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Campaign for Safer Cell Phones Presented at Integrative Healthcare Symposium

The Environmental Health Trust, along with other organizations and research institutions worldwide, present their findings on the damaging effects of cell phone usage, particularly among children. Presented by Devra Davis, PhD, MPH at the 2010 Integrative Healthcare Symposium.  More >>

Senator Mikulski Sends Letter Backing Integrative Healthcare to Integrative Healthcare Symposium Participants

U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski writes a letter in support of integrative healthcare in advance of the Integrative Healthcare Symposium in New York. More >>

Traditional Oriental Medicine and Hypertension

Jillian Capodice, L.Ac examines the role of Traditional Oriental Medicine in aiding patients with hypertension. More >>

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 Thermography: The Mammography Alternative?

Moshe Dekel, MD discusses the differences between breast thermography and mammography in screening patients. More >>

Wellness Coaching in Integrative Health Care: A Holistic Nursing Perspective

Susan Luck, RN, BS, MS, HNC, CCN, discusses how health coaches can play a major role in patient and consumer education. More >>

Contact Congress to Turn Inclusion of Licensed Integrative Practitioners into Law

John Weeks and Integrative medicine practitioner and entrepreneur Richard Sarnat, MD take a look at the state of U.S. healthcare reform. 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 >>



Features

The March 2010 edition of John Weeks' Integrator Round-up
Check out these stories from the March edition of John Weeks' Integrator Round-up.

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. 

The Energetics of Foods for Health and Healing
Susan Krieger discusses Chinese dietary therapy and the relationships between food and health.

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.

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.


News

Acupuncturists Help Heal Haiti
Acupuncturists Without Borders is providing free community-style acupuncture to help victims of the Haiti earthquake.

ABC Welcomes 11 New Advisory Board Members
The American Botanical Council’s (ABC) Advisory Board has recently grown by 11 new members.

Proteins Linked to Stress-Induced ACS
The heart-pounding excitement of Sunday's Super Bowl football game might have sent some fans to hospital with acute coronary syndrome.

Herbal cure not good for asthma patients
In a study conducted by American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology of 326 asthma patients over a 33-month period, 25 percent reported herbal remedy use and lower adherence to use of prescribed inhaled corticosteroids (ICS).

Medical Care Still 'Challenging' as Haitian Hospitals Start Comeback
In Port-au-Prince, medical care remains challenging. 

Hidden Dangers of Herbal Meds Reviewed
Researchers warned of the dangers of using herbal medicine in a review covering 44 years of research.

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