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Many "Natural" Supplements Are Contaminated

AP | MARILYNN MARCHIONE | Posted 07.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Alternative Medicine, Natural Supplements, Vitamins, Diet, Minerals, Medicine, Personal Health, Health, Living News

Lead in ginkgo pills. Arsenic in herbals. Bugs in a baby's colic and teething syrup. Toxic metals and parasites are part of nature, and all of these h...

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Alternative Medicine Is Being Integrated Into The Mainstream

AP | MARILYNN MARCHIONE | Posted 07.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Integrative Medicine, Massage, Acupuncture, Health, Alternative Medicine, Integrative Health, Reiki, Wellness, India, Living News

BALTIMORE — At one of the nation's top trauma hospitals, a nurse circles a patient's bed, humming and waving her arms as if shooing evil spirits...

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Oprah Backlash in Newsweek

Lee Schneider | Posted 07.06.2009 | Media

Read More: H. Pylori, Jenny McCarthy, Newsweek, Suzanne Somers, Oprah Winfrey, Ulcers, The Secret, Science-and-Spirituality, Meditation, Autism, Healing, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Snake Oil, Alternative Medicine, Media News
Lee Schneider

Oprah does cover some fringe stuff that is wacky and sometimes wrong. But I think she's right to do it. Here's why.

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WATCH: Man Drinks Daughter's Breast Milk To Fight Cancer

ABC News | Michelle Major and Lee Ferran | Posted 06.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Integrative Medicine, Abc, Cancer Prevention, Health, Breast Milk, Breast Feeding, Alternative Medicine, Cancer, Cancer Treatment, Living News

When Tim Browne sits down to a bowl of corn flakes in the morning, he slurps up one unusual, and controversial, extra ingredient: his own daughter's b...

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STUDY: Acupuncture Helps Relieve Chronic Back Pain

NPR | Allison Aubrey | Posted 06.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Integrative Medicine, Pain, Back Pain, Personal Health, Acupuncture, Health, Alternative Medicine, Lower Back Pain, Wellness, Living News

Acupuncture certainly isn't a cure-all. But there is gathering evidence to suggest that it can be beneficial. The latest study, sponsored by the Natio...

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It's Time to Change the Discussion About Osteoporosis

Dr. John Neustadt | Posted 07.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Calcium Supplments, Fosamax, Bones, Tai Chi, Vitamin D, Excersises for Osteoporosis, Causes Osteoporosis, Actonel, Osteoporosis Prevention, Osteoporosis Treament, Boniva, Fracture, Osteopenia, World Health Organization, Osteoporosis, Qi Gong, Vitamin K, Calcium, mk4, Personal Health, Wellness, Health, Alternative Medicine, Integrative Medicine, Living News
Dr. John Neustadt

May marks Osteoporosis Awareness Month, and this year, let's shift the focus from increasing bone density to reducing fracture risk.

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Swines and Birds and Homeopaths, Oh My!

Jacob Dickerman | Posted 06.05.2009 | Living

Read More: History, Homeopathic Remedies, James Randi, Swine Flu, James Randi's Million Dollar Challange, Skepticism, Homeopathy, Jacque Benveniste, Alternative Medicine, Samuel Hahnemann, Living News
Jacob Dickerman

Unfortunately, people looking to help protect themselves and their families are being preyed upon by a group whose theory of medicine goes counter to everything that is known about physiology, physics, chemistry, germ theory, and hydro-dynamics.

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When a Superbug Strikes Close to Home, How Can You Deal With it?

Matthew Stein | Posted 05.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Pandemic, Avian Flu, Antibiotic-Resistance, Herbal Remedies, Alternative Medicine, Mrsa, Mexico City-Mexico, Mexico, Living News
Matthew Stein

Imagine a Hurricane Katrina-sized catastrophe occurring in 50 major U.S. cities at the same time, and you have some idea of the worst-case scenario for a crippling global pandemic.

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Seeking Clarity

Tabby Biddle | Posted 04.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Linkedin, Health, Alternative Medicine, Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, Louise Hay, Healing, Clarity, Somatic Therapies, Alternative Healing, Mind-Body-Wisdom, Alternative Therapies, Living News
Tabby Biddle

Last week as I went to wash my face before bedtime, I noticed that my right eye was bloodshot. Tired? Maybe. Too much computer time? Probably. But, I ...

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Alternative Healthcare from an Alternative Country Band

Sharon Glassman | Posted 04.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Medical Clinics, Oskar Blues, Humor, Alt-Country, Colorado, Flu, Health Insurance, Alternative Medicine, Acupuncture, Fiddle, Real-Simple-Magazine, The Whiskey Bottles, Hank Williams, Health Care, Alka-Seltzer, Living News
Sharon Glassman

The Colorado crud is tougher to halt than an off-duty cab in the rain. It's a Rocky Mountain octopus of immune misery. There was a Continental Divide between my ex-city immune system and being truly Rocky Stocky.

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Alternative Medicine is Mainstream

Deepak Chopra | Posted 02.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Alternative Medicine, Cam, Andrew Weil, Health, Dean Ornish, Deepak Chopra, Living News
Deepak Chopra

It's time to move past the debate of alternative medicine versus traditional medicine, and to focus on what works, what doesn't, for whom, and under which circumstances.

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Study: 1 In 9 US Kids Use Alternative Medicine

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 01.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Alternative Medicine, Children Alternative Medicine, Parenting, Personal Health, Living News

ATLANTA — Just like their parents, kids are taking herbal supplements from fish oil to ginseng, a sign of just how mainstream alternative medici...

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Next Time You are Sick, Take out the Vinegar

Mairi Beautyman | Posted 09.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Health, Flu, Natural Medicine, Organic, Flu Remedies, Medicine, Alternative Medicine, Green News
Mairi Beautyman

I recently was laid up with tonsillitis, which came with a very high fever -- it actually reached 105.4 (go to the hospital if your fever stays this h...

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Congress Pummels Establishment Psychiatry but Neglects a Brave Psychiatrist

Bruce E. Levine | Posted 08.13.2008 | Living

Read More: Big Pharma, Psychiatry, Mental Health, Health, New York Times, Psychology, Alternative Medicine, Living News
Bruce E. Levine

The corruption of psychiatry by Big Pharma has resulted in the suppression of effective treatment options and has marginalized courageous, innovative, and non-corrupt psychiatrists.

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Meet a Miracle Doctor

Claudia Ricci | Posted 07.19.2008 | Living

Read More: Alternative Medicine, Cancer Healing, Miracle Doctor, Mind Body Medicine, Living News
Claudia Ricci

It's a very little thing, I will admit. But I did it. I faced the fear. And I will take space here to cheer for myself. And to publicly thank my amazing doctor.

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9 Ways Humor Can Heal

beliefnet.com | Therese J. Borchard | Posted 07.18.2008 | Living

Read More: Spirituality, Holistic Medicine, Humor Healing, The Inner Life, Alternative Medicine, Living News

Of all my tools to combat stress-especially the stress of dealing with my illness or someone else's--humor is by far the most fun. And just like maste...

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Farrah Fawcett Heads To Germany For Alternative Cancer Treatment

Access Hollywood | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Cancer, Farrah Fawcett, Alternative Medicine, Entertainment News

Farrah Fawcett has traveled to Germany for help in her battle against cancer. Fawcett is seeking alternative treatments to battle the disease, which ...

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