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Popular wisdom. (updates).(Brief Article)
Sixty-five percent of cancer patients who participated in a study on alternative cancer therapies reported that they routinely use a range of dietary supplements--the most common type of alternative therapy.
In the study, which was conducted on people living in western Washington, more than 70 percent of adult patients said they use supplements as a kind of alternative therapy, and almost all reported substantial improvements in their well-being as a result.
Researchers identified patients as users of alternative medicine if they received care from an alternative provider within the past year or had used at least one alternative supplement or therapy. Depending on the type of therapy, 83 to 97 percent of the participants in the survey said they used alternative medicine for general health, and nearly all reported that ...
- African American popular wisdom versus the qualification question: is...
- Magazine article from: The Western Journal of Black Studies Coleman, Major G. March 22, 2003 700+ words
I. Two Clashing Ideas African American popular wisdom holds that blacks must be more qualified than whites...disciplines have provided a theoretical basis for black popular wisdom. Collins (1997) and Williams and Kenison (1996...
- New Research Counters Popular Wisdom That Financial Market Volumes Are Down;...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 17, 2003 700+ words
...from TowerGroup challenges the widespread securities industry assumption that market volumes are way down. Although this popular wisdom may be correct by some measures, the metrics that matter most tell a different story: trade volumes are at their highest...
- Proverbs Are Never out of Season: Popular Wisdom in the Modern Age.
- Magazine article from: Asian Folklore Studies Mayer, David R. October 1, 1994 700+ words
Publishers are hesitant about producing collections of essays, saying that whole books sell better. Personally, I like collections of essays, particularly those that result from a lifetime's interest in a subject. I feel that the articles selected tend to reflect various facets of the topic, like a
- University of Maryland Business School Research Sheds New Light on Dot-Com...
- News wire article from: AScribe Business & Economics News Service November 20, 2006 700+ words
Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Nov. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- New research on the dot-com era from the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business reveals despite significant losses suffered by investors, nearly 50 percent of 1990s dot-com startups
- Alternative medicine: from new age to mainstream.
- Magazine article from: Montana Business Quarterly Seninger, Steve December 22, 1998 700+ words
...of benign prostatic hyperplasia, alternative medicine is growing in popularity. Alternative medicine, once considered a new age approach...have been using nontraditional, alternative medicine modalities such as chiropractic...
- Alternative Medicine on the Rise.
- Newspaper article from: Nutrition Health Review January 1, 1997 700+ words
In recent years, alternative medicine has produced a devout following...have begun to recognize alternative medicine as a legitimate field and...students, and patients. Alternative medicine has become so widespread...
- Alternative Medicine: More Than A Harmless Option.
- Magazine article from: Journal of School Health Lamarine, Roland J. March 1, 2001 700+ words
...2) explore selected features of alternative medicine; 3) compare and contrast alternative...that no harm results from using alternative medicine; and 6) offer recommendations...related to inappropriate use of alternative medicine. BACKGROUND Several sources provide...
- Oxford launches alternative medicine network.
- Newspaper article from: Disease State Management March 1, 1998 700+ words
Oxford launches alternative medicine network Program helps providers...million members were using alternative medicine services such as acupuncture...the United States to offer alternative medicine coverage. Now the Norwalk...
