Courtesy of: Your Rio Vista Chiropractor Dr. Joseph T. Megna Health Alert: Cleaning Chemical Linked to Liver Scarring. Tetrachloroethylene is a colorless, nonflammable chemical solvent commonly used in dry cleaning and metal degreasing that can enter the body through inhalation or contaminated drinking water. A recent study found that people with detectable levels of this chemical in their blood had a three-...

Courtesy of: Your Rio Vista Chiropractor Dr. Joseph T. Megna Health Alert: Lung Cancer Risk Nearly Tripled in 9/11 Responders. Researchers from Stony Brook University monitored the health of more than 12,000 emergency responders who worked at the World Trade Center site following the 9/11 terrorist attacks and identified an association between severe exposure to toxic dust and fumes and a nearly three-fold el...

Courtesy of: Your Rio Vista Chiropractor Dr. Joseph T. Megna Health Alert: Antibiotic Resistance Rising Fast. The World Health Organization reports that antibiotic-resistant infections are increasing by roughly 15% each year, and that 1 in 6 infections—including urinary tract infections, gonorrhea, and E. coli—no longer respond to commonly used antibiotics. These findings underscore the need for more respons...

Courtesy of: Your Rio Vista Chiropractor Dr. Joseph T. Megna Health Alert: Half a Billion Women Under 50 Will Have Musculoskeletal Pain by 2050! An analysis of Global Burden of Disease data found that the number of women under age 50 affected by musculoskeletal disorders— including rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, low back pain, neck pain, and gout—increased from about 245 million in 1990 to roughly 401 ...

Courtesy of: Your Rio Vista Chiropractor Dr. Joseph T. Megna Health Alert: Neighborhood Design Can Influence Type 2 Diabetes Risk. Researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine report that children residing in neighborhoods with limited greenery, poor walkability, easily accessible processed food, and limited access to healthier fare may have an elevated risk of type 2...