Monthly Archives: May 2009

Supplementing your knowledge about weight-loss products – Stamford Times


Supplementing your knowledge about weight-loss products
Stamford Times, CT
The National Institutes of Health's National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine says there "have been reports of fainting, heart attack and stroke in healthy people after taking bitter orange supplements alone or combined with caffeine. ...

Controversial BC psychiatrist `gave hope' to thousands – Canada.com


Controversial BC psychiatrist `gave hope' to thousands
Canada.com, Canada
The team eventually developed the method of treating schizophrenia with large doses of niacin and Vitamin C. Two years ago, Hoffer shared the $250000 Dr. Rogers Prize for Excellence in Complementary and Alternative Medicine for what the judges said was ...

Patients seeking solutions outside the mainstream – LimaOhio.com


Patients seeking solutions outside the mainstream
LimaOhio.com, OH
A study in 2007 by the US Department of Health and Human Services found 38 percent of adult Americans and 12 percent of American children use complementary and alternative medicine, or CAM for short. Dr. Jonathan Laux, of Lima, understands patients' ...

Complementary and Alternative Medicine – WSOCtv.com


Complementary and Alternative Medicine
WSOCtv.com, NC
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is the use of therapies that are outside the practice of conventional medicine. Complementary refers to therapies that are used in conjunction with traditional medical treatments. Alternative therapies are ...

The Gulfshore's Top Doctors 2009 – Gulfshore Life


The Gulfshore's Top Doctors 2009
Gulfshore Life, FL
She's about holistic medicine, de-stressing. She's just an amazing doctor.” Southmayd became interested in alternative medicine and different approaches to healthcare while in Massachusetts. She has studied approaches to illness and wellness that focus ...

Alternative Cures – Mania


Alternative Cures
Mania, CA
Alternative Medicine can also be referred to as unconventional medicine because it is medicine in a way that a lot of people are not used to. It is medicine that works for a lot of folks though, and it could be medicine that works for you if you open ...

Straight talk with…Harvey Fineberg – Nature.com (subscription)


Nature.com (subscription)

Straight talk with...Harvey Fineberg
Nature.com (subscription), UK
In 2005, an institute report on complementary and alternative medicine generated a bit of controversy because it called on Congress to create incentives for research on the efficacy of certain practices such as the use of dietary supplements. ...

Medical Public Relations – Alternative Health Journal


Alternative Health Journal

Medical Public Relations
Alternative Health Journal, California
America has really yet to embrace alternative medicine and holistic health. Though the countless people who have been saved from surgery, pain, and even death by the graces of alternative treatments tell everyone they know about these amazing remedies, ...

Naturopaths left off new scheme | Lifestyle – Bundaberg NewsMail


Bundaberg NewsMail

Naturopaths left off new scheme | Lifestyle
Bundaberg NewsMail, Australia
“It is not alternative medicine, it is part of mainstream health care,” Mrs Harris said. “Each has a role to play, they are complementary to each other.” Queensland homeopaths are currently accredited through an advanced diploma at a ...

Multiple Sclerosis – Alternative Health Journal


Alternative Health Journal

Multiple Sclerosis
Alternative Health Journal, California
Modern medicine lists MS as a disease without a cure. Many Alternative Medicine or Naturopathic doctors view all diseases, including MS, as the body struggling to correct some problem related to the physical, emotional or mental states of the patient. ...

What are parents' rights regarding a child's medical treatment? – CNN


What are parents' rights regarding a child's medical treatment?
CNN
Courts have also sided with families in life-or-death situations when the parents find a licensed physician willing to administer the alternative medicine they're seeking. This was the case with the Maxins, who found a doctor specializing in holistic ...

Alternative Medicine – Alternative Health Journal


Alternative Health Journal

Alternative Medicine
Alternative Health Journal, California
By Dan Sevigny, Community Contributor -- Published: May 27, 2009 Alternative Medicine is a science that combines the knowledge and power of modern medicine alongside the wisdom of ancient healing. For a person who is living with a chronic or ...

James S. Gordon, MD, Mind-Body Medicine Pioneer, to Present Public … – Business Wire (press release)


James S. Gordon, MD, Mind-Body Medicine Pioneer, to Present Public ...
Business Wire (press release), CA
He also served as the first Chair of the Program Advisory Council of the National Institutes of Health's Office of Alternative Medicine and is a former member of the Cancer Advisory Panel on Complementary and Alternative Medicine of the National ...

Resources For Seniors Diagnosed With Cancer – Western Queens Gazette


Resources For Seniors Diagnosed With Cancer
Western Queens Gazette, NY
Research Alternative Medicine If your mother is interested in learning more about herbs, supplements and other alternative approaches to fighting cancer, go to the National Center for Alternative and Complementary Medicine (www.nccam.nih.gov). ...

NHS pins its hopes for treating back pain on acupuncture – Independent


Channel 4 News

NHS pins its hopes for treating back pain on acupuncture
Independent, UK
His claim was challenged by Edzard Ernst, a professor of complementary medicine at the University of Exeter and a leading sceptic about the claimed benefits of alternative medicine. Professor Ernst said he was most concerned about the use of ...
Alternative therapy for back pain smacks of desperation This is London
Back pain sufferers to be offered acupuncture treatment on the NHS guardian.co.uk
NICE recommends alternative therapies for back pain TheMedGuru
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Insurance options for Alternative Healthcare – Examiner.com


Insurance options for Alternative Healthcare
Examiner.com
So you are interested in pursuing alternative options for your healthcare, but you're not sure if they will be covered by your insurance. You are not alone. Insurance coverage is the primary reason many people do not try alternative medicine. ...

Mexico, China to co-op in herbal medicine study to fight H1N1 flu – Xinhua


Mexico, China to co-op in herbal medicine study to fight H1N1 flu
Xinhua, China
Javier Grandini Gonzalez, director of the IPN's National Medicine and Homeopathy School, said both Mexico and China are excellent in herbal medicine study. The key elements of Chinese medicine is herbal medicine, followed by acupuncture, ...

Swiss take an holistic approach – Irish Times


Irish Times

Swiss take an holistic approach
Irish Times, Ireland
“It shows that we are beginning to come out of the two camps – one for orthodox medicine and the other for alternative medicine. In the future, hopefully, it will mean that medical students will study complementary therapies as part of their medical ...

Nature's Healing Touch – Manila Bulletin


Nature's Healing Touch
Manila Bulletin, Philippines
The Ascof Lagundi cough syrup is also In compliance with Republic Act 8423, otherwise known as the Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act (TAMA) of 1997. The act aims “to promote and advocate the use of traditional, alternative, preventive, ...

Doctor divides time between medicine, literature – บางกอกโพส


บางกอกโพส

Doctor divides time between medicine, literature
บางกอกโพส, Thailand
Taking medicine is not always the best thing. With this mindset, Dr Marut naturally opts for an holistic approach that emphasises prevention rather than cure. He also hopes to raise enough funds to open an alternative medicine centre for Koh Yao ...