The News Review:
- GISP studies traditional Eastern medicine
- Alternative Medicine Pioneer and Author, Nancy Lonsdorf, MD, Helps …
- Health expo attracts those ‘open to trying new things’
- Pentagon researches alternative treatments
- New Study on Acupuncture with Drugs as Equine Sedation Option
GISP studies traditional Eastern medicine
The Brown Daily Herald, RI
“It’s a lot of reading,” Liou said, adding that it’s been difficult to acclimate to the Eastern way of thinking about medicine and the human body. The group meets regularly to discuss readings and hear from guest speakers and practitioners, such as acupuncturists and herbalists. About half of the students involved in the GISP said they are pre-med, and a handful said they hope to practice alternative medicine as a career. Regardless of how they hope to integrate the aims of the course into their career, students agreed that taking the class was about broadening perspectives and thinking alternatively. “It’s good food for thought,” Dan Woolridge ‘10 said. “It’s good to take away that whole sense of holism that Eastern medicine prides itself on. “William Chen ‘10, who said he plans to pursue a career in Western medicine, said he is drawn to these ideals of holism and patient interaction in his study of alternative medical practices.
Alternative Medicine Pioneer and Author, Nancy Lonsdorf, MD, Helps …
MarketWatch
com is pleased to
announce that Nancy Lonsdorf, MD has joined its Scientific Board of Advisors. Lonsdorf is a leading expert in Ayurvedic Medicine and other
alternative approaches to health care and herbal prevention therapies. She has
been named by the Chicago Tribune as “one of the nation’s most prominent
Ayurvedic doctors. ”
Dr. Lonsdorf received her Medical Degree from Johns Hopkins School of
Medicine and her residency training in psychiatry at Stanford University. She
is the author of A Woman’s Best Medicine and The Ageless Woman: Natural Health
and Beauty After Forty.
Health expo attracts those ‘open to trying new things’
Alberta Daily Herald Tribune (subscription), Canada
A selection of wellness products, alternative therapies, healing arts products and more were featured. Valleyview resident Stan Olszowka attended the expo with his wife and grandchildren. The 70-year-old is a strong believer in alternative and holistic medicine. He often attends expos to learn about new products. ?More people are trying to accept it and realize it more,? he said, referring to alternative medicine. ?I enjoyed trying all the different fruits and herbs ? We hear about things and if you come in here you can learn about it first-hand. ?
Barb Clarke went to a health store in her hometown of High Level to learn about iron levels and other ailments.
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Pentagon researches alternative treatments
USA Today
About one third of sailors and Marines use some types of alternative therapies, mostly herbal remedies, according to a survey conducted last year. A recent Army study shows that one in four soldiers with combat-caused PTSD turned to herbs, chiropractors, acupuncture or megavitamins for relief. Although the Pentagon’s study of alternative medicine for combat diseases is unique, research into such therapies for broad public use is not new, said Richard Nahin, a senior adviser for the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. The NIH spends about $300 million a year on similar research.
New Study on Acupuncture with Drugs as Equine Sedation Option
TheHorse.com, KY
In the journal Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Brazilian scientists studying alternatives to conventional drug administration for achieving sedation in horses reported that combining low-dose drug administration with acupuncture is a viable option. These findings confirm anecdotal.