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	Alternative medicine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The precise scope of alternative medicine is a matter of some debate and depends to a great extent on the definition of "conventional medicine." Positions on the distinction between the two include those who reject the safety and efficacy of the other, and a number of positions in between.
		Advocates of alternative medicine hold that the various alternative treatment methods are effective in treating a wide range of major and minor medical conditions, and contend that recently published research (such as Michalsen 2003, Gonsalkorale 2003, and Berga 2003) proves the effectiveness of specific alternative treatments.
		Alternative medicine critics agree with its proponents that people should be free to choose whatever method of healthcare they want, but stipulate that people must be informed as to the safety and efficacy of whatever method they choose.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Complementary_and_alternative_methods (2863 words)

	Complementary and alternative medicine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a diverse set of medical and health care systems, practices, and products encompassing both complementary medicine and alternative medicine.
		Alternative medicine is generally considered to be the most dangerous form of CAM by the scientific community because it is used in place of conventional medicine.
		A survey released in May 2004 by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine focused on who used complementary and alternative medicine, what was used, and why it was used in the United States during 2002.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Complementary_and_alternative_medicine (830 words)

	Alternative Therapy FAQs, CancerLinksUSA.com
		Complementary and alternative therapies are used in an effort to prevent illness, reduce stress, prevent or reduce side effects and symptoms, or control or cure disease.
		Although there are few studies on the use of complementary and alternative therapies for cancer, one large-scale study found that the percentage of cancer patients in the United States using these therapies was nine percent overall (Lerner and Kennedy, 1992).
		Cancer patients considering complementary and alternative medicine should discuss this decision with their doctor or nurse, as they would any therapeutic approach, because some complementary and alternative therapies may interfere with their standard treatment or may be harmful when used with conventional treatment.
	www.cancerlinksusa.com /alternative/faq_nci.htm (633 words)

	Circle of One - Research: Complementary & Alternative Medicine: Study: Methods (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Alternative, complementary, or unconventional health care interventions are difficult to define.
		All CAM users were also asked (1) whether they would recommend the therapy to a friend or family member, and (2) whether they had ever had a bad experience with the therapy.
		The term "complementary or alternative medicine" was not used in the questionnaire; rather, respondents were asked about their experience with specific therapies as well as an open-ended item on "any other" types of treatment.
	www.circleofone.org /research/cam/studies/Study/methods.htm (340 words)

	Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Q & A, Cancer Facts 9.14 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine (see Question 1).
		Complementary medicine is used together with conventional medicine.
		A larger study of CAM use in patients with different types of cancer was published in the July 2000 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
	cis.nci.nih.gov /fact/9_14.htm (1777 words)

	Newhouse B1
		But with millions of Americans spending billions of dollars each year on alternative methods and medicines, top scientists at prestigious universities and medical institutes are trying to answer the question of whether they work.
		Standing at the center of the debate is Dr. Stephen Straus, director of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, the newest and most controversial offshoot of the National Institutes of Health.
		Complementary and alternative medicine is big business in the United States.
	www.newhousenews.com /archive/story1b060602.html (882 words)

	Complementary Alternative Medical Association
		Any person has the right to practice complementary and alternative care practices as long as he or she is registered with the office and is in good standing.
		The fact that a complementary and alternative health care practice may be a less customary approach to health care shall not constitute the basis of a disciplinary action per se under this chapter.
		The right of a registered complementary and alternative health care practitioner to practice as a registered practitioner is automatically suspended if a guardian for the person of a registered complementary and alternative health care practitioner is appointed by order of a court.
	www.camaweb.org /legislation/freedom_of_access.php (2969 words)

	Alternative medicine resource list
		Devices used, names of individuals associated with alternative therapies, and conditions associated with or caused by the different therapies are discussed.
		Alternative medicine topics may also be searched from the main page of the HWRC with the results including not only information on alternative medical treatments, but standard medical therapies as well.
		Information on health fraud, medical quackery, “new age” medicine and “alternative” and “complementary” medicine from an opinionated physician who investigates the validity of their claims.
	library.uchc.edu /departm/hnet/altmedres.html (2270 words)

	Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Cancer Treatment: Q and A
		Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) also referred to as integrative medicineincludes a broad range of healing philosophies, approaches, and therapies.
		Research indicates that the use of complementary and alternative therapies is increasing.
		Cancer patients considering complementary and alternative therapies should discuss this decision with their doctor or nurse, as they would any therapeutic approach, because some complementary and alternative therapies may interfere with their standard treatment or may be harmful when used with conventional treatment.
	www.meb.uni-bonn.de /cancernet/600914.html (1629 words)

