat more than sore backs their waiting rooms were filled to overflowing with people eagerly awaiting their turn for treatment. Chiropractic care has become a sort of hidden secret for success in sports.

Since September 2004 this has been my home for blogging about health journalism, health care, health policy, health care advertising and marketing, etc.

Now it’s time to shut it down. I’ve moved my blogging activities to http://www.healthnewsreview.org/blog/, which I encourage all of you to bookmark.

I retire this blog after seeing it become the most active blog (most entries) out of 8,395 on the University’s U Think Blog network. (A password protected job posting site is technically listed as #1 above mine, but that doesn’t fit anyone’s definition of a blog.)

1,580 entries.

It’s been a lot of fun and I think it’s served a purpose. But the fun and the purpose continue on the new blog, so please add it to your list of places to visit daily.

Thanks for your continued interest.

Morley Safer reports for CBS News on the emerging technology of growing body parts from human cells. Morley Safer says researchers have created beating hearts, ears and bladders by manipulating cells in the human body. The goal is to provide new hope for amputees and patients on organ-transplant lists by growing replacement organs in the lab. Take a look:






You can see more segments from the series here.



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Natasha Singer of the New York Times has an important story on cancer center advertising, including embedding actual radio, TV and print ads in the online version of the article.

http://www.healthnewsreview.org/blog/2009/12/nyt-story-examines-criticism-of-cancer-center-ads.html

Adults who use pet treatment while recovering from total joint-replacement surgery require 50 percent less pain medicine than those who do not. These findings were presented at the 18th Annual Conference of the International Society of Anthrozoology and the First Human Animal Interaction Conference (HAI) in Kansas City, Mo……..

Children exposed prenatally to tobacco smoke and during childhood to lead face a especially high risk for ADHD, as per research done at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. The study estimates that up to 35 percent of ADHD cases in children between the ages of 8 and 15 could be reduced by eliminating both of these environmental exposures. This could translate into up to 800,000 children……..

In a newly released study, the amount of television viewed by a number of young children in child care settings doubles the prior estimates of early childhood screen time, with those in home-based settings watching significantly more on average than those in center-based daycares. This study is the first to examine screen time in child care settings in more than 20 years. The study looked at television use in 168 child care programs in four states, and was guided by lead researcher Dimitri A. Christakis, MD, MPH, director of the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development at Seattle Children’s Research Institute and professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. “Preschool-Aged Children’s Television Viewing in Child Care Settings” is reported in the December 2009 issue of Pediatrics, appearing online November 23, 2009……..

Stents that keep weakened and flabby arteries from collapsing have been true life-savers. But after six months, those stents are no longer needed – once the arteries are strengthened, they become unnecessary. Previously, doctors had no choice but to leave them in place. Prof. Meital Zilberman of Tel Aviv University’s Department of Biomedical Engineering has developed a new patent-pending fiber platform that carries drugs where they’re needed, then dissolves……..

A few home visits by a health care specialist to educate children with asthma about basic strategies for earlier symptom recognition and improving medicine use can lead to fewer flare-ups and less frequent trips to the ER, as per research from Johns Hopkins Children’s Center reported in the recent issue of Pediatrics…….

A study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) revealed that MRI is a highly accurate means of identifying placenta accreta, a potentially life-threatening and increasingly common condition that is the leading cause of death for women just before and after giving birth……..