Latest World News on Complementary Medicine from The CMA:
July 14th 2008
Spiritual healing on the NHS?
Times Online - UK
... which is hardly surprising: statistics suggest that about 90 per cent of cancer patients avail themselves of some form of complementary medicine. ...
Meditation Good For Psychiatrists' Mental Health
Medical News Today (press release) - UK
A new meta-analysis of 823 randomly controlled trials of meditation, conducted by the US National Institute of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, ...
How are homeopathic products used in childhood?
News-Medical.net - Sydney,Australia
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is still popular these days and homeopathic medicine continues to be one of the most widely used forms of CAMs. ...
Regulating traditional medicine
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
By DR MILTON LUM The use of traditional and complementary medicine is becoming more widespread. There needs to be clear regulations to address the many ...
Laws 'only way' to stop pharm-yard quacks
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
AUSTRALIA'S $2 billion alternative and complementary medicine industries are flourishing largely unchecked, with no specific regulations to protect patients ...
If the drugs don’t work...
WalesOnline - United Kingdom
“With up to five million people a year consulting a therapist in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), and many more asking their doctor for advice, ...
You Asked: Is Homeopathic Medicine Regulated by the FDA?
FitSugar.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
This is a great question since many people are trying alternative and complementary forms of medicine when the Western medicine route doesn't work. ...
Naturopaths support tougher regulation of complementary medicine
UQ News - Brisbane,Queensland,Australia
“Naturopaths represent the largest group of complementary medicine practitioners in Australia. Studies show that around half of all health consultations are ...
How to keep your cool
Martha's Vineyard Times - Vineyard Haven,MA,USA
Hellie Neuman, an acupuncturist at Vineyard Complementary Medicine in West Tisbury, recommends eating watermelon to stay cool. ...
New Book Integrates Tellington TTouch For Enhanced Healthcare
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien,Austria
... (NIH) recently launched a campaign to encourage patients and healthcare providers to openly discuss the use of complementary and alternative medicine. ...
Researchers warn against eating tilapia
Winston-Salem Journal - Winston-Salem,NC,USA
The research was financed by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine and the Office of Dietary Supplements of the National Institutes ...
National University to offer degrees through SPC
Tampa Bay Newspapers - Seminole,FL,USA
Mainstream complementary and integrative health fields, which augment traditional medicine, are booming. They can include such areas as acupuncture, ...
A NEW LIFE: Neil McNulty left an IT job to retrain as a ...
Irish Times - Dublin,Ireland
The former computer scientist is settling in to his new career as a complementary therapist, having just completed his studies in Dublin last year. ...
Judge and jury visit Killaloe clinic in cancer doctor trial
Irish Times - Dublin,Ireland
... the jury that the East Clinic was based on the US and continental model and was advanced in the integration of conventional and complementary medicine. ...
Do not dismiss non-orthodox treatments
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
In research, the term complementary and alternative medicine is used as a grab-bag for all types of healing practices. These may include traditional Chinese ...
Body Mechanic
RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA
"More and more people are seeking out complementary health care, either as an alternative or in addition to seeing a medical doctor," he said.
Patients Declare Grounds for Medical Skepticism: Alternative ...
American Chronicle - Beverly Hills,CA,USA
Callahan and colleagues (2008) set out to determine whether medical skepticism was associated with the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). ...
Aroma-therapy
Vanguard - Apapa,Lagos,Nigeria
Therapies and medicines that were once skeptically viewed as alternative by doctors practicing conventional medicine have now been embraced as complementary ...
Contemporary Medicine: Applied Human Science or Technological ...
RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA
The authors argue that this relationship is located within a tension at the heart of the clinic, between the demands of cutting-edge medicine (and ...
‘Medicine registration backlog high’
Sowetan - Soweto,South Africa
The lack of responsible regulation of complementary and African traditional medicines meant that South Africa continued to lose the rights to such medicines ...
Library adds integrative medicine database
University of Delaware - Newark,DE,USA
Natural Standard, the organization, is an international research collaboration that aggregates and synthesizes data on complementary and alternative ...
Ohio’s Third Frontier Awards $23M to
Biotech Transfer Week - New York,NY,USA
Case Western Reserve University, Copernicus Therapeutics, and Polgenix; $3.9 million for the application of three complementary activities: development of ...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
The Bee - Portland,OR,USA
The clinic specializes in “family practice medicine and midwifery, as well as complementary management of diabetes, chronic pain, and autism spectrum ...
Weighing Alternatives
Newsweek - USA
What are some common conditions that are being treated by complementary medicine? Chronic pain. Osteoarthritis. Migraines. Breast-cancer patients are using ...
Dean Ornish MD
Newsweek - USA
He was appointed to the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy and elected to the California Academy of Medicine. ...
Cancer Treatments From the Kitchen
Newsweek - USA
Three popular complementary and alternative therapies for cancer and cancer-related conditions—flaxseed, ginseng and shark cartilage—came up for review in ...
Beyond the beaten path
Chandigarh Tribune - India
Some of the diverse healthcare occupations that alternative and complementary medicine offers prospective students are healing arts like massage therapy, ...
Effects of Healing Touch Therapy Being Studied
ScienceBlog.com - Los Angeles,CA,USA
“This is complementary medicine, not alternative medicine, so it can be easily incorporated in a medical model.” Although there are many healing touch ...
Progress Notes
U.S. Medicine - Washington,DC,USA
In 2007, NIH’s National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) supported nearly $20 million in research on traditional Chinese medicine ...
Communication Key to Blending Eastern and Western Medicine
RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA
According to a survey conducted by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine and AARP, almost two-thirds of people age 50 or older are ...
Grand County is where world-famous longevity doctor/author found ...
Sky Hi Daily News - Granby,CO,USA
He began moving from conventional medicine toward integrated or complementary medicine. Along with appropriate drug prescriptions, surgery, or treatment, ...
The age of reason
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
By Dr ALBERT LIM KOK HOOI Blowing hot and cold in the cancer clinic – the downside of traditional and complementary medicine. ...
La Oropesa sees dead people
Inquirer.net - Philippines
Oropesa was given a scholarship in Doctorate of Philosophy in Alternative Medicine from the International Open University for Complementary Medicine in Sri ...
No matter what you call it, integrative medicine growing quickly here
Inside Tucson Business - Tucson,AZ,USA
Integrative medicine, alternative medicine, holistic medicine, complementary medicine. It goes by many names, but one name that always comes up when Tucson ...
States of Confusion: Regulation of Complementary Therapies
TheHorse.com - Lexington,KY,USA
The AVMA's stand on the issue is clear: complementary and alternative therapies fit squarely within the organization's definition of "veterinary medicine. ...
Physician and Patient Attitudes towards Complementary and ...
7thSpace Interactive (press release) - New York,NY,USA
In the US, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is most prevalent among reproductive age, educated women. We sought to determine general ...
Touro Graduate Division Commencement Ceremonies At Madison Square ...
Five Towns Jewish Times Online - Cedarhurst,NY,USA
Dr. Oz directs the cardiovascular institute and complementary medicine program at New York Presbyterian Hospital. His research interests include heart ...
Strong Marketing Campaign of OmegaGen Neptune Krill Oil Now ...
Earthtimes (press release) - London,UK
“The launch of the next product of Inovail’s complementary medicine franchise, OmegaGen® Cardio, which focuses on cholesterol management, ...