Monthly Archives: March 2010

No fooling; Local humor specialist says skip the pranks and just laugh – The Daily News of Newburyport


No fooling; Local humor specialist says skip the pranks and just laugh
The Daily News of Newburyport
When his wife got a serious illness in the mid-1980s, the couple began researching alternative medicine. And together they dramatically altered their diets ...

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Homeopathy in denial – Muse


Homeopathy in denial
Muse
Many legitimate treatments fall under the broad umbrella of alternative medicine, but specific claims of dilute solutions – or water – being useful as ...

Annie Appleseed Project to educate people with cancer at May conference – Mesothelioma.com


Annie Appleseed Project to educate people with cancer at May conference
Mesothelioma.com
The goal of the conference is to provide education to cancer sufferers about the benefits of complementary treatment options and alternative medicine. ...

Alternative remedy use common among infertile – Reuters


Alternative remedy use common among infertile
Reuters
The research is the first in the US to quantify the use of complementary and alternative medicine for infertility-a problem that afflicts 7 to 17 percent of ...

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VA doctors prohibited from prescribing medical pot – Washington Post


VA doctors prohibited from prescribing medical pot
Washington Post
"If these guys fought the hardest they could, why not give them the best medicine, or an alternative medicine you can?" Culkin said. ...

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Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier – One of World’s Leading Experts on Alternative … – PR Web (press release)


Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier – One of World's Leading Experts on Alternative ...
PR Web (press release)
“For decades Dr. Pelletier has been one of the most respected forces in expanding the 'health and medicine' discussion to include alternative wellness and ...

Just How Integrated is Integrative Medicine? – NewsReleaseWire.com (press release)


Just How Integrated is Integrative Medicine?
NewsReleaseWire.com (press release)
I teach a course at CIIS entitled "Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Medicine," in which graduate students are expected to interview CAM ...

Some cancer patients turning to alternative therapies of nutrition, massage to … – TCPalm


Some cancer patients turning to alternative therapies of nutrition, massage to ...
TCPalm
In 2007, total spending on alternative or complementary medicine reached nearly $34 billion, according to the National Institutes for Health. ...

Now Jessica Simpson pours salt water up her nose as she tries another bizarre … – Daily Mail


Daily Mail

Now Jessica Simpson pours salt water up her nose as she tries another bizarre ...
Daily Mail
Jessica was trying Ayurveda medicine, an ancient form of alternative medicine which has been practised in India for more than 5000 years. ...
Jessica Simpson tries bizarre beauty techniquesMonsters and Critics.com

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Health bill should cover alternative medicines – Web Devil


Health bill should cover alternative medicines
Web Devil
Unfortunately, many Americans who prefer alternative medicine will still go uncovered. According to a 2009 National Center for Complementary and Alternative ...

WMNF pulls show of doctor tainted by hepatitis C outbreak – Tampabay.com


WMNF pulls show of doctor tainted by hepatitis C outbreak
Tampabay.com
... everything from homeopathic remedies to nutrition therapies on her twice-monthly alternative medicine show for Tampa community radio station WMNF-FM. ...

Where Are You Buying Your Supplements? – EmpowHer (blog)


Where Are You Buying Your Supplements?
EmpowHer (blog)
... published article in "Pharmacotherapy" titled "Key Articles Related to Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Cardiovascular Disease: Part 1. ...

Integrative Mental Health and Health Care Reform – Futurehealth


Integrative Mental Health and Health Care Reform
Futurehealth
I was convinced that good evidence existed for some nutritional therapies and for Chinese Medicine (though I had been convinced before the meeting). ...

The power of prayer – Philippine Star


The power of prayer
Philippine Star
That is why the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine of the US National Institutes of Health is spending $6.2 million over two years ...

The real health reform solution: A Health Freedom Zone in America – Natural News.com


Natural News.com

The real health reform solution: A Health Freedom Zone in America
Natural News.com
It would openly allow naturopathic physicians and "CAM" practitioners (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) to treat (and help cure) serious diseases, ...

Letter writers sound off on hospitals’ policy on Reiki – The Post-Standard – Syracuse.com (blog)


The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com (blog)

Letter writers sound off on hospitals' policy on Reiki
The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com (blog)
This article about Reiki was a boost for the irrationality of alternative medicine and a slap in the face of scientific, evidence-based medicine. ...

Alternative Medicine Gaining In Popularity In Algeria – Bernama


Alternative Medicine Gaining In Popularity In Algeria
Bernama
ALGIERS, March 29 (Bernama) -- The herbal medicine, one of the oldest branches of alternative medicine appears to be gaining ground by moving in parallel ...

A riddle: What does a Passover Seder have in common with holistic healing? – Examiner.com


Examiner.com

A riddle: What does a Passover Seder have in common with holistic healing?
Examiner.com
Autonomy concerning individuals is central to alternative medicine also. The narrative that the patients or clients tell the practitioner relates their ...

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Medical herbalist calls for industry to be regulated – Your Local Guardian


Medical herbalist calls for industry to be regulated
Your Local Guardian
... that a new EU directive may lead to many of the herbs they use being withdrawn from shelves, which would limit patients' choice of alternative medicine. ...

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Practitioners show gamut of alternative medicines – Barre Montpelier Times Argus


Practitioners show gamut of alternative medicines
Barre Montpelier Times Argus
Mase and others insist they don't view alternative medicine as a replacement for traditional Western medicine, but simply as a different solution. ...