iV Chiropractic School to Open in Ghana GHANA: Dr Marcus Mann, Founder and Chief Ex- ecutive Officer of the Chiropractic and Wellness Centre in Ghana, has announced the decision by the Centre to establish a chiropractic school in the country within the next two years. It would be the first of its kind in West Africa and would be sited in Accra, South Africa is the only African country that has such a school. Dr Mann, who was interacting with newsmen in Kumasi to highlight the health benefits of chiropractic, said, when established, the school would run courses in chiropractic research, physiology, rehabilitation, nutrition and public health, leading to the award of certificates. Source: Ghanaweb.com Prohibition of Raw Milk Transport Suit VIRGINIA: On June 14. the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) filed its brief in resistance to the April 26 motion by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to dismiss the lawsuit brought by the Fund earlier this year. Aiming to overturn the federal ban that prohibits raw milk for human consumption in interstate commerce, the lawsuit claims that the federal regulations (21 CFR 1240.61 and 21 CFR 131.110) are unconstitutional and outside of FDA's statutory authority as applied to FTCLDF's members and the individual plaintiffs named in the suit. "FDA made some pretty incredible arguments in their motion to dismiss," said Fund President Pete Kennedy. "Our research shows that this nation has a long history of consuming raw dairv products and that FDA's prohibition against taking raw dairy for human consumption across state lines runs counter to that national history." stated Kennedy. Contrary to FDA's claims, the Fund argues in its brief that everybody has the right to travel across state lines with raw dairy products in their possession, that everybody has the right to consume the foods of their choice, that parents have the right to feed their children the foods of their choice, and that everybody has the right to be responsible for their own health. "We believe we are breaking new ground in this case," said the Fund's General Counsel Gary Cox, "yet, in a way, we are really asking the Court to expressly recognize what our Founding Fathers implied in the Declaration of Independence and in the Constitution." Details about the lawsuit are posted at www.farmtoconsumer. org/litigation-FDA.htm. Concerned citizens can support the Fund bv calling 1 -703-208-FARM (3276) or by joining the Fund at www.farmtoconsumer.org. Source: New Chiropractic WIKIChiro.Org Site Launched New Wiki site, Called WikiChiro.org NEW JERSEY: Dr. Stephen Press, founder of the International Federation of Sports Chiropractic, announces that, based on his son's (Robert Press. BS. MS. a Student at National College) idea, together thev have launched a new Wiki site, called WikiChiro.org (aka ChiroWiki.org), The idea is to provide a central source of information for the public, and for the profession, about our profession. We are looking for leaders in our profession to sit on this Board, to help determine the future of public information online. This does NOT take the place of the periodicals already operating in our professional circles or their online archives, which serve a valuable function as a resource for references for articles on Wiki sites. It simply provides an intrinsically chiropractic alternative to Wikipedia, where the chiropractic articles have been skewed by anti-chiropractic forces, and all is presented in the most unfavorable light consistent with their rules. Dr. Press has been editing articles on Wikipedia for a while and has managed to present the best of our profession; arranging for an article for the FICS. and himself writing articles on the World Federation of Chiropractic. 1CA. CCEI. F1MS. and several others, including the bios of some notables in the profession all of which have been accepted. WikiChiro.org is seeking volunteers to edit and write articles-supervise others, and contribute research study findings on a condition-bv-condition basis so that the general public can see what is real and proven and what is not. Recent additions to the Wikichiro board include Prof. Ezra Cohen, appointed by National University of Health Sciences, and Dr. Bill Owen, President of the Assoc. of Medical Legal Professionals. There are still a few openings for representatives of other colleges. A phone conference call is planned for early July to create a Board and start developing rules and bylaws for the site. Anyone interested can login, create an account and register for a WikiChiro email, and will, thus, be kept apprised of future developments. Goto http://www.WikiChiro.org or contact Dr. Press directly, at [email protected] Former Chiropractor Caught Selling Drugs CANTON, OHIO : A former Canal Fulton chiropractor was sentenced to a year in prison after admitting he sold cocaine and prescription painkillers to confidential informants. John Andrew Berthinee II, 38, entered guilty pleas to two counts each of aggravated trafficking in drugs and trafficking in cocaine. Stark County Common Pleas Judge John G. Haas also imposed a $5,000 fine and suspended Berthinee's driver's license for six months. Berthinee, who was a chiropractor at the Canal Fulton Chiropractic Center, 2136 Locust St. S., declined to speak at the hearing. Source: www.cantonrep.com EZS Pass on the information to inform other D. C. 's about events that are really happening to chiropractors. For further information, fax 1-305-716-9212. Write us at [email protected] or #CO138, 8619 NW 68th St., Miami, FL 33166.
