Israeli researchers have found that slightly more than half of children admitted to a major treatment facility for acute otitis media have received alternative and complementary therapy. The most common therapy received was various immune boosting national preparations containing Echinacea Purpurea, despite the fact that no evidence exists proving that this product is effective against this common pediatric medical disorder. [click link for full article]
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A recent billboardadvertisement, carried on the side of a bus in Bridgeport, Conn., is thelatest in a series of attacks on chiropractic that use scare tactics andmisinformation to undermine the growth of the profession, according to theWorld Chiropractic Alliance (WCA). The advertisement, which asks "Injured by a chiropractor?" directsreaders to a website run by an organization calling itself the"Chiropractic Stroke Victims Awareness Group. [click link for full article]
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Few serious harmful events stemming from spinal manipulation in children have been reported compared to the number of manipulations delivered, says new University of Alberta research. The results, which are to be presented at The North American Research Conference on Complementary and Integrative Medicine held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, May 24th-27th, 2006, show the need to develop a more effective reporting system among health professions. [click link for full article]
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Some eminent British doctors are urging the National Health Service (NHS) to stop paying for alternative therapies. They argue that these 'bogus' therapies are not proven according to 'solid evidence'. While UK patients are being denied such drugs as Herceptin, the NHS, which is strapped for cash, should not be paying for 'unproven or disproved treatments', such as homeopathy. Prince Charles disagrees. [click link for full article]
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Professor Michael Baum, Emeritus Professor of Surgery, University College London, and 12 other doctors and scientists published an open letter in The Times newspaper on 23 May which was circulated to all 476 NHS Trusts. This letter was basically an attack upon "Alternative Medicine" and it's use in the NHS. Baum and colleagues letter to The Times was full of inaccuracies and was poorly researched. [click link for full article]
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HOUSTON - Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have received a $2.4 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to study the effects of Tibetan yoga in women with breast cancer who are undergoing chemotherapy. The award is the largest ever made to study Tibetan yoga in cancer patients, say the researchers, who published a 2004 study in Cancer that found the practice led to significant sleep improvements in patients with lymphoma. [click link for full article]
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Millions of women buy the herb black cohosh and use this dietary supplement to treat hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms. Clinical trials are still relatively few in number. Some report that black cohosh helps relieve menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, while others do not. [click link for full article]
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New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has identified and established the substance in grapefruit juice that causes potentially dangerous interactions with certain medications.For almost a decade, people have been told by their doctors and pharmacists to avoid grapefruit juice if they are being treated with certain medications, including some drugs that control blood pressure or lower cholesterol. [click link for full article]
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The World Organization of Natural Medicine will host its first "Unity Congress' in Nassau, The Bahamas, June 1-4th, 2006 at the Wydham Resort Crystal Palace Ball Room. The purpose of the congress is to strengthen the informational, educational, scientific and ethical foundations of the Natural Healing Arts globally, enabling the development and improvement of the Natural Health Care delivery and Natural Health Care equity. [click link for full article]
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