Using CAM to improve the lives of cancer patients
During the Clinical Oncological Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, researchers at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, in Perth, Western Australia...
Biofield Therapies: Helpful or Full of Hype?
Researchers from the UCLA Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research, Los Angeles, California think Reiki, therapeutic touch, and healing...
Acupuncture/ pressureC. MIND-BODY THERAPIESCAM UseChiropracticExerciseHerbalsHomeopathyHypnosisNaturopathyPhysiotherapyReikiRelaxationReligion/ SpiritualitySeleniumTeaVitamins
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...
Distinguishing between reiki and therapeutic touch
Actually, it’s not that easy to do. Several years ago, Dr. Pamela Potter was supervising Reiki volunteers at Yale-New Haven...
Acupuncture/ pressureBreathingCognitive-Behavioral TherapyExerciseFatigueHydrotherapyMassagePhysiotherapyReikiRelaxationTai ChiYoga
CAM and the chronic fatigue syndrome
Medscape has published a review. Here’s a summary of CAM options.
AlexanderAromatherapyChinese MedicineChiropracticDiet-NutritionExerciseHomeopathyMassageNaturopathyOsteopathicReflexologyReikiReiki/TouchTai ChiYoga
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...