Alternative medicine and related issues
Alternative medicine and related issuesA critical look at medical claims, plus a look at the issues surrounding the general understanding of medicine. (UK-Skeptics)
View ArticleMore private British health insurance policies offer cover for complementary...
More private British health insurance policies offer cover for complementary medicineThe rising popularity of complementary and alternative medicine has led insurers "to exploit the lack of holistic...
View ArticleThe Lords' report on complementary/alternative medicine: something for everyone
The Lords' report on complementary/alternative medicine: something for everyoneE. Ernst, Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (February 2001)
View ArticleFacts needed — not just the feelgood factor
Facts needed — not just the feelgood factorProfessor Edzard Ernst's view that the premature integration of complementary medicine, though heavily promoted, is short-sighted and, in the long run, could...
View ArticleUK government funds CAM research
UK government funds CAM researchThis article outlines the recommendations of the 6th Report of the Select Committee on Science and Technology (2000) on CAM research, together with the UK government...
View ArticleDepartment of Health's funding of complementary and alternative medicines...
Department of Health's funding of complementary and alternative medicines awards ignores House of Lords recommendations say expertsFocus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies (FACT) news release....
View ArticleResearching the Alternatives: Digging into the evidence base for unorthodox...
Researching the Alternatives: Digging into the evidence base for unorthodox therapies"It is dangerous to accept diluted standards of proof for implausible phenomena. The controlled experiment has built...
View ArticleThey promise you health and happiness, but many alternative therapists do not...
They promise you health and happiness, but many alternative therapists do not obey even basic safety rules"A comprehensive study of more than 4,500 therapists offering a range of complementary...
View ArticleRegulating complementary medicine
Regulating complementary medicine"The House of Lords report and the Government's response to it pointed out that the first step was to find out whether the complementary treatment worked (better than a...
View ArticlePrince Charles is wrong about complementary medicines, say NHS managers.
Prince Charles is wrong about complementary medicines, say NHS managers.Medical News Today (29th February 2004)
View ArticleIf the drugs don't work…
If the drugs don't work…"The Prince of Wales's Foundation for Integrated Health advocates as its primary aim the adoption of complementary therapies into routine healthcare………But few people question...
View ArticleNICE alternatives
NICE alternatives"The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) is the institution that decides which treatments will be paid for by the UK NHS and which will not. The decisions are usually...
View ArticleUse of complementary or alternative medicine in a general population in Great...
Use of complementary or alternative medicine in a general population in Great Britain. Results from the National Omnibus survey.Medical Care Research Unit, School of Health and Related Research,...
View ArticleAn open letter to the Prince of Wales: with respect, your highness, you've...
An open letter to the Prince of Wales: with respect, your highness, you've got it wrongPersonal view of Michael Baum, professor emeritus of surgery and visiting professor of medical humanities,...
View ArticleAlternative medicine is facing its strongest criticism yet from doctors. How...
Alternative medicine is facing its strongest criticism yet from doctors. How can consumers filter fact from fiction?"If millions are using alternatives, we need to know what works and where risks...
View ArticleNot so complementary
Not so complementary"The expectation of the NHS to provide CAMs is increasing at a time when demand for all services is at budgetary breaking point." Dion Smyth, lecturer-practitioner in cancer and...
View ArticleThe GMC is right to come down hard on doctors who wrongly prescribe...
The GMC is right to come down hard on doctors who wrongly prescribe complementary medicine"The GMC (General Medical Council) seems to be reminding us that the integration of complementary medicine has...
View ArticleThe Prince of Wales's Foundation for Integrated Health — Healthcare...
The Prince of Wales's Foundation for Integrated Health — Healthcare Guide for Patients [pdf]
View ArticleDouble standards
Double standards"The foundation's guide is a disservice to everyone involved, not least the consumer. The problem is not that a lobby group is indulging in promotion: it is that the government is...
View ArticleBrits Endorse Flakey Reiki
Brits Endorse Flakey Reiki"In what the British press has characterized as a 'ground-breaking' move, the Middlesex Hospital in London has appointed a 'healer' whose salary is paid by the country's...
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