Alternative Therapies in Women's Health articles from March 2005

Alternative Therapies in Women's Health archives from March 2005

Chiropractic for low back pain.
March 1, 2005... THE LIFETIME PREVALENCE OF LOW BACK PAIN IN INDUSTRIALIZED nations is 70%. (1) More than one-third of those afflicted with low back pain seek care from a health care provider. (2) Low back pain is the second most common reason for office visits...

Use of Chiropractic in the United States.
March 1, 2005... WITH 60,000 PRACTICING CHIROPRACTORS, THEY COMPRISE he third-largest group of health care providers in the United States after physicians and dentists. It is the largest and fastest-growing group of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)...

Thyroid function and soy: the good, the bad and the not-so-ugly!
March 1, 2005... Abstract: Despite the safety review conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the process of awarding a health claim for the cholesterol-lowering properties of soy protein, concerns about the possible goitrogenic effects of soybean...

CE/CME questions.
March 1, 2005... 11. In one study, what percent of pregnant women reported experiencing low back pain? a. 26% b. 58% c. 68.5% d. 70% 12. All 50 states allow chiropractors to include in their permitted scope of practice all of the...

CAM should be held to same standard as conventional medicine, report says.(complementary and alternative medicine)(Institute of Medicine of the National Academies)
March 1, 2005... A new report from the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies calls for conventional medical treatments and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatments to be held to the same standards for demonstrating clinical...