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Complementary and Alternative Medicine's Growth

In seven pages this research paper examines alternative and complementary medicine's growth and the reasons for this increasing tr...

Integration of Alternative Medicine with Western Medicine

traditional medicine, alternative options incorporate drug therapy with several other modalities to improve overall health and wel...

Alternative Medicine Therapies of Energy Medicine, Rebirthing, and Pranayama

from clear whether or not breathing exercises can have beneficial effects of specific conditions, such as asthma (Thomas, 2003). A...

The History and Uses of Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine

This 8 page paper gives the history behind traditional Chinese herbal medicine, and its use in today's society. The writer argues ...

The Natural Mind of Andrew Weil

In five pages this research paper uses Weil's text to make the argument that alternative medicine should be combined with conventi...

Dr. James Gordon's Manifesto for a New Medicine

opinion, has served only to stymie the total healing experience of a patient. Five Major Concepts Made by Gordon One major conce...

Complimentary Alternative Medicine

prongs. The other prong, however, relates to traditional medicines. The term "alternative" refers to those alternative approaches...

St. John's Wort, Pro and Con

The writer examines the opinions of St. John's Wort, a herb commonly used to treat depression, from the point of view of tradition...

National Health Service and Complementary Medicine

homeopathic medicine and complementary therapies have been in Englands NHS (Evidence Influencing British Health Authorities Decisi...

Student Appeal of the Harvard School of Medicine

many of the emerging areas of biomedical research. Harvard School of Medicine is also a well-recognized school with a reputation ...

The Germ Theory Of Disease And Chiropractic Philosophy Regarding Disease: Mutually Exclusive?

that are responsible for the fast spread of infectious diseases are those that have been detected within the environment; variant ...

Chiropractic and CAM

through the efforts of their own belief systems. However, some argue that without the additional use of conventional physical the...

Considerations in Government Supported Stem Cell Research

heal without scarring (Muneoka 56; Pilcher 42). Unfortunately, embryonic stem cell research is an ethical quagmire. Stem cell ...

Laws and Regulations for CAM

individuals in the treatment of a diversity of medical problems. Willow trees are the natural source of aspirin. Medicinal plant...

WOMEN’S HEALTH AND ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES

Furthermore, the researchers pointed out, pain, depression and insomnia among this sample were "strong predictors" of CAM usage (E...

First Line Therapy for 7 Diseases

Tabatabaee, 2009). Additionally, first-line therapy includes using triple sulfa vaginal cream, as this agent has broad-spectrum an...

Protection from Socialized Medicine

of a minimum wage. As will be discussed below, the same principles apply to health care, not because there is any market-level co...

Complimentary, Alternative, and Integrative Medicine (CAM)

record in terms of affecting improved health and welfare, Complimentary Alternative Medicine seeks an integration of mainstream me...

Disease Treatment Through Alternative and Holistic Medicine Approaches

approaches that are specifically utilized to improve health, the percentage of Americans relying on CAM jumps to sixty-two percent...

CAM in Mainstream Medicine and in the Future

invest billions annually on alternative approaches to healthcare (Allen, 2005). The National Institutes of Health estimates that ...

Exercise in Making an Ethical Decision

the cracks of indigent health care. The hospital quite naturally is concerned about the cost of continuing to provide care for Mr...

Psychology and Alternative Medicines

with step aerobics or jogging, yet the benefits to the body are comparable. This makes it ideal for those who either do not prefer...

Questioning Health Policy

who suffer from cancer, arthritis, AIDS, multiple sclerosis or acute back pain are known to frequently turn to alternative medicin...

Exploring Complementary and Alternative Medicine

in fact no particular system that is called holism (1999). Rather, holistic medicine is really alternative. At the same time, ther...

Examination of CAM Therapies

reduce discomfort following surgery (NCCAM, 2004). Use of CAM has been controversial in the medical community, especially...

Medical Treatment, Complimentary Alternative Medicine

a concept created by Andrew Weil, MD (2004). He claims that it refers to the best of both worlds and an integration of alternativ...

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Canada

This research paper pertains to the growing utilization of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies by the Canadian ...

Overview of Cranial Osteopathy

the physiological versus psychosomatic basis for results, etc. In essence, Osteopathy is a method of physiological healing ...

US Complementary and Alternative Medicine Status

regulated. Herbs, for example, are not subject to Federal Drug Administration regulation ("St. Johns" 6). That is because they are...

Machine Medical Model and Religion

getting needed referrals, going through red tape, being told they need to submit forms for approval and things of that nature. The...