What's New in the Community

Heart Health: Meditate to lower your risk of heart attack

Sharon Ufberg, DC discusses the importance of heart health and suggests meditation as a method of lowering risk for heart attack. More >>

Breast Cancer and the Environment and Environmental Health Policy

Susan Luck, Educational Director of the Earthrose Institute, discusses a recent CDC report on environmental toxins in humans and their effects on our health. More >>

Letter from Haiti from Mark Hyman, MD

Mark Hyman, MD writes from Haiti about on the ground relief efforts to aid victims of the earthquake. More >>

New Integrative Practitioner Discussion Posts

Practitioners post their recent comments and feedback on discussion topics ranging from how to grow your practice to useful supplements for traumatic brain injury. More >>

The Energetics of Foods for Health and Healing

Susan Krieger discusses Chinese dietary therapy and the relationships between food and health. More >>

Hidden Food Allergies

Henry C. Sobo, M.D. discusses the varied manifestations of allergies and their effects on patients, which frequently are unrecognized. More >>

Our Environment: A Healthier Balance in 2010

Sharon Ufberg, DC examines how we can co-exist with nature to allow for a healthy long-term future. More >>

Features

Meeting National Health Objectives for Women and Children in the United States of America

Carolyn Williams-Orlando Ph.D. discusses the importance of breastfeeding and urges the development of health policies to support mothers.

Top 10 for Integrative Medicine and Integrative Health Care from 2000-2009

John Weeks provides a short history of the integrative health movement in the form of a Top 10 of action and events from the past decade.

The Rise of Community Acupuncture

Jennifer Leonard L.Ac. discusses the concept of community-style acupuncture.

The January 2010 edition of John Weeks' Integrator Round-up

Check out these stories from the January edition of John Weeks' Integrator Round-up.

Acupuncture, Aging and Memory

Jillian L. Capodice, LAc discusses how acupuncture and TCM can positively affect aging and memory.

News

Hidden Dangers of Herbal Meds Reviewed

Researchers warned of the dangers of using herbal medicine in a review covering 44 years of research.

Medical Care Still 'Challenging' as Haitian Hospitals Start Comeback

In Port-au-Prince, medical care remains challenging.

Tai Sophia Now Enrolling for New Health and Wellness-based Graduate Programs

Tai Sophia Institute is doubling its health and wellness-based graduate programs in 2010.

The Mythology of Science-Based Medicine

Larry Dossey, MD, Deepak Chopra and Rustum Ray, MD examine alternative medicine and science-based medicine in the context of the current healthcare debate.

Med Students Say Conventional Medicine Would Benefit by Integrating Alternative Therapies

In the largest national survey of its kind, researchers from UCLA and UC San Diego measured medical students' attitudes and beliefs about complementary and alternative medicine.

QuickPoll

Which one of the following would you most likely prescribe for treating hypothyroidism (excluding thyroid hormone replacement therapy)?

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