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Baker Chiropractic, PA not only is the place for excellent care in Longview Texas, but we also carry a line of products to ease your muscle spasm and pain.

We carry Sombra, a pepper based liniment which offers warm relief to pain.

We also carry soothing, cool biofreeze, the green gel that soothes those tense muscles.

We also carry Transcutaneous Electrical Muscle Stimulators for those patients treated at Baker Chiropractic who may need an alternative pain management method.

And last but certainly not least, we carry the fine therapeutic line of pillows from Mellow Out Spa , Inc.

Please come in at 1420 McCann St., Longview Texas, in the Brookwood Shopping Village, or call us at 903-753-5400.

The Truth about Gardasil , Human Papilloma Virus, and Cervical Cancer

The governor of Texas, Mr. Perry, received 5000 dollars (from Merck Pharmaceutical) closely in time to his signing of an executive order, which sought to mandate all young women , within a certain age range, to be subjected to the Gardasil medication, made by Merck.
Perry claimed it was a "coincidence". Others may draw a different conclusion.The Attorney General let him know that he could not legally force young girls to take the KoolAid...er....Gardasil. He could only suggest it.Gardasil was being marketed loosely as a "cervical cancer vaccine". It is most certainly NOT a "cancer vaccine". It does not prevent one developing cancer of the cervix.Can Gardasil even guarantee that those taking the medication will not contract any of the strains of HPV? No, they cannot.BACKGROUND AND STATISTICSCervical cancer is NOT the leading cause of death in women. So first off, money spent on it could be better spent on the Number One cause of death in women in the United States.According to the CDC, because of early detection, cervical cancer has been steadily DECLINING for the PAST 40 years. Declining NOT because of the use of Gardasil, but because of the use of PAP smears for early detection.A look at recent statistics shows not only is it declining, but when you think about the fact there may be 150 MILLION women in the United States, the numbers of diagnosis of cervical cancer are relatively small.From the CDC we read:"According to the U.S. Cancer Statistics: 2003 Incidence and Mortality report, 11,820 women were diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2003, and 3,919 women died from the disease that same year. 2 It is estimated that more than $2 billion per year is spent in the United States on the treatment of cervical cancer. 3For more information, view 2002 Cancers grouped by geographic area, National Cancer Institute—State Cancer Profiles, or Screening and Risk Factors Report: Had a Pap Smear in Past 3 Years and No Hysterectomy, 2004, All Races, Female, Ages 18+.-->"So, in 2003, less than 12,000 women were diagnosed, and less than 4000 died with cervical cancer, out of almost 150 MILLION! That seems like a relatively RARE cause of death in women to me...almost 4000 out of 150,000,000.In fact, according to the CDC, concerning HPV infection and how serious the infection is (or is not)...their website says "Most people who become infected with HPV will not have any symptoms and will clear the infection on their own."On the CDC website, under "IS THERE A CURE FOR HPV?"they say this, reinforcing their previous statement."There is no "cure" for HPV infection, although in most women the infection goes away on its own."Even MORE importantly, under the questionWHAT IS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN HPV AND CERVICAL CANCER?the CDC says this:"All types of HPV can cause mild Pap test abnormalities which do not have serious consequences. Approximately 10 of the 30 identified genital HPV types can lead, in rare cases, to development of cervical cancer. Research has shown that for most women (90 percent), cervical HPV infection becomes undetectable within two years".Now, read the above statement again...everyone..."Approximately 10 of the 30 identified genital HPV types can lead, in rare cases, to development of cervical cancer. " It says IN RARE CASES...rare cases...get it ?Can the CDC be any MORE clear than saying that in RARE cases it can lead to cervical cancer? I think it is stated very clearly.Now, we have established that it is RARE for HPV to lead to cervical cancer, and statistically, cervical cancer RARELY leads to death.Gardasil is supposed to protect against FOUR types (strains) of the HPV virus. There are 30 types of the HPV virus. Only TEN of the 30 can lead to, in RARE cases, cervical cancer. Gardasil does not even claim to protect against half of those ten. It only claims to protect against FOUR of the ten...although they claim that those four account for 70 percent of the small number of cervical cancers linked to HPV. So, Gardasil claims to help protect against FOUR of the THIRTY strains of HPV (types 6, 11, 16, and 18), and we know that in 90 percent of females, HPV infections become undetectable in two years, WITHOUT ANY INTERVENTION.Remember, this vaccine will not treat active genital warts or HPV-related cancers, and it will not cure HPV infection.Possible , common side effects to women using Gardasil include, but are not limited to:=====>pelvic pain;=====>severe stomach pain; or=====>pain, swelling, or stiffness in your joints.=====> fever=====> dizziness=====> nausea=====> bronchospasm and difficulty in breathingOther reported adverse effectsAdverse Experience (1 to 15 Days Postvaccination)GARDASIL (N = 5088) %Placebo (N = 3790) %Pyrexia (Fever)13.011.2Nausea6.76.6Nasopharyngitis6.46.4Dizziness4.03.7Diarrhea3.63.5Vomiting2.41.9Myalgia (muscle pain)2.02.0Cough2.01.5Toothache (yeah, TOOTHACHE)1.51.4Upper respiratory tract infection1.51.5Malaise1.41.2Arthralgia (joint pain)1.20.9Insomnia (difficulty sleeping)1.20.9Nasal congestion1.10SOUNDS LIKE FUN DOESN'T IT!So, now, you have the straight dope, from the CDC.You don't catch HPV from sitting next to someone folks. It is not like a cold. So, a lot of this hysteria is just that.There is an old saying "Follow the money". Wanna see who benefits from hysteria over inflated claims of the dangers of HPV infection? Follow the money. Gardasil is adminstered via THREE SHOTS.How much does it cost? From http://cancer.about.com/od/hpv/p/gardasil.htm we read"Gardasil Cost: It has been estimated that Gardasil will cost between $300-$500. Federal programs will fit the bill if recommended by the immunization committee."From http://uuhsc.utah.edu/pharmacy/bulletins/gardasil.htmlit has a chart that says the AWP (average wholesale price) per series is$450.00.Now, if every young girl in school HAD been able to be forced to have been given this medication by mandate of governor Perry, think of that 450 dollars multiplied by the number of girls in the age range.Seems like a good investment of only Five Thousand dollars, doesn't it?

