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New Data Provide Comprehensive Understanding Of Americans' Use Of Complementary And Alternative Medicine (CAM) (Medical News Today) Mon Dec 01 12:11:37 PST 2008 What The release of a nationwide government survey on trends and demographic use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among both adults and children in the United States. Read full article »
New Data Provide Comprehensive Understanding of Americans' Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) (National Institutes of Health) Mon Dec 01 05:40:03 PST 2008 The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine's mission is to explore complementary and alternative medical practices in the context of rigorous science, train CAM researchers, and disseminate authoritative information to the public and professionals. Read full article »
Misleading Media Coverage Of Medicine (Medical News Today) Fri Nov 28 04:11:17 PST 2008 Media coverage of clinical trials does not contain the elements readers require to make informed decisions. A comparison of the coverage received by pharmaceutical and herbal remedy trials, reported in the open access journal BMC Medicine, has revealed that it is rarely possible for the lay publi... Read full article »
Misleading Media Coverage Of Medicine (Science Daily) Wed Nov 26 06:25:04 PST 2008 Media coverage of clinical trials does not contain the elements readers require to make informed decisions. A comparison of the coverage received by pharmaceutical and herbal remedy trials, reported in the journal BMC Medicine, has revealed that it is rarely possible for the lay public to assess ... Read full article »
This Massage Method Produces Results (ThirdAge) Tue Dec 02 13:10:24 PST 2008 Nov. 25 -- Chronic pain sometimes starts as a distraction, an inconvenience. After all, it's human nature to think the hurt will go away over time. Unless there's a simple solution, the main treatment is two spoonfuls of denial. Read full article »
UI seeks men for prostate study (The Iowa City Press-Citizen) Mon Dec 01 01:27:45 PST 2008 University of Iowa researchers are examining an alternative treatment for enlarged prostates. Read full article »
Aging Not Slowed By Antioxidants, Study Rejects 50 Year Old Theory (Medical News Today) Mon Dec 01 13:10:57 PST 2008 Research led by scientists in the UK has upturned a 50-year old theory that maintains antioxidants stop or slow aging by counteracting the oxidative stress on cells caused by free radicals, a finding that will undermine claims made by beauty and diet products that promote the anti-aging propertie... Read full article »
Gov’t warns vs HIV danger in MSM sector (Philippine Daily Inquirer) Sun Nov 30 14:05:06 PST 2008 MANILA, Philippines—Amid the celebration of World AIDS Day on Monday, the health department is grappling with the problem of declaring an epidemic of HIV infection among a sector it calls MSM, or men having sex with men. Read full article »
FHT Announce Holistic Healthcare Conference 2009 (Medical News Today) Wed Nov 26 04:12:27 PST 2008 The Federation of Holistic Therapists, the UK's leading and largest professional association is inviting all healthcare professionals including doctors, nurses, complementary health practitioners and counsellors to the 2009 Holistic Healthcare Conference. Read full article »