NHS told to abandon alternative medicine
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009A GROUP of Britain?s leading doctors has urged every NHS trust to stop paying for alternative medicine and to use the money for conventional treatments.
Fears over homeopathy regulation
Sunday, February 15th, 2009Patients will be put at risk by a new regulatory system being brought in for homeopathic medicine, critics say.
Complementary medicine finds acceptance in U.S. hospitals
Saturday, February 14th, 2009PHILADELPHIA – William DeMedio pulled off his stethoscope and removed his glasses. The family-medicine doctor bowed his head and closed his eyes. Then he laid his hands on the crown of his patient’s head.
When Trust in Doctors Erodes, Other Treatments Fill the Void
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009The most telling evidence of Americans’ dissatisfaction with traditional health care is the more than $27 billion they spend annually on alternative and complementary medicine, according to government estimates.
Alternative therapies get a boost
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009Studies presented at the North American Research Conference on Complementary and Integrative Medicine point to the medical establishment’s growing interest in alternative therapies ? counterbalancing recent denouncements against the field.