Millions of people across the country suffer from some kind of chronic pain condition. Specifically, about 26 million Americans between 20 to 64 undergo frequent back pain. In fact, back pain is the most cited kind of pain condition in the United States. Chronic pain disorders inflict more Americans than diabetes, cancer, and heart disease put together, and Americans spend more than $86 billion a year on back and neck pain alone. Not only are complex regional pain syndrome, sciatica, lumbar degenerative disc disease, and other pain back pain disorders are bad for the body, they are also bad for …
Day: March 6, 2015
Childhood Vaccindation Debate Continues to Rage on as Measles Outbreak Spreads
As if this winter wasn’t bad enough, a recent measles outbreak which originated in Disneyland, has now infected at least 130 people across 17 different states, as well as Washington D.C., according to information released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). One state it has yet to affect is Mississippi. The Magnolia state is known for a lot of things, many of which are not very good. Besides having a name that is both fun to say and spell, Mississippi also has the country’s highest infant mortality rate and the second highest levels of childhood poverty. …
