alternative medicine

Complementary and integrative health approaches used for pain management by U.S. adults with [ME/CFS]: Findings from the 2022 National Health Interview Survey https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1876382025000150 Highlights Limited research on pain management for chronic...

How pensioner fell under the spell of crank healing guru she called ‘messenger sent by God’ (msn.com)

Hello, As part of my psychology Masters at Oxford Brookes University I'm conducting research into the motivations for complementary and alternative medicine use in those with chronic illness. One of the subcategories I'm particularly looking at are those with ME/CFS. If you're a UK resident...

Free fulltext: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2023.1266803/full SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article Front. Pharmacol., 24 October 2023 Sec. Ethnopharmacology Volume 14 - 2023 https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2023.1266803 Is there a role for traditional and complementary medicines...

Not a recommendation https://living-from-inspiration.mykajabi.com/schedule-2023-holistic-healing-summit-for-long-covid-and-me-cfs 7 days of free online talks with speakers ranging from outright quacks to respectable researchers like Leonard Jason and Todd Davenport. The emphasis is clearly...

There is limited available information on patterns of utilization and efficacy of alternative medicine (AM) for patients with cancer. We identified 281 patients with nonmetastatic breast, prostate, lung, or colorectal cancer who chose AM, administered as sole anticancer treatment among patients...

Note - error in the dissertation title is in the original Abstract: Some alternative remedies have been proven to be pharmacologically ineffective and therefore unable to heal any illness and are a burden to publicly funded health insurance. Nevertheless, the market for such remedies is...

Pain treatment at the NIH is under the rubric of addiction to opioids. Therefore, since alternative/integrative therapies are, according to them, shown to be helpful in alleviating some pain, surgeons at the Mayo clinic will be part of a pilot study in verbally suggesting alternative therapies...

Essential oil related seizures (EORS): A multi-center prospective study on essential oils and seizures in adults Thomas Mathew Gareth J Parrya https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2021.106626 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0920121121000796?dgcid=raven_sd_aip_email

Open access, https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD011216.pub2/full So-called alternative medicine for post-caesarean pain? A Cochrane review https://edzardernst.com/2020/10/so-called-alternative-medicine-for-post-caesarean-pain-a-cochrane-review/

THE US National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health: Complementary, Alternative, or Integrative Health: What’s In a Name? https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/complementary-alternative-or-integrative-health-whats-in-a-name I think this is a development that's observable not only in...

https://edzardernst.com/2020/08/united-lincolnshire-hospitals-nhs-trust-is-looking-to-employ-a-spiritual-healer-reiki-therapist/

Blog Edzard Ernst: Prof Walach’s studies of distant healing: do they reveal the difference between a scientist and a pseudoscientist? "Amongst all the many bizarre treatments so-called alternative medicine (SCAM) has to offer, distant healing is probably one of the least plausible. Essentially...

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/dec/12/devastated-parents-tell-of-grief-after-diabetic-six-year-old-died-undergoing-slapping-therapy I have no words, other than may Mr Xiao rot in jail for a very long time.

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Wasn't sure where to post this, but i was watching a tv drama & someone was recommended EFT - Emotional Freedom Technique.... which is tapping on the so called 'meridians', to get rid of unwanted emotional distress & also physical pain/ailments especially 'MUS' etc. I seemed to remember some...

"A new book, The Magic Feather Effect: The Science of Alternative Medicine and the Surprising Power of Belief, by the journalist Melanie Warner, sees Dumbo’s feather as an analogy for alternative medicine. The analogy is imperfect, but the idea is that alternative medicine providers persuade...

I employ carers from a care agency. Once a week the agency sends me a letter showing which carer is booked to come to me and at what time. Today's letter also included a leaflet from a woman offering Refloxology, £22 for 45 minutes, as well as hand and foot massage or manicure/pedicure for...

Article in Guardian: full article here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/14/spain-plans-ban-alternative-medicine-health-centres

My immediate thought is good riddance, how about you? Facebook deletes alternative health pages as the war on fake news escalates The purge reportedly began in June, several months after Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg publicly vowed to crack down on fake news. While that term is typically...