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UCLA Study Finds Same Genes Act Differently in Males and Females; Discovery May Explain Gender Gap in Disease Risk, Drug Response

UCLA Study Finds Same Genes Act Differently in Males and Females; Discovery May Explain Gender Gap in Disease Risk, Drug Response

Scientists may have revealed the origin of the battle of the sexes—in our genes.

UCLA researchers report in a new study that thousands of genes behave differently in the same organs of males and females—something never detected to this degree. The study, published in the August issue of the journal Genome Research, sheds light on why the same disease often strikes males and females differently, and why the genders may respond differently to the same drug.

"We previously had no good understanding of why the sexes vary in their relationship to different diseases," said Xia Yang, Ph.D., first author of the study and postdoctoral fellow in cardiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. "Our study discovered a genetic disparity that may explain why males and females diverge in terms of disease risk, rate and severity."

"This research holds important implications for understanding disorders such as diabetes, heart disease and obesity, and identifies targets for the development of gender-specific therapies," said Jake Lusis, Ph.D., co-investigator and UCLA professor of human genetics.

The UCLA team examined brain, liver, fat and muscle tissue from mice, with the goal of finding genetic clues related to mental illnesses, diabetes, obesity and atherosclerosis. Humans and mice share 99 percent of their genes.

The scientists focused on gene expression—the process by which a gene's DNA sequence is converted into cellular proteins. With the help of genomic-research company Rosetta Inpharmatics, the team scrutinized more than 23,000 genes to measure their expression level in male and female tissue.

What they found surprised them. While the function of each gene was the same in both sexes, the scientists found a direct correlation between gender and the amount of gene expressed.