	CAM-Viewpoint of Wendy S. Harpham, MD
		Complementary therapies are used along with mainstream care to manage symptoms, relieve stress, and enhance quality of life.
		In contrast, alternative methods are used instead of evidence-based medical therapy.
		A data-driven study of alternative therapeutic methods, however, convinced the author that investigational strategies offered her a better chance of cure or improvement than unproven alternative methods.
	www.annieappleseedproject.org /camofwenshar.html (2822 words)

	JHBMC: Alternative Therapies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		A growing number of complementary and alternative therapies are subject to insurance reimbursement and span a wide variety of treatment options.
		For the present study, data was collected from more than 2,000 respondents on 24 complementary and alternative therapies for specific chronic conditions.
		Investigators found that more than 65 percent of those seeing a conventional provider for anxiety attacks and 66.7 percent seeing a conventional practitioner for severe depression were also pursuing complementary and alternative methods of treatment.
	www.jhbmc.jhu.edu /healthcarenews/01022603.html (241 words)

	alternative health practice
		Because truly "alternative" medical practices would be ones that are known to be equally or nearly equally effective, most "alternative" medical practices are not truly "alternative," but quackery.
		On the other hand, the risks of being positively harmed by an "alternative" practitioner such as homeopath, for example, are negligible when compared to the risks of being harmed by a conventional physician dispensing powerful drugs and performing risky surgeries.
		Alternative" practitioners are often "holistic," claiming to treat the mind, body and soul of the patient.
	skepdic.com /althelth.html (3329 words)

	Cancer-Pain.org: Treatments: Alternative/Complementary Methods
		Several alternative methods of pain control for cancer pain have been sanctioned by the National Institutes of Health ref.
		Meditation, in which a person focuses on his or her own breathing or the repetition of a word, phrase, or prayer, is another useful cognitive/behavioral method.
		Alternative and complementary approaches to cancer pain management are dependent on the active participation by the patient and a close working relationship between the patient and the alternative practitioner (i.e., the stress reduction counselor, the herbalist, the Chinese doctor, the acupuncturist).
	www.cancer-pain.org /treatments/alternative.html (1166 words)

	What Is Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)?
		While some scientific evidence exists regarding some CAM therapies, for most there are key questions that are yet to be answered through well-designed scientific studies--questions such as whether these therapies are safe and whether they work for the diseases or medical conditions for which they are used.
		An example of an alternative therapy is using a special diet to treat cancer instead of undergoing surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy that has been recommended by a conventional doctor.
		Manipulative and body-based methods in CAM are based on manipulation and/or movement of one or more parts of the body.
	nccam.nih.gov /health/whatiscam (1742 words)

	NCAH Position Statement on the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine
		The White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy (WHCCAMP) was appointed during the closing days of the Clinton Administration to make recommendations "assuring that public policy maximizes the benefits to Americans of complementary and alternative medicine." The Commission final report recommends expanded federal spending and other policy initiatives that would foster irrational methods.
		"Complementary medicine" is loosely described as a synthesis of standard and alternative methods that uses the best of both.
		The report is carefully contrived to suggest that CAM is close to the mainstream and that its critics are on the fringe.
	www.ncahf.org /pp/whcpp.html (1258 words)

	Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Information Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		A user-friendly reference tool helps patients evaluate methods of CAM therapies which have been promoted for conditions related to cancer.
		A guide for integrating complementary with conventional therapies, the book explains what can be expected of various modalities and how to locate qualified practitioners.
		Fact sheets and access to complementary and alternative Medicine databases which include references to articles in peer-reviewed scientific literature on CAM therapies.
	www.cancer.med.umich.edu /learn/pwcomplimentarymed.htm (735 words)

	Fall 2002
		Part I: Complementary and Alternative Health Methods In the U.S. health care system there is an increasing interest in the integration of "alternative" healing systems, methods and practices not typically taught in U.S. schools of medicine, nursing or allied health, nor usually practiced in U.S. hospitals.
		Teaching of Complementary and Alternative Methods, Integrative Medicine, and Holistic Health is a focus of health professions training at numerous universities.
		In addition, the role of those institutions whose primary mission is to prepare practitioners in "alternative" health fields such as oriental, ayurvedic, naturopathy, chiropratic, or homeopathy methods has become more prominent.
	www.rapidintellect.com /AEQweb/fall02.htm (751 words)

	Complementary and alternative methods - InfoSearchPoint.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Complementary and alternative methods (CAM) are a collection of methods of treating disease and illness not widely recognized by modern medicine.
		This catch-all term is also applied to new ideas that have not yet proved their validity, using the current method of scientific, double-blind studies.
		Any method that does not fit within the standard medical model can be labeled as a complementary and alternative method.
	www.infosearchpoint.com /display/Complementary_and_alternative_methods (276 words)

