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Home health care, anyone?
“A DOCTOR should be just a phone call away,” says Dr. Mary Jean Villa-Real Guno, who, along with her physician friends, has come up with a brilliant idea for Philippine medicine: Home Health Care (HHC). (Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:17:55 GMT)
Wasting away in Ukraine
The gas crisis didn’t hit me very much. Fortunately, I didn’t feel any colder in my Kyiv apartment. Nevertheless, the idea of the whole economy suffering from the high (read: European) gas price made me think of alternative ways for Ukrainians to survive in the war with energy. (Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:45:48 GMT)
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WHITE PLAINS - A Connecticut doctor accused of having sexually explicit online conversations with an undercover investigator posing as an underage boy has agreed not to practice medicine in New York state. (Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:40:49 GMT)
Alternative Health: LAist's Most Questionable Practices
Photo by JaseMan /Flickr We've all done some crazy things in the name of health, a better bod or a spiritual cleanse. Today, LAist's writers and editors confess our most questionable decisions; some successful, some not so much. Some downright dangerous. But we do it for you, readers, so read on... " I went macrobiotic to be in synch with someone I was dating. The astringency of ... (Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:48:20 GMT)
More mainstream physicians include alternative medicine
CHICAGO — For years, Dr. Ali Keshavarzian ignored “alternative” therapies because his Western-trained brain wanted more evidence that they actually worked. (Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:47:20 GMT)
Treatments ease Cards' aches, injuries
Keeping healthy over a grueling 16-week season is one of the Cardinals' biggest challenges. Lasers, massage, stretching, acupuncture - you name it, the team uses it to stay loose and ready on game day. (Sat, 31 Jan 2009 08:19:34 GMT)
Alternative doctor to get new hearing
Dr. Rashid Buttar of Huntersville will get a new hearing before the N.C. Medical Board, which last year recommended that he be prohibited from treating children or cancer patients because his alternative medicine practice is below accepted medical standards in North Carolina. In April, a panel of the board found that Buttar, 43, exploited patients by charging exorbitant fees for unproven ... (Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:45:45 GMT)
Acupuncture as a Complementary Cancer Treatment
A medical study found that acupuncture, an ancient form of healing that has been around for thousands of years can help ease the side effects of breast cancer treatment. (Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:55:01 GMT)
A different kind of prescription
He is a homeopathic doctor and an alternative health expert, but he also believes in backing only scientifically proven health-boosting activities. (Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:37:58 GMT)
Alternative Medicine: Vibrations
photo by Striker W@SP via Flickr Let’s start with the fact that everything in the Universe is made of matter and energy. And, since we have all seen “The Secret” , we know that all energy vibrates. But, did you know that all individuals (whether it be plant or animal) has its own unique vibration; that each of us has a vibration that is as unique as our fingerprints or a ... (Sat, 31 Jan 2009 23:47:22 GMT)
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