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Local Chiropractor Sees Increased Spending, Reliance On Alternative Medicine (Newtown Bee)
Thu Nov 05 11:15:29 PST 2009
Americans spend more than ten percent of their out-of-pocket health care dollars on alternative medicine, according to the first national estimate of such spending in more than a decade.
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Prince Charles lobbies Andy Burnham on complementary medicine for NHS (Daily Telegraph)
Sat Oct 31 15:59:28 PDT 2009
Edzard Ernstthe professor of complementary medicine at the Peninsula Medical School at Exeter may have accused him of promoting "quackery" with some of the products in his Duchy Originals range but the Prince of Wales's messianic fervour for alternative ways of treating illness and ailments...
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Alternative medicine gains steam in med schools (The Bryan-College Station Eagle)
Mon Nov 02 04:16:08 PST 2009
Future doctors and nurses are learning about acupuncture and herbs along with anatomy and physiology at a growing number of medical schools. It's another example of how alternative medicine has become mainstream. And it's often done with Uncle Sam's ...
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Cancer and the use of complementary and alternative medicine (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Tue Oct 27 17:04:33 PDT 2009
Researchers at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne have investigated the use of complementary and alternative medicine amongst cancer patients, with the aim to develop guidelines for oncology health professionals
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Study: More Insurers Paying for Alternative Medicine (Fox News)
Tue Nov 03 05:26:18 PST 2009
From acupuncture to supplements, despite a lack of evidence for their effectiveness, more insurers are willing to pay for alternative meds.
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Demand Fuels Alternative Medicine Classes (CBS News)
Mon Nov 02 14:00:05 PST 2009
With More Than One-Third of Americans Wanting Alternative Health Remedies, Medical Schools Take Notice
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Med, nursing schools teaching alternative remedies (Killeen Daily Herald)
Wed Nov 04 21:15:31 PST 2009
Future doctors and nurses are learning about acupuncture and herbs along with anatomy and physiology at a growing number of medical schools. It's another example of how alternative medicine has become mainstream. And it's often done with Uncle Sam's help.
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Mind-body medicine founder to speak at conference (Terre Haute Tribune Star)
Thu Nov 05 18:11:34 PST 2009
Sharon Forbes wasn’t sure what she would learn about mind-body connections during a class at The Maple Center. It turns out she learned a lot.
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More insurers are paying for alternative remedies (AP via Yahoo! News)
Mon Nov 02 21:00:14 PST 2009
EDITOR'S NOTE: Ten years and $2.5 billion in research have found no cures from alternative medicine. Yet these mostly unproven treatments are now mainstream and used by more than a third of all Americans. This is one in an occasional Associated Press series on their use and potential risks.
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Yoga May Be Effective For Chronic Low Back Pain In Minority Populations (Medical News Today)
Thu Nov 05 08:15:45 PST 2009
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center found that yoga may be more effective than standard treatment for reducing chronic low back pain in minority populations. This study appears in the November issue of Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine.
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