Alternative medicines are potentially unsafe, warn experts 
Daily News & Analysis
You should go slow if you depend too much on alternative medicines as there is no way of knowing whether they are really safe, suggests a leading expert. Edzard Ernst, professor of complementary medicine at Peninsula Medical School in Exeter, UK, ...
Alternative medicines should be treated with caution, says leading UK professor Active Quote
Are alternative therapies really safer than Allopathy? India.Com Health
Alternative medicines 'may be dangerous' as studies fail to mention adverse ... Daily Mail
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Prince Charles's alternative medicine foundation 'brought down by fraud' 
Daily Mail
But far less amusing for Charles is the unfortunate saga of his charity promoting alternative medicine, which has been mired in claims of embezzlement and missing funds. Through no fault of the heir to the throne, the Prince's Foundation for Integrated ...

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'Alternative medicines potentially unsafe' 
GreaterKashmir.com
London, May 14: You should go slow if you depend too much on alternative medicines as there is no way of knowing whether they are really safe, suggests a leading expert. Edzard Ernst, professor of complementary medicine at Peninsula Medical School in ...
Side effects? Nobody said anything about side effects? Times Higher Education

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Alternative medicines and therapies could be unsafe 
Healthcare Global
Patients seeking alternative medical treatments, such as chiropractic manipulation, herbal remedies and acupuncture, should treat them with caution, an expert in the field has said. Edzard Ernst, who is the only professor of complementary medicine in ...

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Alternative medicine is catching on at Shippensburg wellness center 
The Shippensburg News-Chronicle
Jean Vargas, owner and yoga instructor at the New Day Yoga and Wellness Center, has assembled a team of practitioners that offers alternatives to conventional medicine at the center in the 800 block of East King Street? practices like yoga, massage, ...

 

Many Parents of Kids With Autism Don't Put Faith in Pediatricians 
U.S. News & World Report
The pediatricians interviewed for the study also said they felt especially uncomfortable advising parents on alternative therapies, which are commonly used by families with autistic children. "Most parents are not going to pediatricians with questions ...

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More Americans using acupuncture for common ailments 
Fox News
A new survey demonstrates increasing acceptance and utilization of acupuncture for treatment and health promotion. The analysis was published in the journal Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine and looked at utilization rates, ...
Complementary care meets western medicine Troy Media (blog)

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The case against funding studies on alternative medical therapies 
Los Angeles Times
In an essay to be published in Wednesday's edition of the Journal of the American Medical Assn., Offit questions the way the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine doles out its $130-million annual budget.
Studies of alternative medicine not worth the money, prominent researcher says Mother Nature Network
Studying Complementary and Alternative Therapies Journal of American Medical Association (subscription)
Witchcraft, black magic, and alchemy ? brought to you by the NIH and Congress American Council on Science and Health

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Indian River County Community Calendar 
TCPalm
Alternative Medicine Family Care Center, 3408 Aviation Blvd., Vero Beach, 6:30-7:30 pm, June 5. RSVP: 772-778-8877; amfcc.info. Senior Fitness Testing: Strength, endurance testing for residents over 60. Leisure Square, 1705 16th St., Vero Beach, ...

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Study: Acupuncture may help some people with COPD 
Fox News
According to one researcher, the benefits seen with the alternative treatment were on par with, or better than, what's been shown for conventional drugs and exercises used to treat the disease. But the study was small, he added, and more research will ...
Study: Acupuncture may relieve symptoms of COPD Mother Nature Network (blog)

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