All Entries in the "Alternative Medicine" Category
The Military Tries Alternative Remedies for Pain
Being in the military and particularly being in war like zones and on deployment can place undue stress and burden on a soldier’s musculoskeletal system resulting in chronic aches and pains that can be difficult to live with. Also the fact that those in uniform are somehow expected to be tougher than most and the [...]
Studies Show Increase of CAM Use
A new study has shown that there is an increase in the use of complementary and alternative medicine among Americans. Where mainstream or conventional therapies have proven too expensive, people have turned to alternative care, says the study which was published in Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. Inflation and health care [...]
Different Types of Alternative Therapies and Their Definitions
According to the National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine, there are 5 categories of complementary and alternative medicine, which are healing practices that do not fall into the category of conventional or mainstream medicine – Combination of theory and practice characterize the non western, alternative medical systems that could include Ayurveda, Chinese herbal medicine, [...]
Registered Nurses Integrate Alternative Therapies
As more and more people realize the importance of holistic health that embraces different methods of achieving good health, health professionals such as nurses are also becoming aware of the power of alternative treatments such as acupuncture and oriental medical techniques. Registered nurse Casey Romero discovered the efficacy of alternative therapies and the importance of [...]
A Warning to Beware of Alternative Medicine
Though parents would obviously want that when it comes to the treatment of their children, the side effects from medications are kept to the minimum and that treatment methods may be confined to natural cures. However in some cases, parents are warned not to use complementary medicine on their children. A new study highlighted some [...]
Alternative Medicine Treatment for Skin Disease on the Rise
According to the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, the use of alternative and complementary treatment for skin diseases has increased. Those with skin disorders do anyway prefer to use alternative treatments and this number is increasing, says the journal’s report. 23,393 completed interviews were used to compile the data of this survey. Of [...]
Starfish Slime for Arthritis and Asthma?
Marine scientists from the Scottish Association for Marine Science are examining the slime that coats starfish to see how this could be used to help control inflammatory illnesses such as arthritis and asthma. The slime that coats the spiny starfish is slippery and according to experts, is better than Teflon in its ability to stop [...]
Alternative Medicine Improves Quality Of Life For Cancer Patients
Though there could be a lot of differences in opinion as to whether alternative treatments can actually cure cancer, there can be dispute over whether the quality of life for cancer patients can be improved with the help of alternative remedies. They can improve overall life quality and reduce stress, when therapies such as massage [...]
