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John H. Keefe III, D.C.
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IN THE NEWS: Prescription Painkillers Lack Evidence of Safety and Effectiveness for Long-Term Use Prescriptions for opioid painkillers have risen by 300 percent over the past 10 years. As of 2012, 259 million prescriptions for opioids and other narcotic painkillers were written. Despite dramatic increases in prescriptions, two recent papers assert that no solid evidence can be found in the medical literature supporting the long-term safety and effectiveness of narcotic painkillers. Nearly one-third of American women of childbearing age are prescribed opioids, even though these drugs carry risks of birth defects and other pregnancy-related problems.
WELLNESS: Even if You Exercise, Sitting Eight Hours a Day Significantly Increases Your Risk of Dying From Any Cause Sitting for more than eight hours a day is associated with a 90 percent increased risk of type 2 diabetes. Those who sit the most have a 147 percent increased relative risk of cardiovascular events compared to those who sit the least; all-cause mortality is increased by 50 percent. Sitting also increases lung cancer 54 percent; uterine cancer by 66 percent, and colon cancer by 30 percent.
CONDITION OF THE WEEK: American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has announced a national health care observance: National Chiropractic Month DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WITH A HEALTH PROBLEM OR IN PAIN? INVITE YOUR FAMILY OR FRIENDS TO THE PARTY. Who do you know who is hurting? Who do you know that you have been trying to get started at Keefe Clinic? Now is the time to get your spouse or child started on the road to good health. Complimentary DIAGNOSTIC WORK UP DURING OCTOBER Complimentary initial exam and one X-ray. Tell someone today
FUNNY BONE: I want a job cleaning mirrors, it’s just something I can really see myself doing.@@ My cat just walked up to the paper shredder and said, “Teach me everything you know.”@@ A zookeeper is ordering new animals. As he fills out the forms, he types “two mongeese.” That doesn’t look right, so he tries “two mongoose,” then “two mongooses.” Giving up, he types, “One mongoose, and while you’re at it, send another one.” @@Can’t believe the National Spelling Bee ended in a tye.
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