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Virginia Foster is a professional health and consumer affairs communicator Ellen Burstein MacFarlanes experience with Dr Dardik is detailed in the book she co-authored with her twin sister, Patricia, titled Legwork: An Inspiring Journey Through a Chronic Illness paperback, iUniverse, Inc, 2000 This publication is supported by contributions to the National MS Society from its members and friends Reviewed by members of the Client Education Committee of the National Multiple Sclerosis Societys Clinical Advisory Board 2008 National Multiple Sclerosis Society by Virginia Foster, with a contribution by Ellen Burstein
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Can doctors respond to patients increasing interest in complementary and alternative medicine?
D K Owen, G Lewith, C R Stephens
Patients are increasingly using complementary and alternative medicine,1 2 and doctors are responding to this in several ways, from being enthusiastic and interested to mystified and critical3-5 Complementary and alternative medicine incorporates several different approaches and methodologies,6 with techniques ranging from spiritual healing in cancer to nutritional interventions for premenstrual tension, acupuncture for pain relief, and manipulation for backache In this article we encourage you to reflect on your understanding of complementary and alternative medicine in relation to your clinical practice, share some of the current initiatives in undergraduate and postgraduate familiarisation and training in this type of medicine, and explore the implications of education, support, and development The BMAs attitude to complementary and
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What most sets alternative medicine apart, in our view, is that it has not been Alternative medicine also distinguishes itself by an ideology that largely …

Editorials — NEJM 1998; 339: 839-841 — September 17, 1998

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NEJM Home | Search | Log On to Full Text Table of Contents | Previous Article | Next Article The New England Journal of Medicine — September 17, 1998 — Volume 339, Number 12

Alternative Medicine — The Risks of Untested and Unregulated Remedies
What is there about alternative medicine that sets it apart from ordinary medicine? The term refers to a remarkably heterogeneous group of theories and practices — as disparate as homeopathy, therapeutic touch, imagery, and herbal medicine What unites them? Eisenberg et al defined alternative medicine now often called complementary medicine as medical interventions not taught widely at US medical schools or generally available at US hospitals 1 That is not a very satisfactory definition, especially since many alternative remedies have recently found their way into the medical mainstream Medical schools teach alternative medicine, hospitals and health
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A patients guide to choosing unconventional therapies
Unconventional therapies UTs are therapies not usually provided by Canadian physicians or other conventionally trained health care providers Examples of common UTs available in Canada are herbal preparations, reflexology, acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine UTs may be used along with conventional therapies complementary or instead of conventional therapies alternative Surveys have shown that many Canadians use UTs, usually as complementary therapies, for a wide range of diseases and conditions Reliable information about UTs is often difficult to find Your doctor may be unable to give you specific advice or recommendations, since UTs are often not in a physicians area of expertise However, he or she will usually be able to provide some general advice and help supervise your progress For your own health and safety, it is important to keep your doctor informed of the choices you make This document is intended to a provide you
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The Alternative Medicine Homepage. are selected based. on the following complementary and alternative medicine. Its role is to disseminate information to …

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The Internet Resources page is arranged to find the best web information on herbal medicine; associations organizations; manual therapies; schools licensure; pharmacological biological treatments; mind body control; and diet lifestyle changes Links to web-based directories databases for locating CAM practitioners is also available from this resource

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Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Children in the United States
Matthew P Davis, MD; Paul M Darden, MD

Background: Current estimates of pediatric complementary and alternative medicine CAM use range from 10 to 15 These estimates are derived from children sampled at health care facilities, with chronic conditions, and/or from countries other than the United States Objective: To provide a population-based estimate of the prevalence of pediatric CAM use in the United States Design: We used the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel

Results: Weighted for the US population, pediatric CAM use was 18 95 confidence interval, 13-23 Participants who used CAM were found in each age category, and the mean age was 103 years; 768 were white, 54 were female, 32 lived in the West, 66 lived in a metropolitan statistical area, and 36 lived at 100 to 199 of the poverty level Bivariate 2 analysis shows that CAM use increased with age P006 and was twice as common in children not living in
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Now your employees can enjoy the benefits of alternative medicine and wellness products and services at discounts of up to 30 percent through the BluePerks Discount Program This program went into effect on Aug 1, 2003 and is available at no additional charge with your BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee group health plan According to recent studies, 40 percent of American adults tried at least one form of Complementary Alternative Medicine CAM last year, even though most of these procedures are not covered by the average group benefits plan Complementary Alternative Medicine can be used to treat recurring sports injuries, to relieve stress or chronic pain, or to just live a healthier life BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee wants to help reduce the cost of these services, which are not covered under your group health plan, and encourage your employees to live a healthy lifestyle
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New Alternative Medicine Health Insurance Program Addresses Rising Interest in Nontraditional Medical Products and Services
Encores Healthy Roads Features an Extensive Alternative Medicine Menu for the Networks Employers and Members Move over, mainstream medicine and make room for a great alternative Nontraditional medicine more commonly known as alternative or complementary medicine is growing in acceptance in the United States A benchmark study published in 1998 in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed that 42 percent of the adult US population used alternative medical therapies in 1997, and that year, visits to alternative medical practitioners exceeded that of primary care providers Encore Health Network, one of Indianas largest preferred provider organizations PPOs, recognizes this trend
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therapies, the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) received C. (1998) Trends in alternative medicine use in the United …

Harmonizing Traditional Chinese and Modern Western Medicine: A Perspective from the US
Ka Kit Hui, MD, FACP Professor, Department of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine; Director, UCLA Center for East-West Medicine The current interest in traditional and complementary medicine in the United States is attracting attention in many parts of the community - the health care industry, governmental agencies, media and the public1 An increasing number of insurers and managed care organizations are providing benefits for traditional medicine, a majority of US medical schools now offer courses covering traditional medicine,2,3 and, as Eisenbergs national studies have revealed, more people are using complementary therapies4,5 To facilitate research on the effectiveness of alternative therapies, the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine NCCAM received a budget of 50 million in 1999 Recognizing the need to encourage quality and quantity of scientific information on botanicals, as
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