Alternative Therapies in Women's Health articles from March 2004

Alternative Therapies in Women's Health archives from March 2004

Therapeutic touch for pain.
March 1, 2004... THERAPEUTIC TOUCH (TT) IS AN ALTERNATIVE HEALING THERAPY generating widespread interest among nurses and, increasingly, other health care professionals. Dolores Krieger, co-developer of TT, claims to have personally taught the approach to tens...

Beware or be blue: does St. John's wort interfere with oral contraceptives?
March 1, 2004... Source: Hall SD, et al. The interaction between St. John's wort and an oral contraceptive. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2003;74:525-535. Abstract: The popular herbal remedy St. John's wort is an inducer of cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A enzymes and may...

NAMS recommends some CAM therapies for treating mild hot flashes.(North American Menopause Society recommends alternative medicine solutions)
March 1, 2004... RECENTLY THE NORTH AMERICAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY (NAMS) published a position statement of its recommendations for the treatment of menopause-associated vasomotor symptoms. The recommendations are based on the assessment of clinical evidence for...

CE/CME questions.(continuing education questions)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... 9. Therapeutic touch is based on the premise that health and healing depend on the balanced flow of life energy between the environment and the body. Clinical data do not support the existence of life energy. a. True b. False 10....

Director argues for rigorous CAM research.(complementary and alternative medicine)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... The first director of the National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) in Bethesda, MD, has publicly called for rigorous research to evaluate complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies. Stephen E. Straus,...

WHO issues guidelines about medicinal plant production and collection.(World Health Organization)
March 1, 2004... The World Health Organization (WHO) knows the medicinal plant industry is booming. Now the WHO wants to make sure the products are safe. The Geneva, Switzerland, organization released guidelines last month for good agricultural and...

One-third of CAM centers have no physician involvement.(American Hospital Association's Annual Survey of Hospitals for 2002)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Twenty-nine percent of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) programs or centers have a medical director on staff, while 33% have no direct physician involvement, according to the American Hospital Association's Annual Survey of...