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Educators spar on complementary medicine Aged Care INsite Dwyer, an emeritus professor at the University of NSW, was responding to a statement from the National Herbalists Association of Australia (NHAA) that expressed fears that FSM was seeking to have all complementary medicine removed from Australian ... and more »

Telegraph.co.uk

Complementary medicine courses in universities: how I beat the varsity quacks Telegraph.co.uk By David Colquhoun What would you think if your child went off to university to be taught that amethyst crystals “emit high yin energy”? Or that cancer can be cured by squirting coffee up the fundament? What if they were told in a lecture that the ...

Holistic treatment option for govt hospital patients New Straits Times By ELVINA FERNANDEZ THE public can now opt for Traditional and Complementary Medicine (TCM) for treating chronic illnesses, such as cancer and stroke, at private and public hospitals. Health Ministry director-general Datuk Seri Dr Hasan Abdul Rahman ...

Alt medicine not 'pseudoscience' Northern Rivers Echo Southern Cross University (SCU) has defended the scientific validity of its naturopathy and complementary medicine programs after receiving a letter last month from a group concerned about the 'increased teaching of pseudoscience in universities'. and more »

Stress relief found in various forms, including music, food Kansas State Collegian In a 2010 study by Boston University School of Medicine, published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, individuals were asked to participate in a one-hour yoga session while monitoring their levels of GABA (gamma aminobutryic ...

Mark Hyman's Blood Sugar Solution: reversing diabetes and obesity Examiner.com Hyman is an acclaimed complementary medicine physician who was a featured presenter in 2011 at The University of Miami's Integrative Medicine Symposium. Hyman's book is a thorough guide for anyone seeking to improve their health and avoid "diabesity" ... and more »

Consumer Reports: Advice for Safe Use of Herbal Remedies as Botanicas Flourish ... MarketWatch (press release) As Hispanic consumers look to Botanicas as a resource for complementary medicine--mainly herbal remedies--Consumer Reports offers some advice on the safe use of these treatments which are not subject to close government oversight. and more »

Ask your doctor? Maybe not Fox News A number of programs are underway to help bring doctors more up to speed on the emerging science of complementary medicine. Even better, some medical doctors have taken the time to become educated about the approach to medicine, and promote themselves ...

Samueli Institute-Funded Research Indicates 'Biofield Healing' Reduces Fatigue ... Massage Magazine The full results of the study entitled, "Complementary Medicine for Fatigue and Cortisol Variability in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Randomized Controlled Trial," was recently published in the Feb. 1, 2012 issue of the journal Cancer, a peer-reviewed ... and more »

Asian Scientist Magazine

Should universities teach alternative medicine? Sydney Morning Herald COMPLEMENTARY medicine treatments are used by two in three Australians each year and have been taught in universities here for two decades. The recent call by Friends of Science in Medicine to ban the university teaching of ''complementary medicine'' ... Why universities should teach alternative medicineThe Conversation all 8 news articles »