MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'complementary medicine'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:07:09 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4318498&cid=t_92119_136_f&fid=39026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarolinemfr.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F01%2Facupuncture-anyone.html Last night I went to a support group meeting where there was a presenter on acupuncture. I have never been a fan of acupuncture. Its not that I doubt its efficacy. Its just the needles. I can't look at needles while being inserted or while they are in someone's skin. (They turn my stomach.) I hate it during flu season where they always show people on TV getting shots. I have to close my eyes. I am a wimp. That's it. But at last night's meeting I learned a lot about acupuncture and spent time looking at the walls while people had needles in them. I found that my health insurance will cover it. The acupuncture practice is conveniently located. Perhaps it might help my tennis elbow, and possibly my back pain and some other issues. Acupuncture has been around for thousands of years so it defin... Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4318498 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 11:31:00 +0100 4318498 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4186984&cid=t_92119_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fcomplementary-and-alternative-medicine-for-ms%2F I have seen it somewhere that about 50 percent of people living with multiple sclerosis use disease modifying drugs (DMD) to combat their MS. The National MS society, however, estimates that 75 percent of us use what are deemed “complementary and alternative medicine” to cope with both our MS and its symptoms. The range of treatments/therapies/interventions which fall under the complementary and alternative medicine header are vast. From alteration in diet to removal of mercury amalgam fillings, people with MS are open to trying quite the array of possible solutions to the problems thrown at us by MS. Thomas Jefferson’s old quote always comes to mind. MS complementary and alternative medicine is something to go ahead and try if “it neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg”. When... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4186984 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 23:06:12 +0100 4186984 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3573894&cid=t_92119_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fa-resource-to-help-understand-health-care-reform%2F With the final outcome of health-care reform being signed into law by President Obama a few months ago, many believe the deed is done. But many others, like me, think the journey for more accessible health care for Americans has just begun. Either way, most of us are still trying to understand just what has been gained through reform that did make it into law. As breast cancer patients and survivors, we especially know how important it is to understand our health care and what is available to us and our families. I have been perusing several resources to clarify the changes to health care and the benefits to the American people. The ones that have helped me the most are the April 5, 2010 issue of Time, the May 2010 issue of Money, and a new book written by the staff of the Washington Post:... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3573894 Mon, 17 May 2010 16:39:38 +0100 3573894 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3538086&cid=t_92119_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FvNov0jTyzfM%2F Yin versus Yang. East versus West. Technology versus theology. Two Fox topics I covered within a single week were at seemingly opposite ends of the healthcare spectrum. Both were moving. Both made a meaningful difference in peoples lives. Which was better? I was confused…until I started writing the last paragraph of this blog. Bill Carlson is a 60 year old man that I met online about a year ago during the weekly Fox chat with viewers. “Shellback,” his screen name, signed in every few weeks with progress updates on his recovery from a heart transplant…and then always commented on the wonderful care he received at the University of Minnesota. Since April is National Donate Life Month, I invited him to be a guest on Tuesday, April 20. His story was a medical miracle. Bill’s congesti... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3538086 Thu, 06 May 2010 10:00:17 +0100 3538086 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3350239&cid=t_92119_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fquacktitioner-royals-quack.html Dr Michael Dixon OBE is a GP in Devon, a devotee of homeopathy, and medical director of the Prince's Foundation for Integrated Health. He has just launched a vicious attack on the much respected Professor Edzard Ernst. Ernst is the Professor of Complementary Medicine at the Peninsula Medical School. The champagne corks were popping in quackland when it was announced that a chair in complementary medicine had been funded. The celebration soon stopped when, rather then setting up a shop to flog patent medicines,  Ernst began to use rigorous scientific techniques to analyse numerous alternative "therapies". Much of this was described in the book Ernst co-authored with Simon Singh, "Trick or Treatment - Alternative Medicine on Trial". They looked at homeopathy, acupuncture and many other ... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3350239 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:45:00 +0100 3350239 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3096810&cid=t_92119_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fcracking-down-on-quackery%2F Professor David Colquhoun from University College London in the United Kingdom wrote an editorial that is sure to ruffle some feathers in many healthcare circles. The editoral, which appeared in this week’s Christmas issue of BMJ.com, said that the medical establishment’s acceptance of holistic approaches to medicine was embarrassing. In the early 1900s, doctors tried to eliminate snake oil and secret remedies from being sold as cure-alls to unsuspecting consumers. While they may have eliminated some of it, not long after, in the 1970s or so, alternative and complementary medicines gained popularity, although many in the so-called mainstream medicine considered them to be snake oil as well. And, not only were homeopathy, naturopathy, acupuncture, reflexology and many  other tr... