Free $7000 Worth of Functional Medicine Bonus: Details Below

Register for Our FREE Functional Diagnostic Medicine Teleseminar Series and Be Eligible to Win $7000 Worth of Functional Medicine. Read more

Talking to Your Health Care Provider About Using Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Talking to Your Health Care Provider About Using Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Why tell your health care providers about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use? Giving your health care providers a full picture of what you do to manage your health helps you stay in control.... Read more

Health Tip: Considering Alternative Medicine?

Since these products are not regulated by government agencies such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, it's important to research whether they are safe and effective. The University of Virginia Health System recommends these precautions:... Read more

What Is Complementary and Alternative Medicine? -

What Is Complementary and Alternative Medicine? - 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 conventi...... Read more

Integrative Medicine

Integrative Medicine - Recently, I was diagnosed with acute tendonitis in my left ankle, bad enough that I could hardly walk after getting up and such that I was in pain much of the day.... Read more

Research Council for Complementary Medicine - RCCM

The RCCM was founded in 1983 by a group of enthusiatic practitioners and researchers from both orthodox and complementary medicine. Today, our aim is to develop and extend the evidence base for complementary medicine in order to provide practitioners and their patients with information about the effectiveness of individual therapies and the treatment of specific conditions. The recently launched CAMEOL database that has been developed in conjunction with the School of Integrated Health at the University of Westminster is one such example of the work that has been undertaken by the RCCM to make this information more widely available. Continue Reading >>

What is Integrative Medicine?

The Program defines integrative medicine (IM) as healing-oriented medicine that takes account of the whole person (body, mind, and spirit), including all aspects of lifestyle. It emphasizes the therapeutic relationship and makes use of all appropriate therapies, both conventional and alternative. Continue Reading >>

Complementary/Integrative Medicine Education Resources

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and complementary and integrative Medicine (CIM) are therapies of proven or unproven efficacy that have been used to promote wellness, to manage symptoms associated with cancer and its treatment or to treat cancer. When properly combined with standard cancer treatments, some complementary therapies can enhance wellness and quality of life, but others may be harmful during or after treatment for cancer. Most, but not all, are natural products.

M. D. Anderson Cancer Center’s Complementary/Integrative Medicine Education Resources (CIMER) Web site is offered to help patients and physicians decide how best to integrate such therapies into their care Continue Reading >>

Integrative Medicine: Can We Truly Integrate Care?

Is it possible to develop a model of health that incorporates Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM) therapies with conventional treatment? Join Beverly Burns, an Integrative Medicine Specialist at UCSF's Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, for a frank and stimulating discussion of integrative medicine. Series: "Women's Health Today" [6/2006] [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 11113]