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House Select Committee on Complementary and Alternative Medicine pursuant HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE …

HOUSE SELECT STUDY COMMITTEE ON COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

FINAL REPORT TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2007 NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY December 2006

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Letter of Transmittal 1 Letter of Authorization/Committee Membership 2 Committee Proceedings 4 Finding and Recommendation7 LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE STUDY COMMISSION ON COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF MEDICINE 8 Appendix A Classification System Used by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health 10 Appendix B Summary of Public Hearings 12

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G. Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A Research Based Approach. Alternative of Texas Center for Alternative Medicine (UT-CAM) at the University …

Scleroderma Education Program Chapter 8 Alternative/Complementary Therapies for Scleroderma

Chapter 8 - 1

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Chapter Highlights What is alternative/complementary medicine? How to be a smart consumer Picking a Complementary Medicine Provider What are different types of complementary medicine?

This eighth chapter usually takes about 15 minutes

Chapter 8 - 2

What is Alternative/Complementary Medicine?
Americans interest in alternative medicine has grown quickly over the past 10 years Americans made about 425 million visits to alternative therapy providers in 1990

More and more people are looking to alternative medicine to treat medical problems For most people, alternative treatments are an addition to their usual medical care This chapter will review some of the more common alternative therapies for Scleroderma This review is not an approval of any alternative therapy Information is a key for feeling more in control Well first start by talking about alternative or
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Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bldg The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has grown dra …

S/A 4071: Social/Cultural Aspects of Health and Illness: Class 29: Complementary Alternative Medicine 2 Today we look at health care restructuring in light of alternative approaches to medicine Health Health Determinants: WHO 1947: health a state of complete physical, mental social well being, not merely the absence of disease infirmity Consistent with alternative approaches as goes beyond mere disease state to consider feelings behaviors This holistic definition also considers wider determinants of health than traditional medicine eg SES, environment, lifestyles, social support Yet somewhat idealistic potentially justifies intrusion of medical experts into ever expanding areas in name of health promotion This definition has also tended to be ignored in practice by mainstream allopathic medicine, though alternative approaches more sympathetic Medicine the Health Care System: Medicine is a broad term, includes both alternative allopathic practice: all persons, procedures
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The evaluation of alternative medicine therapies highlights problems with the EBM Alternative medical researcherslike those in mainstream medicinewish …

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Alternative, Complementary and Integrative Medicine
A Pathfinder
The Learning Center provides materials for information and convenience only; they are not to be substituted for medical advice Medical information is often controversial and continually changes Please consult your health care provider to discuss your specific concerns For more information, or if you have questions, please visit or call The Learning Center Charles LeMaistre Clinic Rose Zone, fourth floor, R41100 Monday Friday, 9 am 4 pm Thursday, 9 am 7 pm 713 745-8063

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Indicates reference only unavailable for check out American Cancer Society American Cancer Societys Complementary and Alternative Cancer Methods Handbook Atlanta, Ga: American Cancer Society; 2002 American Cancer Society American Cancer Societys Guide to Complementary and Alternative Cancer Methods Atlanta, Ga: American Cancer Society; 2000
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Conventional and Alternative Medicine. John C. Pittman, M.D. Telephone: (919) 571-4391 the legal practice of alternative health care by a medical doctor …

The Offices of John C Pittman, MD Two Practices that Integrate Conventional and Alternative Medicine
John C Pittman, MD 4505 Fair Meadow Lane-Suite 111 Raleigh, NC 27607 Telephone: 919 571-4391 Toll-Free Information: 800 473-9812 Fax: 919 571-8968 info@carolinacentercom 5/05

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A Warm Welcome
from Dr John Pittman, The Carolina Center for Integrative Medicine, and Wake Medical Associates, located in the Blue Ridge Plaza in Raleigh, North Carolina Thank you for your interest in my practices In 1993, the state of North Carolina opened the door to the legal practice of alternative health care by a medical doctor when it added a statute to its laws giving physicians the right to explore ALL types of treatments in order to best serve the needs of their patients This change in the law made the Carolina Center possible and in 1994 I opened that practice to provide alternative therapies that previously had been unavailable or difficult to obtain in this state What
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Alternative Medicine. Policy of the AMA on alternative Alternative Medicine,: in order to promote future discussion and research about the efficacy, …

