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- NIH Study Confirms BioTech Medic’s Claim: More Americans Turning …
- Podcast: Complementary and alternative therapies for cancer symptoms
- Correction: Alternative medicine story
- Manual Physical Therapy and Exercise Produces Significant …
- About 1 in 9 American kids use alternative medicine
- Many people choose alternative medicine
- In the dark on alternative medicine
NIH Study Confirms BioTech Medic’s Claim: More Americans Turning …
MarketWatch
11 2008 DALLAS TX Dec 11 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) –BioTech Medics Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BMCS) announced today the recentsurvey conducted by the National Institutes of Health and the USCenters for Disease Control and Prevention found that “about four in10 US adults are turning to alternative medical approaches forchronic pain. ” This independent study substantiates more Americansare turning to alternative medicine similar to that offered by BioTechPain Management & Wellness Centers for pain relief. Keith Houser CEO of BioTech said “Back pain was the leading reasonthat Americans reported using alternative medicine techniquesfollowed by neck joint and arthritic pain the survey said. Imyself became involved with high powered deep penetrating lasertherapy due to back pain. The NIH Survey also found that “many people feel alternative medicinemay work better for them than typical medical approaches with fewerbad side effects. “As I look at this data what I’m most struck with is how much peopleare turning to CAM (complementary and alternative medicine) approachesas part of the management of chronic pain conditions particularlychronic back pain but also neck pain and musculoskeletal pain andheadache” said Dr.
Podcast: Complementary and alternative therapies for cancer symptoms
MayoClinic.com
I’m your host Rich Dietman. In today’s podcast we’re talking about complementary and alternative medicine therapies that can be used to help relieve some symptoms of cancer and chemotherapy. Complementary and alternative therapies have been used for some time now to treat cancer symptoms and the side effects of chemotherapy. Here to talk about some of those therapies is Mayo Clinic’s Dr.
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Correction: Alternative medicine story
The Associated Press
10 story on a study of alternative medicine use The Associated Press erroneously reported U. supplement sales growth. The Nutrition Business Journal reported sales grew 6 percent from 2006 to 2007 not from 1998 to 2007.
Manual Physical Therapy and Exercise Produces Significant …
HealthNewsDigest.com NY
com) – ALEXANDRIA VA The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is urging patients with musculoskeletal pain to consider treatment by a physical therapist in light of a new federal survey showing that more than one-third of American adults and nearly 12 percent of children use alternative medicine with back and neck pain being the top reasons for treatment. Results of the 2007 survey of more than 32000 Americans were released Dec. 11 by the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. According to APTA physical therapy offers an evidence-based time-tested solution to these common conditions in comparison to alternative treatments. For neck pain for example a recent study published in the medical journal Spine found that when patients received up to six treatments of manual physical therapy and exercise they not only experienced pain relief but were also less likely to seek additional medical care up to one year following treatment. “This study demonstrating the efficacy of physical therapy for a condition as widespread as neck pain is particularly relevant in today’s challenging economic environment” according to the study’s lead researcher and APTA spokesman Michael Walker PT DSc OCS CSCS FAAOMPT. “The Kaiser Foundation for instance recently found that more than half of all Americans are not taking prescribed medication and postponing needed medical care in an effort to save money.
About 1 in 9 American kids use alternative medicine
KDBC TX
The government study is the first measure of children’s use of such remedies including acupuncture meditation and chiropractic care. Adult use of alternative treatments remains about the same as it was in 2002 — more than one in three. Herbal remedies were the most popular type of alternative medicine for both adults and those under 18. Leading the list for children were echinacea (ehk-ih-NAY’-shuh) used for colds and fish oil sometimes given for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Among the most common for adults were glucosamine used for joint pain and fish oil which has been linked to reducing the risk of heart disease.
Many people choose alternative medicine
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“It dropped my pain dramatically I mean immediately” she said. A new survey says a large group of people are choosing non-traditional forms of treatment for what ails them. Of the 32000 Americans were surveyed last year 38% of adults and 12% of children are choosing some type of complementary or alternative medicine. Tena Scarber is a Plano acupuncturist.  “You’ll even have a patient who’s had a stroke and can’t speak start speaking on your acupuncture table so it’s just phenomenal” she said. The survey defined alternatives as:               Acupuncture              Dietary supplements              Herbal products              Deep breathing exercises              Meditation              Chiropractic therapy              Massage              YogaDoctor Steven Remer isn’t surprised by the study.  “I think many people in the medical field are realizing the importance of looking at overall lifestyle and nutrition and diet and exercise” he said.
In the dark on alternative medicine
Sydney Morning Herald Australia
The National Prescribing Service has called for moreindependently based information to be made available to consumersand health professionals about complementary medicines whichgenerate billions of dollars in sales but are subject to minimaltesting before being sold. The federally funded prescribing service which advises doctorson prescription drug use found that more than 80 per cent ofgeneral practitioners and pharmacists surveyed agreed that morescientific testing was required before complementary medicines wereused as part of conventional care. The survey also found just 38 per cent of GPs felt confidentdiscussing complementary medicines with patients. The proportion ofpharmacists confident about discussing alternative products was 43per cent.