Monthly Archives: February 2009

Health Minute: Alternative Medicine – WDEF News 12


Health Minute: Alternative Medicine
WDEF News 12, TN
BAUER STRESSES THAT ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE SHOULD NOT SUBSTITUTE TRADITIONAL MEDICAL CARE IN THE CASE OF A SERIOUS ILLNESS. Breast cancer for example, we've seen some women who've chosen to go an alternative pathway in the early stage of breast cancer ...

Integrative Medicine Grand Rounds – University of Arizona News (press release)


Integrative Medicine Grand Rounds
University of Arizona News (press release), AZ
Please join the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine as Dr. Josephine Briggs, director of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health, presents "Promise in Research on Complementary and ...

Pregnancy After the Age of 40 – A Pakistan News


A Pakistan News

Pregnancy After the Age of 40
A Pakistan News, Pakistan
One definitive aspect of alternative medicine that surpasses the aims of conventional medicine is that it strives to harmonize and enrich one’s body in a fundamental way, not just as a quick fix approach to a problem. The options available are numerous ...

Dr. John Pittman Elected President of North Carolina Integrative … – Newswire Today (press release)


Dr. John Pittman Elected President of North Carolina Integrative ...
Newswire Today (press release), UK
NCIMS believes that the combined knowledge of mainstream medical practices and alternative medicine is ultimately superior to a single-model approach to health and wellness. The organization thinks this integrated approach will ultimately lead to safer ...

Redwoods Rural a good fit for Dr. Wendy Joiner – Redwood Times


Redwoods Rural a good fit for Dr. Wendy Joiner
Redwood Times, CA
An interest in natural healing and alternative therapies was uncommon in Oklahoma, Dr. Joiner says. ”They don’t know much about alternative medicine. They’ve never even heard of that and don’t quite know what the word organic means. ...

Health Buzz: Curbing Childhood Obesity and Other Health News – U.S. News & World Report


U.S. News & World Report

Health Buzz: Curbing Childhood Obesity and Other Health News
U.S. News & World Report, DC
Meanwhile, top veterinary schools such as those at Tufts University and Colorado State University have been developing programs in alternative medicine. "I believe in a team approach across the disciplines," says Regina Schwabe, who integrates 30-plus ...

Basics: meditation as medicine – Examiner.com


Examiner.com

Basics: meditation as medicine
Examiner.com
by VS Cowen, NY Alternative Medicine Examiner Yes, you have heard it somewhere. Meditate for stress relief. People often ask how meditation works and what it really is to begin with. There are many different ways to meditate which all have one thing in ...

Healthy or hokum? – BBC Berkshire


BBC Berkshire

Healthy or hokum?
BBC Berkshire, UK
Emotional Freedom Technique or EFT is described as a 'psychotherapeutic alternative medicine tool' based on a theory that negative emotions are caused by disturbances in the body's energy field. The theory is that by tapping at points on the body ...

Dr. John Pittman Elected President of North Carolina Integrative … – The Open Press (press release)


Dr. John Pittman Elected President of North Carolina Integrative ...
The Open Press (press release)
NCIMS believes that the combined knowledge of mainstream medical practices and alternative medicine is ultimately superior to a single-model approach to health and wellness. The organization thinks this integrated approach will ultimately lead to safer ...

Texas Legislators Learn About Complementary & Alternative Medicine – PR-USA.net (press release)


Texas Legislators Learn About Complementary & Alternative Medicine
PR-USA.net (press release), Bulgaria
The book features 300+ listings in 138 different subjects in an easy-to-read style and is being provided as introduction to the field of complementary and alternative medicine. "The visibility and importance of natural and alternative health care as a ...

A knife-free guide to anti-ageing – Brisbane Times


A knife-free guide to anti-ageing
Brisbane Times, Australia
The president of the Australasian Society of Cosmetic Medicine, Dr Sharron Phillipson, says to ensure the industry is regulated, the Royal Australasian College of General Practitioners and the Australasian Society of Cosmetic Medicine in association ...
Botox and Fillers Just for Wrinkles? Think Again! EVLiving
all 3 news articles

Former professor calls for action – UW Badger Herald


Former professor calls for action
UW Badger Herald, WI
Simply use your browser’s ‘Print’ command and a printer-friendly document will be generated automatically. by Lindsay Berger Human rights activist, environmentalist and alternative medicine proponent Juan Almendares stressed the importance of improving ...

The alternative to healing – University Daily Kansan


The alternative to healing
University Daily Kansan, KS
Alternative medicine is the use of unconventional techniques to alleviate discomfort and illness, without disrupting the body’s natural flow of energy. This means swapping cough syrup for herbs and anti-anxiety drugs for meditation. ...

Well, Well, Well: With vitamins, the devil is in the doses – VUE Weekly


Well, Well, Well: With vitamins, the devil is in the doses
VUE Weekly, Canada
Those on a strictly mainstream-news diet will by now be quite convinced that we get all the nutrition we need from our food, and that alternative medicine is for naught—which is precisely the goal behind the rash of research rejecting vitamin therapy. ...

Can city combine natural and traditional medicine? – Business Gazette


Can city combine natural and traditional medicine?
Business Gazette, MD
"You wouldn't want to talk about alternative medicine by itself, and I think in the future you're not going to want to think about traditional medicine by itself, you're going to want to think about the two and how they work together. … They just fit. ...

A knife-free guide to anti-ageing – Sydney Morning Herald


Sydney Morning Herald

A knife-free guide to anti-ageing
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
The president of the Australasian Society of Cosmetic Medicine, Dr Sharron Phillipson, says to ensure the industry is regulated, the Royal Australasian College of General Practitioners and the Australasian Society of Cosmetic Medicine in association ...

Holistic healing: Thinking outside the box for recovery – BYU Newsnet


Holistic healing: Thinking outside the box for recovery
BYU Newsnet, UT
Holistic healing, also called complementary and alternative medicine, is an approach that looks to heal the mind, body and spirit collectively. While many people practice holistic methods on their own, some medical professionals look to holistic ...

Texas Legislators Learn About Complementary & Alternative Medicine – PR.com (press release)


Texas Legislators Learn About Complementary & Alternative Medicine
PR.com (press release), NY
Members of the Texas legislature's health committees are receiving copies of a book from the Texas Health Freedom Coalition to learn about complementary and alternative medicine. Plano, TX, February 18, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Members of the Texas House ...

The soothing `science of life' – Jakarta Post


The soothing `science of life'
Jakarta Post, Indonesia
Broadly, Ayurveda is classified as a system of complementary and alternative medicine under the umbrella of holistic care, together with homeopathy, naturopathy, hypnosis and traditional Chinese medicine. One or more systems are often used in ...

Dispensary initiative cure for medical pot issues? – Illinois Valley News


Illinois Valley News

Dispensary initiative cure for medical pot issues?
Illinois Valley News, OR - 15 hours ago
Also watching the national picture closely is Brent Kenyon, director of the Medford-based Southern Oregon Alternative Medicine Clinic. ...