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION HOUSE OF DELEGATES

Resolution: 306 A-06 Introduced by: Subject: Medical Student Section Increasing Awareness of the Benefits and Risks Associated with Complementary and Alternative Medicine Reference Committee C Erin E Tracy, MD, Chair

Referred to:

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Whereas, Patient usage and acceptance of complementary and alternative medicine CAM is widespread and growing in the US; and Whereas, Current American Medical Association policy supports physicians routinely inquiring about the use of alternative or unconventional therapy by their patients, and to educate themselves and their patients about the state of scientific knowledge with regard to alternative therapy that may be used or contemplated AMA Policy H-480964; and Whereas, Despite growing public interest and support for CAM, a majority of physicians surveyed, as reported in the 2004 Summer edition of Behavioral Medicine, do not feel sufficiently
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Is this an example of alternative medicine practice? there are many forms of medicine that are considered alternative by Western culture. …

Chapter 10

INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE
Randy J Horwitz, MD, PhD Julia Jernberg, MD

INTRODUCTION Integrative medicine is far more than simply the combination of mainstream western medicine with complementary and alternative medicine CAM The concept of integrative medicine embraces the philosophies and practices of different healing disciplines and functions as a bridge between them As it is currently practiced in the United States, integrative medicine is spearheaded by western doctors who have come to appreciate the benefits and the limitations of both conventional western medicine and alternative healing practices and philosophies An integrative medicine doctor practices western medicine and also utilizes other healing techniques either in combination with or, in some cases, as an alternative to conventional healing practices Integrative medicine was borne of a desire to expand the conventional practice of medicine beyond the traditional boundaries of modern western medicine Conventional
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Nambudripad (see Alternative Medicine, issue number 29, May/June 1999) ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE. MAY 2000. healthy self-image. This aspect of ESM, …

Alternative Medicine Use and the Impacts of Tourism in Quepos, Costa Rica Stephanie Dobbins INTRODUCTION The store is a fascinating place with a whirlwind of aromas that knock you down as you enter Cinnamon, curry, ginger, chili peppers, lemon grass, aloe, and other pungent unrecognizable smells welcome your nose into a world of sensory explorations It feels far removed from the roar of the road Here diesel fumes are a forgotten misery Surrounded by palms and varying types of small trees with flowers on the outside the store is a small teak and cedar, raised structure with instrumental music drifting out, the enticing aromas of spices and herbs begging to be used in your favorite family recipes The whole store is very open with ample space to browse around without feeling trapped With its clay jars, mortar and pestle, and woven reed baskets it has a very earthy and calming effect Fresh strips of cinnamon bark about a foot long sit by the entrance in the raised bowl of the mortar It is
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cant numbers of people are involved with various forms of alternative medicine. tus, the majority of alternative medicine users appear to be doing so not so much …

ALTERNATIVE BOOKSHELF
Instant Emotional Healing: Acupressure for the Emotions
Peter Lambrou, PhD, and George Pratt, PhD Broadway Books, 2000 2500, ISBN 0-7679-0392-7

Alternative Medicine
The Voice of Health May 2000

A PSYCHOLOGICAL technique capable of healing deep-seated emotional pain, fears, phobias, and lifelong negative habits in a matter of minutes, and often without the need for therapeutic assistance For most people,especially those familiar with traditional talk therapy, the possibility that such a technique could exist might sound too good to be true, even absurd Drs Lambrou and Pratt, who developed the technique known as Emotional Self-Management ESM, say that theirs is just such a technique, and that it has achieved a 95 success rate in rapidly relieving both acute and chronic psychological problems Moreover, the process involved in ESM is self-administered and can be learned without the aid of a therapist Instant Emotional Healing is the guide for learning how to do so
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plementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has increased signicantly tary/alternative medicine by consumers, Alternative and Complementary Medicine, …

Why Patients Use Alternative Medicine: Results of a National Study
John A Astin
Online article and related content current as of November 13, 2008 JAMA 1998;27919:1548-1553 doi:101001/jama279191548 http://jamaama-assnorg/cgi/content/full/279/19/1548

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Why Patients Use Alternative Medicine
Results of a National Study
John A Astin, PhD

Context–Research both in the United States and abroad suggests that significant numbers of people are involved with various forms of alternative medicine However, the reasons for such use are, at present, poorly understood Objective–To investigate possible
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