	National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Ongoing Problems (Skeptical Inquirer Sep 2003)
		Thus many physicians who have not taken the time to consider CAM (and many members of the public) are led to believe that CAM claims are likely to be valid and that the NCCAM project is a noble one.
		The study proposes to compare the arduous "Gonzalez" method, which is devoid of biological rationale, to gemcitabine, an agent acknowledged by the investigators to effect "a slight prolongation of life and a significant improvement in.
		The problem with so-called Complementary and Alternative Medicine, in a nutshell, is that it is an assortment of implausible, dishonest, expensive, and sometimes dangerous claims that are exuberantly promoted to a scientifically naïve public.
	www.csicop.org /si/2003-09/alternative-medicine.html (3973 words)

	The American Cancer Society Has a New Book: The American Cancer Society's Guide to Complementary and Alternative Cancer ...
		The American Cancer Society's Guide to Complementary and Alternative Cancer Methods, is a timely new book available in bookstores nationwide on August 21, 2000.
		Each year, Americans spend more than $34 billion on complementary and alternative treatment methods, and hundreds of these methods are marketed specifically to people with cancer.
		The American Cancer Society's Guide to Complementary and Alternative Cancer Methods (hardcover) (paperback) is designed to help consumers, patients, and their families better understand this rapidly expanding industry and recognize the issues that accompany these methods.
	www.charitywire.com /charity6/02375.html (251 words)

	ALTERNATIVE Health News Online
		Be aware that alternative health and healing covers everything from pure hogwash to promising and proven therapies.
		When viewing sites maintained by adherents of a particular alternative approach, be aware that they are going to be enthusiastic about their methods.
		Categories two through five on the next page follow those of the Office of Alternative and Complementary Medicine of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, a government agency set up by Congress in 1991 to look into alternative medicine practices and integrate those that work into health and medical care.
	www.altmedicine.com (336 words)

	ARCHIVE OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION - Alternative Regulations or Complementary Methods? Evolving Options in European ...
		In many areas EU policy is formulated and implemented through a mixture of methods both legal and non-legal, European and national, public and private.
		After a flashback to recall some the main reasons why all these new methods have emerged, this article outlines the main features of two areas in which "self-regulation" and "co-regulation" are significant: environmental agreements and the social dialogue.
		It then gives an overview of the very different ways in which the "open method of coordination" is in fact being pursued.
	aei.pitt.edu /archive/00000817 (173 words)

	Complementary and Alternative Medicine Resource Guide - LSUHSC Library
		Complementary and alternative medicine, as defined by NCCAM, is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine.
		Integrative medicine is the use or combination of both conventional (Western) and CAM medicine in the management of diseases and in the promotion of health.
		Leskowitz, Eric D. Complementary and alternative medicine in rehabilitation.
	www.lsuhsc.edu /no/library/resources/guides/CAMGuide.html (220 words)

	Alternative Medicine: A skeptical look (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The American Cancer Society's Guide to Complementary and Alternative Cancer Methods, published last year discusses more than 100 methods that it characterizes as "complementary" (used along with standard treatments, often with the hope of providing symptomatic relief) and/or "alternative" (used instead of standard methods).
		In recent years, however, it has softened its terminology and issued only brief reports on "complementary and alternative methods." The overall message, however, has not changed: Be skeptical of any method that that is promoted as a "cure" but has not undergone scientific testing.
		Further information on "alternative" cancer methods is available on Quackwatch.
	www.canoe.ca /HealthAlternativeColumns/011115.html (247 words)

	Rehabilitation Oncology: American Cancer Society's Guide to Complementary and Alternative Cancer Methods (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The second chapter describes the use of the terms "complimentary" and "alternative" and how the research is done to determine effectiveness of interventions.
		The method is listed with a general description, comments on the suggested use and how it is typically used, the history, any known scientific evidence to support its use and possible problems or complications.
		A Glossary and an operational Statement on Complementary and Alternative Methods of Cancer Management from the ACS is included.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3946/is_200101/ai_n8947305 (510 words)

	Maitake D-Fraction® Appears in American Cancer Society’s Guide to Complementary and Alternative Cancer Methods (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Responding to rising interest on the part of the American public in complementary and alternative methods for treating cancer, the American Cancer Society has published a guide to such treatments, including a section on Maitake D-Fraction®.
		In the section on nutritional approaches to alternative cancer treatment a description of the immune boosting properties of the maitake mushroom is provided with emphasis on its polysaccharide-based extract called D-fraction.
		The guide notes that human clinical studies on breast and prostate cancer are currently underway to determine the efficacy of the maitake extract as a treatment for these cancers.
	www.maitake.com /012005.html (184 words)

	Wisconsin Health Freedom Coalition
		Complementary and alternative health care practitioners have no legislative protection for their much needed services?
		Will promote the freedom to teach and be educated in all complementary and alternative health care methods in the State of Wisconsin.
		Equal access to complementary and alternative health care for consumers has become a national crisis.
	www.wihfc.com (312 words)

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