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CAM use in the Manitoba IBD Cohort Study
Researchers in Winnipeg, Manitoba surveyed the prevalence of CAM use in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Are those using CAM less likely to be immunized?
There’s concern that the use of complementary and alternative medications (CAM) may replace recommended preventive health practices. Researchers at Penn...
Naprapathy
Type “naprapathy” into Google and — you guessed it, — you’re asked, Did you mean: Naturopathy? No…I meant N A...
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Use of CAM in patients with head and neck cancer
Researchers at the National University of Singapore surveyed the use of CAM in residents of Singapore who had head and...
Traditional Indian medicine for HIV/AIDS
Reviewers from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland assessed the quality of scientific articles on traditional Indian...
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Cost-effective naturopathic care for low back pain
In this study by researchers in Canada and the US, combining several treatments under the umbrella of naturopathic care was...
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CAM use in functional bowel disorder
 One-third of these patients use CAM. Are they dissatisfied with mainstream treatments?
Why does the Australian government support CAM?
Dr. Hans Baer from the University of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia thinks he knows. It might be a window on...
Naturopathic care for chronic low back pain
So, which is better, naturopathic care or standardized physiotherapy instruction?
CAM use during the phases of cancer care
Musculoskeletal complaints top the list of reasons people with cancer seek CAM care, according to researchers from the University of...
Rantings from a burned out resident
Panda Bear is a blog maintained by an emergency department resident physician. His views on CAM make Dr. Wallace Sampson...
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Regulating CAM in the UK
Presently, “Anyone can set themselves up as an acupuncturist, homoeopath, herbalist, or other complementary therapist,” reports TimesOnLine. This will change...
What should students learn about CAM?
It’s documented here and here that American medical students want to learn more about CAM. But what should the curriculum...
Integrating CAM in Seattle
The Seattle Times reports that Group Health Cooperative and Bastyr University will initiate a program this summer where senior students...
Historical perspective on naturopathic medicine
The following overview of naturopathic medicine in the U.S. is summarized from the Bastyr University website and based on an...
Looking for common ground between CAM and mainstream medicine
The purpose of this survey was to develop suggestions for actions that might foster closer communication between mainstream (MM) and...
Profiling cancer patients who use CAM
Here is a profile of CAM users among patients with cancer who live in Washington State. The data come from...