Original link: www.realclearpolitics.com By Jim Turner & Curt Levey We are the heads of two non-profit organizations – one of us liberal and the other conservative – who are concerned that the impending healthcare legislation will negatively impact holistic and natural medicine and limit the healthcare choices of the people who consume it. Because alternative medicine is highly effective in…
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By Dana Ullman, MPH via www.HuffingtonPost.com It is commonly assumed that homeopathic medicines are composed of extremely small doses of medicinal substances. And yet, does anyone refer to an atomic bomb as an extremely small dose of a bomb? In actual fact, there is a power, a very real power, in having atoms smash against each other. Homeopathic medicines are…
Sneezing, coughing, fever, aches and pains… Worried about flu symptoms like these? As winter approaches, most of us are. But this year, the flu seems even more alarming, thanks to increased health concerns about the H1N1 influenza strain, also known as the swine flu. Even though this strain doesn’t appear to be particularly threatening, it has the potential to mutate…
By Dana Ullman via www.huffingtonpost.com Anyone who has taken a painkiller certainly knows that there is a big difference between temporary relief and real healing. Even though a person who takes a painkiller may not consciously feel pain, it is widely understood that this relief does not necessarily mean that a “cure” or a “healing” has occurred. And yet, it…
By John Hoeffel November 11, 2009 Medical marijuana gets a boost from major doctors group – The American Medical Association changes its policy to promote clinical research and development of cannabis-based medicines and alternative delivery methods. The American Medical Association on Tuesday urged the federal government to reconsider its classification of marijuana as a dangerous drug with no accepted medical…
By Alison Rose Levy via The Integrative Health Outlook Last week, 60 Minutes reported on David and Susan Axelrod’s search for a cure for epilepsy prompted by their two decade plus experience of the ailment, which their adult daughter has suffered since infancy. But while Katie Couric admiringly covered the researchers seeking to find “the Cure,” ie. new anti-convulsive drugs,…
By Alison Rose Levy via The Integrative Health Outlook In following the vaccine debate, I’ve observed what seem like two completely different versions of reality. For those perplexed by this, here’s a brief guide to a basic issue underlying this long-standing controversy: biological individuality. If properly understood, it can create the ground for reconciliation. Have you ever noticed that feet…
By JUDIT KAWAGUCHI http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20090129jk.html At the age of 97 years and 4 months, Shigeaki Hinohara is one of the world’s longest-serving physicians and educators. Hinohara’s magic touch is legendary: Since 1941 he has been healing patients at St. Luke’s International Hospital in Tokyo and teaching at St. Luke’s College of Nursing. After World War II, he envisioned a world-class hospital…
original link: www.HuffingtonPost.com By Dr. Frank Lipman, Integrative Physician I applaud President Obama for his efforts. I too believe that everyone deserves proper healthcare and that access to healthcare must be a right for all. But I think Washington is barking up the wrong tree. They’re busy arguing about what amounts to health insurance reform, while what this country needs…
original link: www.Politico.com By Chris Frates & Carrie Budoff Brown The words “condoms” and “Q-tips” appear nowhere in the Senate Finance Committee’s preview of its bill being released as early as Tuesday. But they’re part of a fierce behind-the-scenes lobbying battle over the proposal already under way. The medical-device industry is organizing companies that make everything from CT scans to…