Monthly Archives: May 2009

Wacky bedwetting cures from the past – Toronto Star


Wacky bedwetting cures from the past
Toronto Star,  Canada
A spoonful of honey before bed, a remedy which still appears in some alternative medicine recommendations today, was also suggested. According to the UCLA Folklore Archives, children were encouraged to urinate in a variety of places in an attempt to ...

Fringe medicine school looking for entrance into ivory tower – Ha’aretz


Fringe medicine school looking for entrance into ivory tower
Ha'aretz, Israel
There is currently no official program in Israel for the studying alternative medicine, whose benefits are a subject of controversy among scientists. The Reidman Center for Holistic Studies, which is connected to Reidman College in Ramat Aviv, ...

Holistic Treatments for TMJ Pain – Beliefnet.com


Holistic Treatments for TMJ Pain
Beliefnet.com, NY
But there are a number of holistic therapies and alternative medicine practices that can help. 1. Acupuncture - The TMJ is a key point along the stomach meridian, one of the 12 major energy pathways of the body, according to Chinese medicine. ...

Alternative Medicine, Alternative Religion, Alternative Nation – Beliefnet.com


Alternative Medicine, Alternative Religion, Alternative Nation
Beliefnet.com, NY
This kind of stuff -- alternative medicine, do-it-yourself medicine -- is incredibly popular, thanks in no small part to the Internet which encourages self-diagnosis and self-treatment, with information and pseudo-information all jumbled together ...

Boy Who Traded Chemo for Alternative Medicine Leaves Town – Beliefnet.com


ABC News

Boy Who Traded Chemo for Alternative Medicine Leaves Town
Beliefnet.com, NY
I wonder: How much of this on the parents' part is genuine religious devotion and a true belief in alternative medicine, and how much is a terrified reaction at seeing what chemo does to their son? Is it just a unique way to be in denial, keeping their ...
Video: Search Continues for Mom, Cancer-stricken Son The Associated Press
NATURAL REMEDIES SEEN AS HELPFUL THERAPIES Monterey County Herald
Minnesota Mom and Son Fleeing Chemo RantRave | Published Opinion.
Minnesota Public Radio - USA Today
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The Republican Health Care Alternative – American Spectator


American Spectator

The Republican Health Care Alternative
American Spectator
The patient can decide as well to use the funds for alternative medicine treatments that traditional insurance does not cover. Even more importantly, the HSAs restore powerful market incentives to control costs for all but the catastrophic care over ...

Making that positive Difference – Trinidad and Tobago News


Making that positive Difference
Trinidad and Tobago News, Trinidad and Tobago
He is the founder and director of the Research Centre for Alternative Medicine, now known as the Canadian Institute of Natural and Integrative Medicine, where he holds the position of research chair. He is also an associate clinical professor at the ...

Holistic veterinarian offering a slew of Eastern treatments – Payson Roundup


Holistic veterinarian offering a slew of Eastern treatments
Payson Roundup, AZ
It wasn't until an auto accident 19 years ago that Patterson became interested in practicing holistic medicine. After his accident, which injured his back, neck and shoulder Patterson was treated with alternative therapies. Realizing its effectiveness ...

Non-penetrating acupuncture effective for pain relief – CTV.ca


Non-penetrating acupuncture effective for pain relief
CTV.ca, Canada
It doesn't matter whether acupuncture needles puncture the skin or not; the results on pain relief are about the same, Japanese researchers report in the online journal, Open Medicine. Acupuncture is popular in alternative medicine as a treatment of ...
With or Without Needles, Acupuncture Eases Back Pain SkinInc.com
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Switzerland enshrines complementary medicine in the constitution – cybermed.it


Switzerland enshrines complementary medicine in the constitution
cybermed.it, Italy
The Swiss vote reflects the growing importance of complementary medicine in Europe. 65% of Europeans report they have used complementary and alternative medicine, with 30-50% using it as self-support and 10-20% having seen a CAM practitioner in the ...
Review by Sue Bond Metapsychology
Therapy Supporters Roll Up Sleeves After Vote Journal of Turkish Weekly
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China's 4 trillion Yuan stimulus package: Israeli opportunities – Globes


China's 4 trillion Yuan stimulus package: Israeli opportunities
Globes, Israel
According to Ami Dotan, a Beijing-based general partner with China-Israel Value Capital (CIVC) equity fund, Israel is considered second to the United States in software development, internet and alternative energy applications, telecommunications, ...

Review by Sue Bond – Metapsychology


Review by Sue Bond
Metapsychology, NY
And whether it is conventional or alternative medicine that is being examined, that evidence for efficacy and safety is equally vital. Just because some of the conclusions from the evidence may be inconvenient or uncomfortable does not make them wrong. ...
Switzerland enshrines complementary medicine in the constitution cybermed.it
Therapy Supporters Roll Up Sleeves After Vote Journal of Turkish Weekly
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Local chiropractor thinks globally – Waterloo Record


Local chiropractor thinks globally
Waterloo Record, Canada
"I definitely think there's still some resistance," said Waterloo chiropractor Dr. Jennifer Nash -- even in Canada, where Nash cites a statistic that 70 per cent of the population have turned to alternative medicine at least once. ...

City scientists develop alternative to knee replacement – Times of India


City scientists develop alternative to knee replacement
Times of India, India
But if detected in the early stages, tissue culture can help regenerate it," said Dr S Arumugam, head of department, arthroscopy and sports medicine, Sri Ramachandra Medical College, who, along with CLRI officials is working on the chondrocyte culture. ...

New Options Offered for Sleep Apnea – Atlanta Journal Constitution


World News

New Options Offered for Sleep Apnea
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA
They described it as a "good alternative option" for anyone with obstructive sleep apnea. However, Dr. Shirin Shafazand, an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Miami Miller School ...
Surgery, oral devices associated with improvement in sleep ... EurekAlert (press release)
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Yoga, Aromatherapy Among New Offerings at Medical Center – Nurse.com


Yoga, Aromatherapy Among New Offerings at Medical Center
Nurse.com, VA
As time goes on, more and more people are choosing alternative medicine therapies in conjunction with traditional medicine. We believe that this can be an important adjunct to care that can enhance the healing process.” Beth Israel offers integrative ...

No locks or drugs: alternative treatment for mentally ill – RT


No locks or drugs: alternative treatment for mentally ill
RT, Russia
The patients here have different types of mental disorders, but here nobody takes medicine and they are all treated as special. Instead, in Svetlana, they are given work and responsibility. Farming, helping to cook and collecting wool is all on their ...

How to beat hay fever – Telegraph.co.uk


Telegraph.co.uk

How to beat hay fever
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom
Health food stores will sell you anything from vitamin E to fish oil, herbal drops or reishi mushrooms (used in Chinese medicine) but only the herb butterbur has shown "promising results" in clinical trials, says Professor Edzard Ernst, director of the ...

Biometric passports scrape through at ballot box – Swissinfo


Swissinfo

Biometric passports scrape through at ballot box
Swissinfo, Switzerland
A separate initiative promoting alternative medicine won 67 per cent approval. The result of the biometric passport vote was for several hours too close to call. And although it was passed, a majority of cantons - including Bern, Geneva, Basel City and ...

Biometric passport scrapes through at ballot box – Swissinfo


Swissinfo

Biometric passport scrapes through at ballot box
Swissinfo, Switzerland
A separate initiative promoting alternative medicine won 67 per cent approval. The result of the biometric passport vote was for several hours too close to call. And although it was passed, a majority of cantons - including Bern, Geneva, Basel City and ...
Swiss vote on introduction of biometric passports Swissinfo
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