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JANUARY, 2012


WORLD NEWS

	UK GPs Create Addicts Court Cases Claim
	OK Supremes Strike Down Portions of OK WC Law
	Mentally Ill Tax Health Care
	Medicine Justifies Use of Forced Treatment
	Man Dies of Bird Flu in China
	ICA Joins Medical and Pharmacy Boards to Sue NM Chiropractic Board
	Growth in Health Spending Nears Record-Low Rate
	Growth in Health Spending Nears Record-Low Rate
	Foodborn Disease Progress
	FDA Supplement Guidance Not Strict Enough, MD Says
	Docs Glum on Healthcare Reform
	Dentists Overuse Antibiotics in Children
	CDC Study Reports on Rape
	BMJ Sued in Texas over Autism Research Article
	AMA Says "Receiving Preventive and Wellness Services is the Best Way for Patients, Especially Those on Medicare, to Take Care of Themselves"
	Adderall Shortage Seen to Persist


STATE NEWS

	TDI-DWC Seeks Input on UR Agents
	TDI-DWC Issues 2012 Audit Plan
	TDI-DWC Hosts Educational Sessions on Two New Rules
	TBCE Proposes Amending Rule 80.1, Professional Conduct
	TBCE Proposes Amending Rule 77.5 Misleading Claims
	TBCE Passes Chiropractic Fee Increase


NEWS FROM THE FEDS

	US Obesity Stats
	The Medical Reserve Corps Wants You!
	Senator Grassley Probes High-Volume Medicaid Prescribers
	New USDA Rules Spell Out Healthier School Lunches
	Medicare Participation Enrollment Extended to Valentine's Day
	HHS Publishes New Medicaid Quality Measures
	HHS Issues Rule on Electronic Payments from Insurers
	Ear Candles Under Attack of FDA
	CMS Reports on Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
	CMS Moves Closer to Forced Disclosure Provision
	Chiropractic Students Eligible for IHS Loan Repayment Program
	Binge Drinking Common Among Adults, CDC Finds


HIGHLIGHTED NEWS

	TBCE Proposes Amending Rule 77.5 Misleading Claims
	Spinal Manipulation Better than Medication
	Small Number Uses Big Share of Healthcare Dollars
	Overuse Accounts for Up to 30% of Healthcare Spending
	OIG Details Health Investigation Plan for 2012
	New Analysis Challenges Tamiflu Efficacy
	Medicare Punished 25% of DME Suppliers
	Medicare Hospital Errors Go Unreported
	ICU Care Seen as TOO Intensive
	Florida Prepares to Say Goodbye to PIP--Set to Exclude Chiropractic for Injured Drivers
	Excedrin, NoDoz, Other OTC Products Recalled
	Drug Trials Are Not Representative
	Drug Therapy
	Credit Rating to Drive Future of Health Care
	Chiropractic PR Support
	Cheating on Medical Exams
	20% Struggle to Pay Medical Bills


FEDERAL HEALTH REFORM NEWS

	States File Brief Opposing ACA's Medicaid Expansion
	Feds Don't Exempt Texas From Health Reform 80% Rule
	Brief Filed With Supreme Court
	ACA to Bring Influx of Diabetics to Medicaid


COLLEGE NEWS

	Test Questions from May 1905 -- Pathology and Surgery
	Test Questions from May 1905 -- Medical Jurisprudence and Practice of Medicine
	Test Questions from May 1905 -- EENT, OB, GYN
	Parker University Top Scholars Awarded as Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
	Parker Seminars Hosts Largest Event in Chiropractic
	Howard Wasdin, Chiropractor, Decorated Navy SEAL, and Best-Selling Author, to Speak at TCC
	Chiropractic Leaders and Philanthropists Recognized at Parker Seminars Las Vegas


CLINICAL NEWS

	Why Placebos Work Wonders
	Weight Loss Protects Knee Cartilage
	Upper Cervical and Upper Thoracic Thrust Manipulation Versus Nonthrust Mobilization
	Time Off Often Given Despite Guidelines
	Statins Up Diabetes Risk in Older Women
	Sleep Woes Tied to Blood Sugar Levels in Diabetic Kids
	Sleep Woes Tied to Blood Sugar Levels in Diabetic Kids
	Sleep Woes Tied to Blood Sugar Levels in Diabetic Kids
	Salt Cravings May Start in Infancy
	Nicotine Patch Boosts Brain Power in Mildly Impaired
	New Way to Introduce Chemicals into the Body
	More Years Obese Equals More Diabetes Risk
	Low Vs High Vit D Concentrations
	Knees Replaced in Record Numbers
	Herpes Vaccine Fails to Protect Women
	Heart Rate and CV Risk
	Healthy Diet Best for ADHD Kids
	Good Nutrition Keeps Brain in Shape
	Gastric Band Instability
	Fat Hormone Level Linked to Risk of Dementia
	Diabetes in Pregnancy Raises ADHD Risk in Kids
	Daily Aspirin Regime May Damage Eyes
	Community Weight Loss Programs Ineffective in Diabetes Control
	Calories, Not Protein, Count in Fat Gain
	Activity May Lower MI Risk
	Abstracts of Interest
	2012 Annual Medicare Participation Enrollment Program Extension
	"An Aspirin a Day...."


ASSOCIATION NEWS

	Some Healthy Resolutions for You and Yours
	Comprehensive Health Planning, Chiropractic Physicians and Primary Care
	Chiropractic Doctor on Houston City Council
	ACA Calls for Support of National Chiropractic Champion