Monthly Archives: March 2009

Holistic Veterinarian Joins Animal Spirit Network Faculty to Teach … – PitchEngine (press release)


Holistic Veterinarian Joins Animal Spirit Network Faculty to Teach ...
PitchEngine (press release), WY
Dr. Gardner also has published articles on holistic animal care for alternative medicine journals, animal care publications and other animal magazines. She also authored a book to help foreign veterinarians pass the United States’ veterinary licensing ...

Cisco CTO Predicts Future Of Collaboration – ChannelWeb


Cisco CTO Predicts Future Of Collaboration
ChannelWeb, NY
In this example, Warrior and Cisco's Sean Curtis, started with a search on alternative medicines, which led them to a Wikipedia page, then to different examples of alternative medicines and a list of doctors who practice alternative medicine. ...

Alternative care for breast cancer: Sheryl Crow did, should you? – Examiner.com


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Alternative care for breast cancer: Sheryl Crow did, should you?
Examiner.com
When celebrities try an alternative medicine treatment such as acupuncture or herbal medicine for a serious disease like cancer, people pay attention. When Sheryl Crow was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a lumpectomy followed by seven weeks ...

Poppies for medicine? – Radio Netherlands


Poppies for medicine?
Radio Netherlands, Netherlands
By Pieternel Gruppen Buy the complete harvest of poppies, support the cultivation of alternative crops or legalise opium for the production of medicines? The best way to fight the narcotics problem in Afghanistan has been the subject of debate for ...

Promoting Malaysian Herbal Industry To Global Market – Bernama


Promoting Malaysian Herbal Industry To Global Market
Bernama, Malaysia
Herbal Asia 2009 will showcase a diverse offering of herbal-based and alternative medicine and health products, medical and diagnostic machinery, including branding and packaging, health lifestyle offerings and services, raw and semi-finished herbal ...

Receive Taiwan Review by e-mail : – Taiwan Review


Taiwan Review

Receive Taiwan Review by e-mail :
Taiwan Review, Taiwan
The study found that 75 percent of respondents had resorted to CHM, and that combining mainstream and alternative medicine had become common practice in Taiwan. "Individuals have already integrated the two on their own. Today, they use one method and ...

More medicine regulation – Business Day


More medicine regulation
Business Day, South Africa
Neil Kirby: There’s two categories - one is alternative the other is traditional. In South Africa we have separate legislation for what is called African Traditional medicine that’s dealt with separately. Alternative medicine - which is not African ...

Health Notes, Indian River County, updated March 30 – TCPalm


Health Notes, Indian River County, updated March 30
TCPalm, FL
A free lecture, "Lowering Cholesterol Naturally," will be given from 6 to 7 pm April 7 at Alternative Medicine Family Care Center, 3408 Aviation Blvd., Vero Beach. A complimentary lecture on Vascular Disease and Varicose Veins will be April 8 at 10:45 ...

Best of the best in alternative medicine…Charlottes top … – Examiner.com


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Best of the best in alternative medicine...Charlottes top ...
Examiner.com
Dr. Buttar practices integrative medicine to restore health to individuals suffering from neurological impairment, stroke, cancer, heart disease, autism spectrum disorders and numerous other conditions. His state of the art facility offers a broad ...

Millions Embrace Acupuncture But Evidence is Thin That it Works – The Ledger


Millions Embrace Acupuncture But Evidence is Thin That it Works
The Ledger, FL
A study published in December by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), a part of the National Institutes of Health, found that 3.1 million adults and 150000 children used acupuncture in 2007, seeking relief from ...

Breast Show organizer on inspirations, natural medicine and … – The Western Gazette


The Western Gazette

Breast Show organizer on inspirations, natural medicine and ...
The Western Gazette, Canada
“I’ma nurse with feet in ‘both doors’ — mainstream medicine and natural medicine,” Kennedy says. Besides being a sanctioned registered nurse, Kennedy is also a certified colon hydrotherapist and thermographer. Thermography is a digital imaging ...

Dodgy Originals? This remedy from Prince Charles's company is more … – Daily Mail


Daily Mail

Dodgy Originals? This remedy from Prince Charles's company is more ...
Daily Mail, UK
However, this month Professor Edzard Ernst, one of Britain's leading experts in alternative medicine, said the detox tincture did not work. Prof Ernst, director of complementary medicine at the University of Exeter's Peninsula Medical School, ...

Device proves option to warfarin in stroke study – Reuters


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Device proves option to warfarin in stroke study
Reuters
By Lewis Krauskopf ORLANDO, Fla., March 28 (Reuters) - A new device implanted in the heart proved in a large clinical study to be a potential alternative to a standard blood thinner for helping patients with irregular heart beats prevent stroke, ...
New Device Treats Common Heart Rhythm Disorder U.S. News & World Report
PROTECT-AF: Device closure of LAA may provide alternative to ... TheHeart.Org
New Device Shows Promise in Treating Atrial Fibrillation EfluxMedia News
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Maca: Peru's answer to Viagra – Examiner.com


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Maca: Peru's answer to Viagra
Examiner.com
It is always recommended to talk to a knowledgeable health-care professional before starting any supplement program. Tell your doctor if you have high blood pressure or heart disease. Want to read more articles by the Phoenix Alternative Medicine ...

A CAM primer – Indianapolis Star


A CAM primer
Indianapolis Star, United States
Visit the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) Web site at http://nccam.nih .gov. Contact the NCCAM Clearinghouse at (888) 644-6226 or info@nccam.nih .gov. Or, talk to a health-care provider. Many CAM therapies are not ...

Alternative Mental Health Pioneers Drs. Brown and Gerbarg Are … – The Open Press (press release)


Alternative Mental Health Pioneers Drs. Brown and Gerbarg Are ...
The Open Press (press release)
Drs. Brown and Gerbarg are featured with a synopsis of their new alternative medicine book, along with reviews from readers and experts. “Ameriden has the privilege of knowing and working with two of the brightest doctors in the United States, ...

Maverick doctor banned – Gold Coast News – goldcoast.com.au


Maverick doctor banned
Gold Coast News - goldcoast.com.au, Australia
A GOLD Coast doctor has been banned from practising for three years after an alternative medicine he sold to desperate cancer patients turned out to contain toilet cleaner. Michael John Tait, was yesterday found to have engaged in unsatisfactory ...

US Catholic bishops warn of Reiki therapy dangers – AFP


AFP

US Catholic bishops warn of Reiki therapy dangers
AFP
A survey conducted in 2002 by the US National Center for Health Statistics and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) found that more than 2.2 million US adults have used Reiki for health purposes.
US Catholic bishops take a theological stand against Reiki Dallas Morning News
Catholic Bishops Say No to Reiki Treatment Beliefnet.com
Catholic Bishops Say No to Reiki as "Superstition" Beliefnet.com
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Alternative medicine promoted ahead of vote – Swissinfo


Alternative medicine promoted ahead of vote
Swissinfo, Switzerland
Campaigners have called for a legal boost for homeopathy, traditional Chinese medicine and other alternative forms of medicines. Voters will decide on May 17 whether to include alternative medical treatments in the list of services paid for by the ...

Holistic Horses – St. Croix Valley Press


Holistic Horses
St. Croix Valley Press, MN
“Even if you don’t believe in all the things that it (acupuncture and chiropractic) can do, prevention is still key,” he said. “We try to avoid that word “alternative” (medicine). We’re now using “complementary.”