New thoughts on post-concussion syndrome
By Nancy Gahles by Dr. Nancy Gahles, DC, CCH, RSHom(NA) OIM Scientific literature is replete with the stunning reports of cures, new technologies, and medicines that are discovered as the...
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Consumers drive integrative medicine popularity in mainstream healthcare system, AHA says
By Katherine Shagoury When it comes to complementary and alternative medicine gaining favor in the healthcare industry, the driving force behind the movement is largely the patients themselves, according to...
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Integrative clinician, industry groups oppose FDA “New Dietary Ingredients” plan
By John Weeks Integrative medicine practitioners and the natural products industry were slow to respond when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) opened a comment period on a draft...
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Non-profit requests DEA not proceed with kratom restrictive scheduling
By Katherine Shagoury Emerging science supports potential medical uses of the alkaloids mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine in kratom, substances that the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is attempting to regulate. The non-profit...
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Acupuncture group challenges back pain guideline as “evidence-biased medicine”
By John Weeks by John Weeks, Publisher/Editor of The Integrator Blog News and Reports The last month brought a remarkable concurrence of events in the political science of acupuncture and Oriental medicine....
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Interest in traditional Chinese medicine on the rise among students
By Katherine Shagoury There’s been increased interest in studying traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), with over 700,000 students currently pursuing credentials in China. Over 5,000 of these students are coming from...
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Beyond adrenal fatigue: Moving towards an evidence-based understanding of hypocortisolism
By Integrative Practitioner Staff by Lena D. Edwards, MD, ABOIM, FAARM, ABAARM, FICT In 1936, Hungarian endocrinologist, Hans Selye, proposed the General Adaptation Syndrome, the chronological progression from health to...
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Chinese whitepaper shares nation’s massive integrative investment
By John Weeks by John Weeks, Publisher/Editor of The Integrator Blog News and Reports The dissonance of the December 6, 2016 media release by Chinese news agency, Xinhua, is astonishing. The content...
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