More adults use complementary and alternative medicine, but access is unequal, British survey says
By Katherine Shagoury Use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) services, such as acupuncture, massage, osteopathy, and chiropractic treatment, rose from 12 percent of England’s population in 2005 to 16...
Read MoreNew study shows vitamin D and fish oil effects on risk for heart attack, stroke, cancer
By Katherine Shagoury For years, researchers have pondered what effects dietary supplements have on the risk of health conditions like heart attack, stroke, and cancer. Now, a new randomized clinical...
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#47 – Technology Revolution in Functional Medicine
Jeffrey Bland, PhD, joins Integrative Practitioner editor Katherine Rushlau to discuss functional medicine in the age of genomics, biometrics, and wearable devices. TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE >>
Read MoreCommunity choir program reduces loneliness for older adults
By Katherine Shagoury A San Francisco community choir program for older adults found that singing in a choir reduced loneliness and increased interest in life, but did not improve cognition...
Read MoreEasing diabetes distress
By Richard Schaub Patients with a chronic disease face the daily challenge of coping with the distress of the illness while still motivating themselves to feel purposeful. Any chronic illness...
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#46 – Patient-Specific Immune Repair
Russell Jaffe, MD, PhD, CCN, joins Integrative Practitioner editor Katherine Rushlau to discuss a patient-specific immune repair program established to help restore tolerance, repair ability, and achieve sustained remissions in...
Read MoreLyme disease predicted to rise in United States as climate warms, study says
By Katherine Shagoury Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in North America and its incidence has risen sharply in the last decade, as was reported by Integrative Practitioner...
Read MoreNew meditation therapy to reduce eye pressure in primary open-angle glaucoma
By Katherine Shagoury A new era in the management of glaucoma is ushered in by a landmark study published in the Journal of Glaucoma, the official journal of the World Glaucoma...
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