Alternative Medicine:
Alternative Medicine, news on alternative medicine and research articles on complementary and alternative medicine.
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Dec 14th, 2008
With the increasing lack of access to good doctors and the high cost of medical care, parents are turning more and more to non-traditional and alternative ways to try and keep their children healthy. Even if good medical care is available, many parents and adults try alternative medical care that has no real hope of doing any good.
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Dec 13th, 2008
Older adults are frequent users of complementary and alternative medicine, also known as CAM, which can include products such as vitamins and herbal supplements, and practices such as chiropractic manipulation, acupuncture, meditation and massage.
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Dec 11th, 2008
Practitioners of complementary and alternative medicine are getting busier. According to a 2007 American health survey, increasing numbers of children are using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for wellness and recovery from illness. The most popular use of alternative health practice in the US includes the use natural supplements, such as flaxseed oil, omega 3 fatty acids, glucosamine and ginseng.
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Dec 11th, 2008
Approximately 38 percent of adults in the United States aged 18 years and over and nearly 12 percent of U.S. children aged 17 years and under use some form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).
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Dec 4th, 2008
Health Alliance Plan (HAP) is adding acupuncture and chiropractic services to its Flexible Health Options Benefit for Medicare Advantage members beginning January 1, 2009.
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Dec 3rd, 2008
Acupuncture is more effective than medication in reducing the severity and frequency of chronic headaches.
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Dec 3rd, 2008
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. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Center for Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will hold a telephone briefing to discuss the findings of the 2007 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).
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Oct 31st, 2008
Naming just a few benefits, a good massage therapy, especially one that works into your muscles such as a deep tissue massage, can help alleviate back pain, enhance the immune system, exercise weak muscles, increase flexibility, lessen depression, improve circulation, and relieve tension. With all these benefits, the primary advantages of massage therapy can be summed up as reduced fatigue and increased energy.
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Oct 23rd, 2008
Hypnosis can induce "synesthetic" experiences – where one sense triggers the involuntary use of another – within an average brain, according to a new study in the journal Psychological Science, the premiere publication of the Association for Psychological Society.
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Oct 8th, 2008
Studies look at use of alternative medicines among elderly blacks, and prostate screening predictors among older immigrant men.
