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Alternative Medicine |
Complementary and Alternative Therapies; Complementary Therapy |
Practices used instead of standard treatments. They generally are not recognized by the medical community as standard or conventional medical approaches. Alternative medicine includes dietary supplements, megadose vitamins, herbal preparations, special teas, acupuncture, massage therapy, magnet therapy, spiritual healing, and meditation.
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... Alternative medicine is a broad term for any diagnostic method, method of treatment or therapy whose theoretical bases and techniques diverge from generally accepted medical methods. It is generally considered to be the most dangerous form of CAM by the scientific community because it is used in place of conventional medicine. (See criticism of alternative medicine for details.) ...
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CAM Therapies for Pain
... Chronic pain is the most common health problem treated with Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) therapies in the United States. In the past decade, strong evidence has been accumulated regard...
Source: Cleveland Clinic
Herbal Products: What You Need to Know ... As the elderly population in the United States grows, the number of prescriptions being filled in the U.S. is increasing dramatically. Perhaps because of media hype and disappointment with current con...
Source: Cleveland Clinic
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... If you surf the web or read your local newspaper, you’ve probably seen something about herbal supplements and their role in treating depression. Although dozens of people swear by it, St. John''s Wort...
Source: Cleveland Clinic
Art Therapy ... What is art therapy Art therapy is a human service profession that uses art media, the creative process, and client responses to the created products and interaction between therapist and client. The ...
Source: Cleveland Clinic
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Complementary and Alternative Medical Therapies for Diabetes
... The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, part of the National Institutes of Health, defines complementary and alternative medicine as a "group of diverse medical and health care...
Source: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Alternative medicine ... Alternative medicine broadly describes methods and practices used in place of conventional medical treatments. It may also be described as "diagnosis, treatment, or therapy which can be provided legal...
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Alternative Medicine Articles
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... Alternative medicine broadly describes methods and practices used in place of conventional medical treatments. It may also be described as "diagnosis, treatment, or therapy which can be provided legal... - Cancell/Entelev: Questions and Answers
... Cancell/Entelev: Questions and Answers Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)—also referred to as integrative medicine—includes a broad range of healing philosophies, approaches, and therapies. ... - Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Q & A
... Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Cancer Treatment: Questions and Answers Key Points Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, ... - FDA Warns Consumers About Use of "Litargirio" - Traditional Remedy That Contains Dangerous Levels of Lead
... The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning the public not to use “LITARGIRIO” for any health-related or personal purposes. Litargirio is a yellow- or peach-colored powder manufactured by Roldan... - Gerson Therapy
... Gerson therapy, a dietary approach that has been used by some to treat cancer and other diseases, focuses on the role of minerals, enzymes, hormones, and other dietary factors in restoring health and ... - Homeopathy:
Real Medicine or Empty Promises?
... by Isadora Stehlin Some of the medicines of homeopathy evoke positive images--chamomile, marigold, daisy, onion. But even some of Mother Nature's cruelest creations--poison ivy, mercury, arsenic, ... - Immuno-augmentative Therapy
... Immuno-augmentative therapy (IAT) consists of daily injections of processed human blood products that are designed to stimulate the patient's immune system to attack cancer cells. IAT was develope... - La medicina complementaria y alternativa en el tratamiento del cáncer: preguntas y respuestas
... La medicina complementaria y alternativa enel tratamiento del cáncer: preguntas y respuestas Puntos clave La medicina complementaria y alternativa (CAM, en inglés) es un grupo de sistemas diver...
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