Alternative Medicine |
Complementary and Alternative Therapies; Complementary Therapy |
Alternative medicine describes practices used in place of conventional medical treatments. Complementary medicine describes alternative medicine used in conjunction with conventional medicine. The term complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is an umbrella term for both branches. Alternative medicine includes practices that incorporate spiritual, metaphysical, or religious underpinnings; non-European medical traditions or newly developed approaches to healing. The National Center for Co ...
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Alternative Medicine News Headlines
- Examining Alternative Medicine
ABC News - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:03 EST
- Alternative medicine rarely discussed with doctors
Reuters - Fri, 26 Jan 2007 02:42 EST
- Alternative medicine rarely discussed with doctors
Reuters - Fri, 26 Jan 2007 02:42 EST
- Thomson Medstat Survey Finds Over One-Third Of Americans Now Using Alternative Medicine
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Seniors Not Discussing Complementary And Alternative Medicine Use With Doctors
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 03:00 EST
- Blood Pressure Medicine: How to Take Your Medicine Properly – And Why You Should
WebMD - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Older Americans Not Discussing Complementary And Alternative Medicine Use With Doctors
ScienceDaily - Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Alternative meds rarely discussed with docs
MSNBC - Fri, 26 Jan 2007 05:02 EST
- US mulls backing 'medicine rice'
BBC - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:27 EST
- Alternative Brain Cancer Treatment: High-fat, Low-carbo Diet Slows Tumor Growth In Mice
ScienceDaily - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Three New Honorary Doctors At Karolinska Institutet
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Alternative therapies not discussed
The Earth Times - Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:07 EST
- Is Evidence-Based Medicine Sufficient For Complementary And Alternative Medicine Research?
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 10 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Cold medicine not for little children
The Earth Times - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 02:46 EST
- Translaminar approach effective, safer
The Earth Times - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:50 EST
- Alternative Treatments For Depression: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) May Improve Mood, But Awaits FDA Approval
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Tekturna(R) - The First New Type Of High Blood Pressure Medicine In More Than A Decade - Receives Its First Approval In The US
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Blood Pressure Medicine: An Important Part of Treatment for High Blood Pressure
WebMD - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- In schizophrenia, drugs may be personal matter
Reuters - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:21 EST
- In schizophrenia, drugs may be personal matter
Reuters - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 01:15 EST
- Fetal Nucleic Acid Technology Offers Potential Alternative To Amniocentesis
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Pfizer's Maraviroc, Novel Medicine For HIV, Significantly Reduces Viral Load, In Combination Therapy Across Range Of Treatment-Experienced Patients
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- U.S. Approves Novartis Hypertension Drug
New York Times - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 02:59 EST
- Is Most Published Research Really False?
ScienceDaily - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Is Most Published Research Really False?
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:00 EST
- Is Evidence-based Medicine Sufficient For Complementary And Alternative Medicine Research?
ScienceDaily - Mon, 08 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Former New England Journal Of Medicine Editor Angell Criticizes Pharmaceutical Companies At Event In Tennessee
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Meetings make us dumber, study shows
MSNBC - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Genelabs Announces Publication In New England Journal Of Medicine Of Clinical Trial Results With Hepatitis E Virus Vaccine
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Cholestech System Benefits Stanford University School Of Medicine Study
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Hungry Best Served By Combination Of Food And Cash Transfers, Says World Food Programme
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
- Cannabis Based Medicine (Sativex®) Relieves Spasms And Stiffness In People With Multiple Sclerosis
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Drug Maker Stops Work on Lung Disease Medicine
New York Times - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 02:52 EST
- Scheduling Of Orlistat - National Drugs And Poisons Schedule Committee, Australia
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Anxiety Disorders Common, Untreated
WebMD - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Dallas Morning News Looks At 46,000 Texans On Waiting List For Home-based Alternative In Medicaid
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Increasing number of morbidly obese teens turning to surgery
The Earth Times - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:19 EST
- Viagra firm faces High Court bid
BBC - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:15 EST
- Severe PTSD Damages Children's Brains, Study Shows
ScienceDaily - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Diet-based method to treat brain cancer
The Earth Times - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 09:32 EST
- Most Children In U.S. Hospitals Receive Medicine Off-Label
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- 'Bone Quality' Is An Empty Term, Say Researchers
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Breaking Study: Masimo Blue Sensor Shown To Be Most Accurate In Monitoring Cyanotic Infants
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Yale Professor Wins Dru Carlson Award For Ultrasound Research
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Studies Show Most Patients Use Complementary Alternative Medicines In Conjunction With Fertility Treatments
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- Going 'Back To The Future' In Colon Cancer Screening
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Link Found Between Teens' Stress Levels And Acne Severity
