Acupuncture study focuses on incontinence, infertility
By Integrative Practitioner Staff Acupuncture is becoming a more widely-used technique in alternative medicine. But the practice has received mixed reviews in two new studies from China, one focusing on incontinence...
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Profiles of naturopathic patient-centered medical homes published
By John Weeks by John Weeks, Publisher/Editor of The Integrator Blog News and Reports Recent content from the Academic Collaborative for Integrative Health (ACIH) invites readers to the convergence of two significant...
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Study finds most cardiologists lack heart healthy diet and nutrition education
By Katherine Shagoury Even cardiologists fail to eat to enough fruit and vegetables. However, while cardiologists overwhelmingly believe their role includes personally providing patients with at least basic nutrition information, less...
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Ohio to open Medicaid to acupuncture; Comment period open through June 23
By John Weeks by John Weeks, Publisher/Editor of The Integrator Blog News and Reports Ohio will make history as the first state in the midwest to give Medicaid recipients access to covered...
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Plant-based diet boosts weight loss twice as effectively as a traditional diabetes diet
By Katherine Shagoury All calories may not be created equal, at least when it comes to dietary patterns for weight loss. A new controlled study published in the Journal of the...
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Lower absenteeism linked to naturopathy, acupuncture, other integrative therapies
By John Weeks by John Weeks, Publisher/Editor of The Integrator Blog News and Reports In a recent study in the journal, Complementary Therapies in Medicine, Canadian researcher, Kate Rybczynski, an associate professor...
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Whole systems medicine: A common sense approach to pain management
By Nancy Gahles by Nancy Gahles, DC, CCH, RSHom(NA), OIM Common sense is a basic ability to perceive, understand, and judge things that can reasonably be expected of nearly all...
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The rapid maturation and growth of yoga therapy profession
By John Weeks by John Weeks, Publisher/Editor of The Integrator Blog News and Reports In the last major survey on use of complementary and integrative practices, yoga leapt off the stat sheet...
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