The News Review:
- Integrative medicine: Red yeast targets cholesterol
- Alternative medicine gaining acceptance but caution is urged
- Alternative medicine is the forte of new clinic’s owner
- National College of Natural Medicine
- MyBioIdenticalHormones Announce Launch of New Informative Website
- This Week in Health
- Alternative medicine 101: holistic veterinarians in Phoenix
Integrative medicine: Red yeast targets cholesterol
SunJournal.com
However side effects such as muscle aches are common (as high as 10 percent) with these drugs. Some alternative practitioners recommend using co-enzyme Q10 to prevent this type of muscle pain but a recent review showed no clear benefit from this supplement. ne popular alternative medicine product for high cholesterol is red yeast rice a dietary supplement that has been used in China for centuries. RYR contains a chemical monacolin-K that is identical to the active ingredient in the prescription statin Mevacor (lovastatin). And RYR does not seem to cause the side effects. A new study reported in the Annals of Internal Medicine has shown that RYR may be a safe alternative for people who have been intolerant of statins. In this study 62 patients who had stopped taking at least one statin drug because of muscle pain were randomized to receive either red yeast rice or a placebo twice daily for 24 weeks.
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Alternative medicine gaining acceptance but caution is urged
The Detroit News
A few weeks after the Gambrells were advised to remove meat and dairy products from their diets and rub eucalyptus and peppermint oils on their chests they stopped breathing treatments and haven’t had an asthma attack since. That was eight years ago. Advertisement Validity is questioned”Alternative medicine deals with herbs what God has given us — and it’s right under our noses” said Gambrell. However the validity of alternative medicine has long been questioned. In the past decade the government has spent $2. 5 billion testing alternative medicines and found that mostly they do not work. Nevertheless alternative medicines have become more widely accepted in conventional medical circles.
Alternative medicine is the forte of new clinic’s owner
Arizona Daily Star
"I looked on the Internet and saw his (Howard’s) design and it (his building) was so beautiful. I got to shake his hand and we worked the lease out together" Richardson said. Richardson’s journey into the realm of alternative medicine began several decades ago when her daughter who was a toddler at the time developed several health problems that were successfully treated by naturopathy. She received a masters degree in acupuncture at the Arizona School of Acupuncture and riental Medicine in Tucson in 2007. Richardson also treats clients with auricular therapy which is an adjunctive therapy to acupuncture under her Arizona license. Auricular therapy uses the ear to diagnose and treat the body. Froyland travels from Tucson’s far East Side to receive auricular therapy for foot pain.
National College of Natural Medicine
Portland Business Journal
The average age is 31. ur students’ devotion to natural health care leave them more than willing to make sacrifices to master it. NCNM influences national policyThe integration of conventional and alternative medicine is reshaping policies pertaining to health care reimbursement credentialing research and access. Because NCNM educational programs blend both conventional and complementary medicine the opinions of its leaders and graduates have become important in the refinement of national health policy. NCNM programs are expandingNCNM currently offers a Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine a Master of Science in riental Medicine and a Master of Acupuncture. We also have a nationally certified graduate medical education program providing residencies for naturopathic physicians. The feasibility of additional advanced degree programs is presently being studied.
MyBioIdenticalHormones Announce Launch of New Informative Website
BigNews.biz (press release) (press release)
Maria Kraszynska M. is a leading expert in the fields of Alternative medicine bio-identical hormone replacement and anti-aging. She has been practicing alternative medicine since 1996 and she developed very successful treatment protocols based on metabolic hormonal and genetic testing. Kraszynska has helped thousands of patients transform their lives by achieving their desired health goals. The MyBioIdenticalHormones website is the result of Dr Maria Kraszynska’s transformation from allopathic medicine to science based alternative medicine and currently utilizes a dynamic proprietary approach to healthcare and disease prevention.
This Week in Health
Intelihealth.com
agency reported that Americans spend $34 billion a year on alternative medicine. This Issue: Priorities Listed for Who Gets Swine Flu Vaccine Study: besity Raises Medical Costs WH: Tanning Beds Cause Cancer Study: Weight-Loss Surgery Getting Safer Report: $34 Billion a Year for Alternative Medicine In the News: Priorities Listed for Who Gets Swine Flu Vaccine Pregnant woman are among those who should get H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine first an expert panel ruled this week. The vaccine advice came from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices USA Today said.
Alternative medicine 101: holistic veterinarians in Phoenix
Examiner.com
In fact holistic veterinary practices are gaining in popularity and in number. About holistic veterinary medicine Like human holistic medicine alternative treatments for dogs cats and other companion animals can include treatments such as herbal remedies homeopathy acupuncture chiropractic massage and oxygen therapy as well as nutritional therapy. Veterinarians who wish to include any of these and other alternative therapies in their practice must pursue additional courses beyond their usual training. The American Veterinary Medical Association which represents more than 78000 veterinarians “recognizes the interest in and use of these treatments” but it does not accept them as “verified methods. ”Some veterinarians however do. The American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association has about 2000 members nationwide and hundreds of other vets have been certified to perform alternative therapies.