21 February 2012 at 17:12
Doctor Dean Ornish gave a speech at last week's 2012 Intergrative Healthcare Symposium on how changing your lifestyle can help cure chronic conditions, such as diabetes, instead of using drugs or surgery.
Read the full article here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/12/dean-ornish-integrative-healthcare-symposium_n_1270412.html
21 February 2012 at 15:20
Therabiogen, a homeopathic remedy manufacturer has announced a more direct marketing strategy to advertise and drive consumer awareness for homeopathic nasal sprays used for colds and flu. Read the full article here: http://markets.on.nytimes.com/research/stocks/news/press_release.asp?docTag=201202130909PR_NEWS_USPRX____SF52158&feedID=600&press_symbol=10423006 ... [ read more ]
21 February 2012 at 09:31
A good candid report on what the pharmaceutical industry is actually doing by a woman who worked as a sales rep for the industry for 15 years.
Watch the video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AazObF_pHSU
20 February 2012 at 17:28
Channel 4 program 4thought.tv asks 'Should alternative medicine be available on the NHS?' There are seven short films on the subject on 4od - Channel 4's online video service. Some are for and some are against, and they are well worth a watch. Click here to view the videos: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/4thoughttv/4od ... [ read more ]
20 February 2012 at 14:58
The president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Nina Fedoroff, has spoken out about her worry of the anti-science movement that is sweeping across the United States. Read the full article here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/feb/19/science-scepticism-usdomesticpolicy ... [ read more ]
20 February 2012 at 09:32
An article in The Huffington Post reposts on how the US Indian Health Service (IHS) is integrating CAMs into its student loan repayment programme. This will include licensed Naturopaths, Acupuncturists and Chiropractors. Read the full article here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-weeks/integrative-medicine_b_1251375.html ... [ read more ]
17 February 2012 at 17:21
The Sydney Morning Herald’s online poll last week, which apparently showed mass opposition to CAM degree courses at Australian universities, was revealed to have been manipulated, with about eight times as many voters as those who actually read the article. Read the full article here: ... [ read more ]
17 February 2012 at 15:27
The family of a nine year old boy who has cancer have been offended when their doctor told them not to waste their money on alternative treatments, after conventional medicine failed. Read the full article here: http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/6397486/Doctors-views-offend-family-of-cancer-boy ... [ read more ]
17 February 2012 at 09:27
The Irish Times has an interesting piece on how more than half of those in Ireland “flaunt characteristics of middle-class life”, including an increase in the usage of alternative medicines. Read the full article here: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2012/0210/1224311575761.html ... [ read more ]
16 February 2012 at 16:16
The Daily Telegraph has published an article about a new report from Cardiff University showing that antibiotics are widely over-prescribed in the UK, with one in twenty being unnecessary. Read the full article here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9071706/GPs-could-prescribe-1.6m-fewer-antibiotics.html ... [ read more ]
