Alternative medicine is a medical practice that is generally founded on metaphysical beliefs. Many a times‚ alternative medicine is found to be antiscientific. The practice of alternative medicine has progressively become popular in the recent past decades with more and more patients preferring alternative medicine to modern scientific medicine (Skeptic dictionary‚ 2009). Alternative medicine practice falls into five main categories as classified by National Center for Complementary and Alternative
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A Paradigm Shift to Complementary and Alternative Medicine Over the last century‚ religion‚ spirituality‚ and science have all played a major role in health care‚ although they have never been integrated with traditional medical science in the United States. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is a set of medical and health care systems‚ practices‚ and products that are not part or integrated as part of Western medicine which is the dominant health care system in the United States. Religion
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Diseases of the Skin and Treatments Kari Fournier MO150-7 September 18‚ 2011 Instructor Eileen Domerchie Diseases of the Skin and Treatments In this paper‚ I am going to be writing about 3 different types of diseases of the skin and their treatments. Also I will be including the signs and symptoms‚ causes of the diseases‚ and the medication side effects. The first topic will be about Measles‚ which is an example of a viral skin infection. Next topic will be about Malignant Melanoma
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People choose to use alternative methods for various reasons. They are becoming increasingly aware of medical practices from different cultures. Many are frustrated with what conventional medicine can do. The side effects of some medicines make you feel even more sick than you already were. They have the desire to take fewer medications and experience fewer side effects. Today many people in the UK and US choose to be treated by methods that are not based on Western scientific methods‚ that
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Debora Cytrynowicz Acupuncture as an Alternative Medicine ( in the Western Culture) Alternative medicine is a very general term whose definition can be very controversial. Basically‚ it is many holistic techniques for preventing and treating illnesses. Acupuncture‚ and many other therapies‚ have long been a part of Asian cultures and have recently been integrated into the Western culture. Since Acupuncture is such an important tradition in China‚ it has gained much respect from other cultures
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drinking frequent sips of water‚ sucking ice cubes and chewing sugar-free gum will often help and be all that is needed in many cases. Artificial saliva or medicine to stimulate the salivary glands is sometimes used. What are the salivary glands? The salivary glands make spit (saliva). Saliva is important in the breaking down of the food that you eat. It makes food moist‚ lubricating it as it passes from the mouth to the gullet. It also contains enzymes in the saliva which break down some of the
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There is growing interest in traditional medicine‚ complementary and alternative medicine (TCAM). According to WHO TCAM is a health practice‚ approach‚ knowledge and beliefs in cooperating plant‚ animal and mineral based medicines‚ spiritual therapies‚ manual techniques and exercises‚ applied singularly or in combination to treat‚ diagnose and prevent illness or maintain wellbeing. Kenya is a rich source of natural resources that can greatly improve primary health care of our people. Success stories
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Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases The McGovern Institute claims‚ “Brain disorders are among the most serious health problems facing modern society” (“Neurodegenerative Diseases and Brain Injury”). The term neurodegenerative refers to the progressive breakdown of nerve cells (Mandal). Due to the aging population‚ the demand for a definitive cure is on the rise. To date‚ a cure for this condition has not been discovered. However‚ research has revealed preventative measures that decrease a
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Reiki Treatment in Older Adults: Alternative Management for Anxiety‚ Pain‚ and Depression Heather Nicolle Stone Florida Atlantic University Reiki Treatment in Older Adults: Alternative Management for Anxiety‚ Pain‚ and Depression Anxiety‚ depression‚ and pain are relatively common in older adults‚ and treatment of these conditions is often challenging (Touhy‚ 2012‚ pp. 342-351; Jett‚ 2012‚ p. 324). This is due to lack of acknowledgement of these conditions by older adults and healthcare
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Medicine has improved in the course of the years. Cultures in the world have developed different ways to treat the same illnesses. Nowadays we can find two main types of medicine: alternative medicine and conventional medicine. As far as I know alternative medicine includes practices that incorporate spiritual or religious basis. In contrast‚ conventional medicine includes scientific practises. Before making up our mind if we are for or against alternative medicine we are going to consider its
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