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Call for Conference Session Proposals for Integrative Healthcare Symposium 2009

Integrative Healthcare Symposium is currently seeking topic proposals and recommended speakers for the 2009 Conference Program. More >>

Green Healthcare in America: Just What Are We Doing?

Joel Kreisberg, DC, CCH examines the importance of practicing green healthcare. More >>

Allergies: An Integrative Approach

Ellen Kamhi, PhD, RN and Eugene Zampieron, ND, AHG discuss various integrative approaches towards dealing with allergies. More >>

Detoxification Regimens: Easier Said Than Done

Sharon Ufberg, DC shares her experience undergoing a fourteen-day detoxification and rejuvenation regimen. More >>

Treating Sinusitis without Antibiotics

Nancy Gahles, DC, CHC, RSHom, NA reviews ways to manage rhinosinusitis naturally. More >>

Nutritional Interventions for Asthma: A Naturopathic Approach

Darin Ingels, ND examines the prevalence of asthma and its steady increase in the United States. More >>

Should the Military and Hospitals Celebrate Their Economic Contributions?

John Weeks discusses war as a guiding metaphor for the way our tertiary care system focuses medical resources. More >>

Features

Monthly Focus: Allergies

Allergies are hypersensitivity reactions of the immune system to specific substances called allergens (such as pollen, stings, drugs, or food) that, in most people, result in no symptoms.

April Literature Review - Learning Points for the Holistic Practitioner

Joel Evans, MD discusses various studies focused on pesticide exposure, obesity and dementia, B-vitamins, and pregnancy.

Time Management and the Parable of the Mayonnaise Jar

Jeremy R. Geffen, MD, FACP shares advice for healthy time management practices.

Autism, Vaccines, Stealth Adapted Viruses and Mitochondria Dysfunction

W. John Martin, MD, PhD examines the complex issues surrounding the origins of Autism.

Strategies for Integrating Your Practice - Naturopathic Medicine and Integrated Healthcare

Lise Alschuler, ND shares the principles of naturopathic medicine.

American Holistic Nurses Association 28th Annual Symposium

Renewing Healthcare: A Journey to New Heights, Bretton Woods, NH, June 2-5, 2008

Jayney Goddard's Letter from the U.K. - How To Spot a Quack

Tips to combat media misinformation about complementary and integrative medicine.

News

Conflicts of Interest: Are Doctors Shilling For Drug Companies?

Some medical experts that the media rely on as sources have undisclosed financial conflicts of interest.

L-Acetylcarnitine Found Effective Against ADHD in Fragile X

Researchers say that an amino acid derivative reduces hyperactivity without the side effects seen with stimulants in boys with Fragile X Syndrome.

Gaffes and Leaks Invade Journals' Ivory Tower

The integrity of the medical publication process has been called into question by a series of embarrassing incidents over the past two years involving JAMA and NEJM.

Fibromyalgia Affects Women More Often than Men

Research reveals that a biological link between pain and fatigue may help explain why more women than men are diagnosed with conditions like fibromyalgia.

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