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Research Symposium Will Explore The Science Of Complementary And Alternative Medicine (BioresearchOnline) Thu Nov 19 05:50:43 PST 2009 The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) will celebrate a decade of rigorous research with NCCAM's 10th Anniversary Research Symposium: Exploring the Science of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Read full article »
Why Consumers Turn To Alternative Medicine (Medical News Today) Thu Nov 19 03:39:46 PST 2009 Alternative health remedies are increasingly important in the health care marketplace. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research explores how consumers choose among the many available remedies. "Examples of the wide array of health remedy options available to consumers include drugs,... Read full article »
Integrated medicine center emphasizes ‘mindfulness’ (The Chronicle) Thu Nov 19 00:12:26 PST 2009 For those tired of the same old conventional medical practices, Duke Medicine is offering an alternative way to address health needs. Read full article »
EU Grants Nearly 1.5 Million Euros ($2.25 Million) For Complementary Medicine Research Network (Medical News Today) Thu Nov 12 03:15:47 PST 2009 A three-year project called CAMbrella will receive nearly 1.5 million euros of European Union funding to establish a research network for the study of complementary medicine. Read full article »
Shonky shamans taint aura of all 'healers' (The Age) Sat Nov 21 05:25:24 PST 2009 Victoria is leading the push for stricter regulations to weed out charlatans in the thriving alternative health industry. Read full article »
Vitamin supplements complicate cancer treatments (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) Fri Nov 20 19:35:12 PST 2009 New research shows there can be problems for people who mix complementary vitamins and supplements with standard medical treatments. Read full article »
Complementary Cancer Therapies: Helpful or Hurtful? (PRWeb) Tue Nov 17 00:11:58 PST 2009 Complementary and alternative therapies are readily available to aid sufferers of a multitude of diseases, including cancer. The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation asks, "Do they really help?" The surprising answer is that sometimes they can hurt. (PRWeb Nov 17, 2009) Read the full story at... Read full article »
Complementary Cancer Therapies: Helpful or Hurtful? (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) Mon Nov 16 23:01:00 PST 2009 Complementary and alternative therapies are readily available to aid sufferers of a multitude of diseases, including cancer. The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation asks, "Do they really help?" The surprising answer is that sometimes they can hurt. Read full article »
New Research Shows Promise in Using Traditional Research Methods to Assess Efficacy of Complementary Therapies (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Thu Nov 12 13:30:00 PST 2009 PRNewswire/ -- New research findings presented today at the Society for Integrative Oncology's Sixth International Conference in New York show promise in assessing the efficacy and safety of complementary and alternative medicine using traditional research methods. Read full article »
Med, nursing schools teaching alternative remedies (Alaska Journal of Commerce) Fri Nov 13 15:48:06 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. Read full article »