Alternative Therapies in Health Medicine The National Institutes of Health (NIH) reports that as many as 62% of Americans use some form of alternative medicine. With Government funding, medical science is beginning to study the effectiveness of alternative and complementary treatments. Some of the therapies are showing positive results. Of the various categories of...
Monthly Archives: December 2009
Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Cancer Treatment
Alternative Cancer Therapies Found this article in Parade Magazine and it gave good information about alternative cancer therapies. I summarized the major points. More than 70% of cancer patients use complementary and alternative (CAM) medical therapies, according to a study in the journal Cancer. Alternative therapies may include acupuncture, meditation, supplements, hypnosis, homeopathy, prayer...
Reoccuring Ear Infections
Ear Infections and Antibiotics Do antibiotics have a lasting effect on children who take them for ear infections? Here are the results of one of the latest studies, involving 168 children who had ear infections. The study took place over a three year period. The children ranged from 6 months to 2 years. Each...
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