Physician Grade vs. OTC
By John V. Wood
Chiropractic Economics Vol.53 Issue 4 March 13 2007
Many Americans take over-the-counter (OTC) vitamin supplements in an attempt to fulfill their daily nutritional needs. A new study, however, shows some vitamins do not help those nutritional needs, and might even be detrimental to your health.

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• A new hypothesis, based upon the concept that subfailure injuries of ligaments (spinal ligaments, disc annulus and facet capsules) may cause chronic back pain due to muscle control dysfunction, is presented.
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• "I think the practice of combining acetaminophen (Tylenol is one popular brand) and an opiate, such as hydrocodone bitartrate, together as a single drug (as Vicodin does) defies logic, if not common sense."
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• The use of NSAID medications is a well-established effective therapy for both acute and chronic nonspecific neck and back pain. Extreme complications, including gastric ulcers, bleeding, myocardial infarction, and even deaths, are associated with their use. An alternative treatment with fewer side effects that also reduces the inflammatory response and thereby reduces pain is believed to be omega-3 EFAs found in fish oil.
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• Acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and aspirin are the most commonly used drugs in the United States. Although the frequency of their use has been associated with hypertension, prospective data examining the dose of these drugs and risk of hypertension are lacking.
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• Researchers have identified a biochemical peculiarity in the blood of autistic children.
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