Two of the best friends of complementary, alternative and integrative medicine in the US Congress have been Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) and former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD). Both will play key roles in health reform efforts, a source...
Here are a dozen short articles on expansions of integrative centers, new directions for ear-acupuncture specialists, integrative medicine for the underserved, massage therapy practice guidelines, growth at two leading naturopathic and AOM schools...
Can medical doctors share clinical power and decision-making with acupuncturists, naturopathic doctors, social workers, nutritionists and others from other disciplines? This article is based on information from the multidisciplinary "Decision...
Over the past 20 years, the work of psychologist and researcher James Prochaska, PhD is among the 5 most cited in all of psychology. The reason is simple. His writing on the stages of change - from "pre-contemplation" through "action" to...
If you were in charge of research on all complementary, alternative and integrative medicine, what do you think the priorities should be? Where should we be investing to give us the maximum value for our research dollar? Here are details on the...
It is impossible to overstate the influence that integrative medicine patient and breast cancer survivor Penny George has had on the emergence on integrative medicine in the United States. Through strategic gifts and organizing of philanthropic...
Your integrative practice scanner: a dozen short articles on new developments in medical schools, employers and integrative medicine, Alexander technique, integrative oncology, a new MD/DO/ND fellowship in Kansas, mind-body medicine in Kosovo, and...
Caught up in separate challenges and campaigns, sometimes fighting against each other, holistic medical doctors, nurses, naturopathic physicians, acupuncture and Oriental medicine practitioners and other don’t often pause to realize how their...
Bill Benda, MD, weighs in forcefully on the recent series of Integrator articles, guest columns and commentaries on who owns the term "integrative medicine" and some of the attendant name-calling. It's been a little ugly, seeing the disparate...
In 2005, Hawaii's major Blue Cross Blue Shield carrier, HMSA, contracted with Manakai O Malama, the integrative clinic founded by Ira Zunin, MD, MPH, MBA on an unusual integrative, outpatient pilot for some of their most costly, pain-ridden...
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