"We saw striking and measurable differences in more than half of the genes' expression patterns between males and females," said Dr. Thomas Drake, co-investigator and UCLA professor of pathology. "We didn't expect that. No one has previously demonstrated this genetic gender gap at such high levels."

UCLA is the first to uncover a gender difference in gene expression in fat and muscle tissue. Earlier studies have identified roughly 1,000 sex-biased genes in the liver, and other research has found a combined total of 60 gender-influenced genes in the brain—about one-tenth of what the UCLA team discovered in these organs.

Even within the same organ, researchers identified scores of genes that varied in expression levels between the sexes. Gender consistently influenced the expression levels of thousands of genes in the liver, fat and muscle tissue. This effect was slightly more limited in the brain, where hundreds—not thousands—of genes showed different expression patterns.

"Males and females share the same genetic code, but our findings imply that gender regulates how quickly the body can convert DNA to proteins," Yang said. "This suggests that gender influences how disease develops."

The gender differences in gene expression also varied by tissue. Affected genes were typically those most involved in the organ's function, suggesting that gender influences the more important genes with specialized roles, not the rank-and-file.

In the liver, for example, the expression of genes involved in drug metabolism differed among men and women. The findings imply that male and female livers function the same but work at different rates.

"Our findings in the liver may explain why men and women respond differently to the same drug," Lusis said. "Studies show that aspirin is more effective at preventing heart attack in men than women. One gender may metabolize the drug faster, leaving too little of the medication in the system to produce an effect."

"At the genetic level, the only difference between the genders is the sex chromosomes," Drake said. "Out of the more than 30,000 genes that make up the human genome, the X and Y chromosomes account for less than 2 percent of the body's genes. But when we looked at the gene expression in these four tissues, more than half of the genes differed significantly between the sexes. The differences were not related to reproductive systems—they were visible across the board and related to primary functions of a wide variety of organs."

The UCLA findings support the importance of gender-specific clinical trials. Most medication dosages for women have been based on clinical trials primarily conducted on men.

"This research represents a significant step forward in deepening our understanding of gender-based differences in medicine," said Dr. Janet Pregler, director of the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women's Health Center. The center's executive advisory board, a group of businesswomen interested in advancing women's health, helped fund the study.

"Many of the genes we identified relate to processes that influence common diseases," Yang said. "This is crucial, because once we understand the gender gap in these disease mechanisms, we can create new strategies for designing and testing new sex-specific drugs."

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; and the UCLA National Center for Excellence in Women's Health also supported the study. Co-authors included Susanna Wang, Leslie Ingram-Drake and Arthur Arnold, all from UCLA, and Eric Schadt of Rosetta Inpharmatics, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc.

The Ongoing Battle with Insurance Carriers- and loss of doctos from Work Comp

There are people talking about the problem with loss of treating doctors in the Texas Work Comp system. I can predict that this will continue and be worse, as insurance carriers continue their tactics of denial, disputes, and stall tactics.

These tactics and practices have as their logical and practical conclusion and effect, the frustration of the best attempts of doctors to properly diagnose and manage the patient's problems.

If a doctor finds loss of strength in a lower extremity, numbness and/or hypoaesthesia, perhaps the beginnings of bowel and/or bladder problems, signficant, intractable, unrelenting pain in the low back, it is a concern for any experienced doctor that we may be dealing with a disc problem /space occupying lesion that may be encroaching on a nerve root and/or stenosis of the central canal, and the logical first step, is to obtain an MRI of the L-spine to rule this in or out.

But, you find that, all too often, when you request this procedure, it is denied by some low level functionary in the "utilization review" chain, and all the while, the patient is allowed to suffer and perhaps get worse, losing more function.

Injured workers , if they organize and band together, CAN have power and political impact, but they MUST get organized and act proactively, contacting their senators and representatives and demand that something is done to change the obstructionism of carriers.

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Dr. John Raymond Baker, D.C. is a licensed doctor in Texas, with an office in Longview Texas ,located at 1420 McCann Street, Longview Texas, 75601. Dr. John Raymond Baker has been licensed as a doctor in Texas since 1989, and has been a treating doctor in the Texas Workers Compensation system since around 1990.
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