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Aaron Rodgers's Panchakarma'Cleanse' Is a Dangerous Play Aaron Rodgers's Panchakarma'Cleanse' Is a Dangerous Play
The Panchakarma cleanse has roots in the ancient Indian alternative medicine approach known as ayurveda.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - March 2, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news

Dr. Herbert Benson, Who Saw the Mind as Medicinal, Dies at 86
A cardiologist and best-selling author, he was initially a skeptic before finding that a person can influence bodily health through Eastern-style meditation. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Clay Risen Tags: Alternative and Complementary Medicine Meditation Research Deaths (Obituaries) Books and Literature Benson, Herbert Harvard University Boston Medical Center Source Type: news

Race and Sex Influence Use of Complementary and Alternative Therapy in Knee Osteoarthritis
No abstract available (Source: Lippincott's Bone and Joint Newsletter)
Source: Lippincott's Bone and Joint Newsletter - January 30, 2022 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Trends and Innovations Source Type: news

Could a High - Fiber Diet Help Boost Cancer Survival?
(Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - December 27, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Oncology, Pharmacy, Research, Alternative Medicine, Nutrition, News, Source Type: news

Kenya: Bill Seeks to Regulate Alternative Medicine
[Nation] Parliament has moved to regulate alternative medicine to ensure practitioners work under formal guidelines, including proof of medical background. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 10, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news

How COVID-19 Opened the Door to a New Era in Psychedelic Medicine
From Wall Street to Hollywood, psychedelics are having a cultural moment. For those of us who grew up in the “this is your brain on drugs” era, it’s hard to let go of stigma—and the mental image of an egg sizzling on a hot pan. But as a growing number of states and cities move to decriminalize drugs, and investors flock to an emerging market for psychedelic health care, substances like psilocybin, ketamine and LSD are edging into mainstream culture—and setting the stage for a paradigm shift in modern medicine. Within the next few years, we could see psychedelic therapies prescribed for refract...
Source: TIME: Health - October 13, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Will Doctors Who Are Spreading COVID-19 Misinformation Ever Face Penalty?
Earlier this month, Dr. Rashid Buttar posted on Twitter that COVID-19 “was a planned operation” and shared an article alleging that most people who got vaccinated against the coronavirus would be dead by 2025. His tweets are a recent addition to a steady stream of spurious claims about the COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. Another example is Dr. Sherri Jane Tenpenny’s June testimony, before Ohio state legislators, that the vaccine could cause people to become magnetized. Clips from the hearing went viral on the internet. Earlier in the pandemic, on April 9, 2020, Dr. Joseph Mercola posted a video about wh...
Source: TIME: Health - September 20, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Victoria Knight / Kaiser Health News Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news

South Africa: The Aids Epidemic and Its Denialists Have Lessons for Anti-Vax Conspiracy Theorists
[Daily Maverick] Most Covid-19 vaccine misinformation in the US is driven by 12 individuals, most of whom work in 'alternative medicine'. Joseph Mercola, the leading member of the 'dirty dozen', is worth more than $100-million. At the height of South Africa's Aids epidemic, purveyors of alternative medicine, many supported by then Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, benefitted directly from Thabo Mbeki's distrust of ARVs. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - September 16, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Microwave Ablation an Alternative Therapy in Lung Malignancy Microwave Ablation an Alternative Therapy in Lung Malignancy
Microwave ablation achieves 100% success rates with no serious adverse events, in patients with malignant lung nodules who decline or are ineligible for surgery and radiotherapy, suggests early trial.Medscape News UK (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 9, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pulmonary Medicine News Source Type: news

Effectiveness and safety of massage for athletic injuries: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis - Guo G, Xie S, Cai F, Zhou X, Xu J, Wu B, Wu G, Xiao R, Xu X, Lu P, Fang M.
BACKGROUND: Athletic injuries have been a major area of interest in the field of sports and clinical medicine. Implemented on people's skin, muscles, and joints as an important part of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), massage therapy has a pos... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 19, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Cyberbullying among traditional and complementary medicine practitioners in the workplace: protocol for a cross-sectional descriptive study - Kim YJ, Qian L, Aslam MS.
BACKGROUND: Cyberbullying is becoming prevalent among health care professionals and may cause a variety of mental health issues. Traditional and complementary medicine practitioners remain an important pillar of the health care system in Malaysia. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 16, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Women voice frustration over current care for recurrent urinary tract infections
This study really gave us insight into the patient perspective and showed us those with recurrent UTIs are dissatisfied with the current management of the condition. Continued episodes can have a major impact on their quality of life.”More than half of women will develop a UTI at some point, and roughly 1 in 4 will have repeat infections that can last for years. Many with recurrent infections will be prescribed antibiotics frequently over their lifetime.The researchers conducted focus groups with 29 women with recurrent UTIs — defined as two infections in six months or three in a year. Participants were asked about the...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - August 4, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Alternative Therapies for Dry Eye Disease Alternative Therapies for Dry Eye Disease
What alternative therapeutic options are available to dry eye disease patients who fail conventional treatments?Current Opinion in Ophthalmology (Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - August 4, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Ophthalmology Journal Article Source Type: news

NuSachi, Inc. Names Margaret Dolan as Member of Board of Directors...
Former Economic Development Executive Joins Tennessee-based Hemp Company to Help Advance Alternative Therapies and Materials(PRWeb July 22, 2021)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/nusachi_inc_names_margaret_dolan_as_member_of_board_of_directors_ahead_of_anticipated_fund_raising_closure/prweb18088719.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - July 22, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Dr. Deepak Chopra launches telehealth platform at the intersection of modern and alternative medicine
Patients can tap into the platform for a consultation that touches on health history, lifestyle, diet and spirituality. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - July 15, 2021 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news