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3096810 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:36:45 +0100 3096810 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2709095&cid=t_92119_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F08%2F17%2Fassessing-complementary-practice-building-consensus-on-appropriate-research-methods-report-of-an-independent-advisory-group%2F This report aims to establish a consensus on the ways in which research might be conducted that both the conventional and complementary health care communities can support. Publisher: King’s Fund Size of Publication: 32p Published: 10/08/2009 Posted in Clinical Governance, Complementary Medicine, Grey Literature, Health Economics, Quality Tagged: Complimentary Therapies, Cost Effectiveness, Evidence Based Practice, Grey Literature, Research (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2709095 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:59:37 +0100 2709095 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442202&cid=t_92119_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fchronic-pain-and-integrative-medicine%2F Early on, many of us who have been struck with life-altering disease learned the frustration of not finding answers. We went to trusted family doctors. We saw and were seen by specialists. As we all found out, you almost have to diagnose yourself in order to know what kind of doctor to see. It was the same for me. All that joint pain, a rapid heart beat and irritable bowel syndrome all arrived along with sun intolerance. It was all a bit overwhelming and I couldn’t find all the answers I sought. I was fortunate enough to wind up with a doctor in Beverly Hills , three hours from my home, who was a world renowned specialist in rheumatology. He was from England and took a wider view than many of our American doctors who are educated in this country. He always helped me, even if he could... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442202 Thu, 21 May 2009 22:12:18 +0100 2442202 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2302555&cid=t_92119_165_f&fid=36770&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmetaot.com%2Fblog%2Fyoga-and-stroke-0 Hello, As a Masters of Occupational Therapy student, I am undertaking a project exploring benefits and application of Yoga for post stroke clients. There is lot of research supporting the benefits of applying Yoga for various disabilities but there seems to be lack of literature on how to adapt Yoga for post stroke clients. I wish to evoke a discussion on how yoga is being adapted and applied with stroke clients and with what therapeutic gains. I invite your participation in the discussion about Yoga and stroke at my blogsite, http://strokeofyoga.blogspot.com/. What is likely to emerge out of this is a real-time, practice-based information on the topic. So, please come and share your experiences, ideas, and suggestions about the topic and join in an open & healthy discussion with othe... meta-ot blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2302555 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:59:57 +0100 2302555 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1920897&cid=t_92119_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F10%2F31%2Fgeneral-chiropractic-council-constitution-order-2008-consultation-report-october-2008%2F General Chiropractic Coucil (Constitution) Order 2008 consultation report (Impact Assessment) summarises response to the public consultation on the draft General Chiropractic Council (Constitution) Order 2008. Posted in Clinical Governance, Complementary Medicine, Grey Literature, Quality, Standards   Tagged: Chiropractic, Complementary Medicine, Grey Literature, Legislation, Regulations    (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1920897 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:29:14 +0100 1920897 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1394104&cid=t_92119_90_f&fid=36413&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdcscience.net%2F%3Fp%3D227 Times Higher Education has published a league table showing that the University of Westminster is head of the league table for the number of courses in quackery. With fine timing, I just acquired the slides for their lecture on "vibrational medicine". See a selection of them. It seems that Amethyst; the 'Transmutator' . . .emits high Yin energy so transmuting lower energies and clearing and aligning energy disturbances . . .". This is part of a vocational "Bachelor of Science" degree. It is beyond parody. You couldn't make it up. (Source: DC's goodscience) DC's goodscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1394104 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:16:15 +0100 1394104 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1173538&cid=t_92119_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fmultiple-sclerosis%2Flife-with-ms%2Fwhat-else-can-i-do-for-my-ms-complementary-treatments%2F Let me first offer apologies for my absence these past few posting dates. I was back east and found my e-mail access (and frankly, my available time) spotty at best. I’m still recovering from the trip, and Caryn tells me that I was asleep within 60 seconds of hitting the pillow last night. Today I want to bring the topic of complementary therapies to the fore. Many of us swear by them, many fold them into more traditional treatment courses and many use these, oft untested, methods without even realizing that’s what we are doing. Simply adding vitamins into our daily regime, in order to maximize energy zapped by our multiple sclerosis, is a complimentary therapy. I don’t think that many of us think of it that way. On Thursday night, I’ll be hosting the first HealthTalk MS webcast of... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1173538 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:42:22 +0100 1173538 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=459345&cid=t_92119_87_f&fid=34591&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.badscience.net%2F%3Fp%3D350 Ben Goldacre Saturday January 27, 2007 The Guardian I’m not a complicated man - as my girlfriend could happily tell you - but I do get a bit worried about these stories I’ve been emailed, where African people say something stupid about the science of Aids and we all laugh at them. To be fair, the facts don’t [...] (Source: badscience) badscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=459345 Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:52:13 +0100 459345