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Gene Test Helps To Diagnose Lung Cancer Early
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Health Care In Developing Countries Could Be Greatly Improved By Nanotechnology
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
- 3-D Ultrasound Identifies Women At Risk For Impending Preterm Birth
ScienceDaily - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Primary Graft Dysfunction Is Risk Factor For A Later Serious Lung Transplant Problem
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
- Drug Partnership Introduces Cheap Antimalaria Pill
New York Times - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:55 EST
- Dietary Copper May Ease Heart Disease
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Children Under Stress Develop More Fevers
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Comparison Of Immune Response To 1918 And H5N1 Influeza Viruses Shows Similarities
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Immune Cells Take Divergent Paths When Fighting Infections
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Royal Society Of Medicine And British Menopause Society Launch Menopause International
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- Mayo Clinic Cancer Center -- Investigating The Measles Virus As A Tool To Kill Multiple Myeloma
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Task Force Recommends Against Use Of Aspirin And Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs To Prevent Colorectal Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Medication Safety Tips: Dos and Don’ts for Taking Medicine Safely
WebMD - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Eating Ice Cream May Help Women To Conceive, But Low-fat Dairy Foods May Increase Infertility Risk
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:00 EST
- Weight Loss Surgery Rate Increases Among Teens, But Use Of Procedure Still Uncommon In Adolescents
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- New Procedure To Differentiate Human Embryonic Stem Cells Developped By UT-Houston Scientists
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
- XCPT(TM) Treatment Planning And Communication Software For Dentists To Be Used By University Of Pennsylvania School Of Dental Medicine
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- XCPT(TM) Treatment Planning And Communication Software For Dentists To Be Used By University Of Pennsylvania School Of Dental Medicine
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Genes And Genius
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:00 EST
- Upcoming Time Change Should Have Minimal Effect If You Plan Ahead And Re-Adjust Your Sleep Schedule - AASM
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Hepatitis E Vaccine Shows Promise
WebMD - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:43 EST
- Hepatitis E Vaccine Shows Promise
WebMD - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Study Based On Abu Ghraib Suggests Military Veterans Highly Tolerant Of Detainee Abuse
ScienceDaily - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- High-fat, Low-carbohydrate Diet Significantly Slows Tumor Growth And Enhances Health In Mice
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Teaching Technology For Scary Patient Exams
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Sweat May Pass On Hepatitis B In Contact Sports
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Routine Oxygen Therapy May Put Heart Attack Patients At Greater Risk
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Chinese province offers free treatment to HIV/AIDS patients
The Earth Times - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 03:28 EST
- Smoking May Be A Risk Factor For Tuberculosis
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Multi-Slice Cardiac CT Scans Speed Emergency Room's Ability To Diagnose Chest Pain
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:00 EST
- Penn Study Based On Abu Ghraib Suggests Military Veterans Highly Tolerant Of Detainee Abuse
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Which pain relief works best for children?
MSNBC - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:33 EST
- Study Drives Stake Through Claims That Garlic Lowers
ScienceDaily - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Smoking May Be A Risk Factor For Tuberculosis
ScienceDaily - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Lipitor Significantly Reduced The Risk Of Serious Cardiovascular Events Compared With Simvastatin In An 80,000-Patient AnalysisManage
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- New Imaging Technique Tracks Traffic Patterns Of White Blood Cells
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Colon Cancer Screening: Going 'Back To The Future'?
ScienceDaily - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Rare Mutation Causes Early Heart Disease And Metabolic Syndrome
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
- New Pharmaceutical Drug Halts Progress Of Metastatic Kidney Cancer
ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Increased Risk Of Blood Pressure In Men And Use Of Common Pain Relievers Linked
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:00 EST
- TB Infection Risk Increased By Smoking, New Study Finds
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
- Garlic Does Not Appear To Lower Cholesterol Levels
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Treatment For Gum Disease Could Also Help The Heart
ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Are Some People Immune To Avian Flu?
ScienceDaily - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Rotary Funds New Research In Mental Health
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:00 EST
- Is It Ethical For Scientists To Do Research Abroad That Would Be Forbidden At Home?
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
- Comparison Of Immune Response To 1918 And H5N1 Influeza Viruses Shows Similarities
ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Sweat May Pass On Hepatitis B In Contact Sports
ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Diabetes case tied to growth hormone "doping"
Reuters - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 03:23 EST
- JAMA Commentaries Discuss Medicare 'Doughnut Hole' Coverage Gap Solutions, Cutting Waste In U.S. Health Care System
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Garlic Does Not Lower Cholesterol Say Researchers
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Sox17 Required For Steps From Embryonic To Heart Muscle Cell
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- New Index For Measuring Liver Fibrosis
ScienceDaily - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST

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