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AUSTRALIAN PAPER ON CHEMOTHERAPY An important paper has been published in the Australian journal Clinical Oncology. This meta-analysis, entitled “The Contribution of Cytotoxic Chemotherapy to 5-year Survival in Adult Malignancies” set out to accurately quantify and assess the actual benefit conferred by chemotherapy in the treatment of adults with the commonest types of cancer. Although…
Read MoreDr. Hans Selye International Institute of StressUniversity of MontrealMontreal, Quebec, Canada The Nature of Stress was submitted to Dr. Fonder shortly before Selye’s death. Dr. Fonder knew him well having been invited by Selye to share his lecture platform on several occasions. This treatise is presented as prepared by Hans Selye as if he is…
Read MoreJennifer Luke School of Biological Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UKDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal London Hospital Original PaperCaries Res 2991;35:125-128 Presented by permission of the author. Key WordsCalcium, Distribution, Fluoride, Human pineal gland, Hydroxyapatite, Pineal concretions AbstractThe purpose was to discover whether fluoride (F) accumulates in the aged human pineal gland. The…
Read MoreOrthodontics / Neck Pain Connection Marc B. was a 44 year old male who suffered chronic cervical and low back pain for a 14 year period The patient accidentally fell two stories through an elavator shaft and landed on his back. He was in a body cast for 7 months. The doctors did not believe…
Read MoreA Class II Division II malocclusion represents a deep overbite and retruded mandible. Such a structural imbalance causes a reflex forward head posture to open up the airway. In addition, the deep bite and retruded mandible causes a loss of the upper cervical lordotic curve and compression of the spine. These structural changes translate into…
Read MoreIQ / Orthodontics Connection Standard orthodontic technique recommends the use of rapid palatal expansion devices as a quick way to widen a narrow palate. The widening process is accomplished by means of a rigid device (Hyrax) that is literally fixed to the upper teeth by means of orthodontic bands and dental cement. The appliance has…
Read MoreLW is a male in his early sixties who suffered right arm pain for the past two years. LW described his pain as that equal to the pain of gout. The pain would come on suddenly and leave as quickly. There was no pattern to the pain cycles. LW was examined and treated by chiropractors…
Read MoreDental / Chronic Fatigue Connection Traditional medicine believes that the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is not yet known. Current theories are looking at the possibilities of neuroendocrine dysfunction, viruses, retroviruses environmental toxins, genetic predisposition, stealth organisms or a combination of these. Unfortunately researchers are looking for common denominators amongst the CFS patients that…
Read MoreWalter was in his early thirties when he was referred to our office in 1993. Walter presented with low back pain that prevented him from working. Walter was treated with conventional medical therapy. He received a cortisone injection which masked the low back pain for six months. The second cortisone injection lasted only six weeks…
Read MoreDental Bridgework / Face Pain Connection Pre and post-treatment x-ray views (below). Case Report Most people can sustain dental trauma and their body will recover to varying degrees. This miraculous ability to absorb physical force is designed into the human skull by means of a built in shock absorber system called sutures. These sutures are…
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