Advocacy for public health and the sustainable development goals
By Integrative Practitioner Staff by Barbara Dossey, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN, HWNC-BC and Deva-Marie Beck, PhD, RN In the 1870s, Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern secular nursing and the first...
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UCSD integrative initiative expands to new health centers
By John Weeks by John Weeks, Publisher/Editor of The Integrator Blog News and Reports The recent media release from the University of California-San Diego (UCSD) is a welcome one for close watchers...
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New osteoporosis treatment uses traditional Chinese herb to prevent bone loss
By Katherine Shagoury An herb widely used in traditional Chinese medicine might hold the key to a new osteoporosis therapy that could prevent bone loss without causing side effects, according...
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Did the National Academy of Medicine consider integrative in their opioids report?
By John Weeks by John Weeks, Publisher/Editor of The Integrator Blog News and Reports In 2011, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) under the leadership of Harvey Feinberg, MD produced an Affordable Care...
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Updated AAP report highlights emerging pediatric integrative medicine field
By Katherine Shagoury As more and more families opt to use complementary and integrative services, the The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) aims to provide reliable information and high-quality clinical...
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Omega-3 intake reduces cardiac death risk, new study says
By Katherine Shagoury Consuming omega-3 fatty acids could reduce cardiac death by an average of 8 percent, according to a comprehensive new study published in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology. The...
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President’s opioid commission report a nod to integrative care
By John Weeks by John Weeks, Publisher/Editor of The Integrator Blog News and Reports On July 31, the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis issued a preliminary report...
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UC San Diego launches new centers for integrative healthcare
By Katherine Shagoury The University of California San Diego debuted its new Centers for Integrative Health on August 19, according to a recent press release. The new Centers for Integrative...
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