Is evidence-based medicine sufficient for complementary and alternative medicine research?
Is evidence-based medicine sufficient for complementary and alternative medicine research? Evidence-based medicine is widely accepted among researchers as the “gold-standard” for scientific approaches. Over the years, EBM has both supported and denied the value of allopathic medicine practices, while having less association with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practices. Since most CAM practices are complex [...]
Good medicines for flu, influenza in alternative medicines
Influenza :: Good medicines for flu, influenza in alternative medicines “Friends, as the winters are coming, they are bringing influenza with them. So, be prepared to fight the disease and know about it,” Dr. Poonam Singhal. Influenza, also called grippe or flu, an acute contagious viral infection characterized by inflammation of the respiratory tract and [...]
Homoeopathy and its miracles – an alternative medicine
Homeopathy :: Homoeopathy and its miracles – an alternative medicine Homoeopathy (=homeopathy) is an alternative method of treatment, based on the nature?s Law of Cure, namely ?Like Cures Like?. A german scientist Dr. Samuel Hanhnemann in 1796 has been verified experimentally and clinically for 200 yrs discovered the truth of this law. Homoeopathy is the [...]
Half of HIV patients use alternative medicine
A survey shows that half of HIV-infected Americans are using alternative medicines like megavitamin doses or herbs to replace or supplement anti-HIV drugs. Treatment with anti-retroviral drugs has changed HIV/AIDS from a death sentence to a chronic disease for many. But the drugs are expensive, complicated to take and may cause serious side effects. No [...]
Kent State University & Summa Health System receive NIH grant to study prehypertension
Grant :: Kent State University & Summa Health System receive NIH grant to study prehypertension Summa Health System and Kent State University have received a $545,000 grant from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine of the National Institutes of Health to study the effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction and progressive muscle relaxation on [...]
142 alternative medicine colleges lack infrastructure – India
Education :: 142 alternative medicine colleges lack infrastructure – India In an alarming finding about alternative medical institutions, a parliamentary panel has said that 142 colleges of Ayurveda, Unani and Homoeopathy colleges in the country lack minimum infrastructure. A report prepared by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) found that this include 35 newly established colleges. [...]
Maui Herbal Company – Wai Ola – dietary supplement
Dietary Supplement :: Maui Herbal Company – Wai Ola – dietary supplement Concerned over people’s hesitation to use natural products that have not been evaluated by the FDA. Hale Wai Ola, LLC has requested guidance from the federal government’s National Institute of Health, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the [...]
Alternative medicines need to be considered in diabetes management
Diabetes :: Alternative medicines need to be considered in diabetes management People with diabetes are risking their health by not discussing their use of complementary and alternative therapies with the health professionals managing their conventional treatment. A review of the international health literature has shown nutritional supplements and herbal medicines are the most commonly used [...]
Alternative Therapies for Diabetes
Diabetes :: Alternative Therapies for Diabetes People with diabetes are 1.6 times more likely to seek out complementary and alternative medicine than those in the general population. That’s the conclusion of a recent study from the Medical University of South Carolina based on information from a nationally representative sample of the US population. In the [...]
