Proposed regulation of complementary and alternative medicine by the HPC.
A NEW DEPARTMENT of Health Steering Group report proposes the regulation of complementary and alternative medicine by the Health Professions Council (HPC). The report proposes that the HPC regulate acupuncturists, medical herbalists and traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, and highlights that the HPC continues to demonstrate effective, safe...

A survey of complementary and alternative medicine knowledge among health educators in the United States.
ABSTRACT Background: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is popular among U.S. health care consumers, but no study has examined how much health educators know about CAM. Purpose: To examine the knowledge of basic CAM concepts and common CAM therapies among health educators in the U.S. Methods: An...

Social-cognitive predictors of college student use of complementary and alternative medicine.
ABSTRACT Background: Little research has addressed the prevalence and predictors of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among undergraduate students. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to: (1) measure the prevalence and type of CAM use among a sample of college undergraduates, and (2) test the...

Complementary and alternative medicine and the role of health education: a reaction to Johnson et al, and Nowak and Dorman.
Johnson et al. (1) and Nowak and Dorman (2) make a significant contribution to the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) literature. As noted in both papers, there is little published on the subject in relationship to the role of health education. This brief discusses the three findings common to...

Rural diversity in CAM usage: the relationship between rural diversity and the use of complementary and alternative medicine modalities.
Introduction Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a term used to define a group of health care modalities that are not 'part of the dominant medical system' (Panel on Definition and Description 1997: 50). The modalities included under the term are a range of modalities with very...

Integrative medical research: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Lilipoh editor Walter Alexander interviews Patrick J. Mansky, M.D.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland is the world's largest hospital devoted solely to research. There, the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) recently established a new Integrative Medicine Consult Service and appointed Patrick J. Manksy, M.D., as its director. Mansky received...

In These Stressful, Budget-Busting Times, It's Wise to Invest in a Home Yoga Practice, Says Natural Solutions Magazine.
BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Let's face it: Because of the economy, typical expenses -- from dining out to gym memberships -- are becoming luxuries. Today's budget trimmers who regularly attend a yoga studio, or even yoga beginners, could be inspired to make a small investment in a...

Wrestling with an insidious illness: chronic pain costs the workers' compensation system hundreds of millions of dollars every year, yet a coherent approach to the disease appears lacking.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On any given day in the United States, about 500,000 injured workers are being treated for chronic pain, experts estimate. Many of these workers have already gone on to the permanent disability ranks. But the story doesn't quite end there. Every year, in...

Emerson Ecologics Announces Acquisition of TIDhealth.
Combined Company will Deliver Unparalleled Service, Product Breadth and Industry Expertise BEDFORD, N.H., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Emerson Ecologics, LLC today announced the acquisition of Terrace International Distributors, Inc., also known as TIDhealth, of Redlands, CA, a leading national distributor of vitamins and supplements to the professional...

Now if we just had some evidence.
The beauty of EP magazine is that despite the multitude of disorders, disabilities, and diseases that are reflected in the realm of acquired or inherited challenges, one experience has been universally shared by parents. At one time or another, they all have read the sentence, "There is presently no...