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altmedzine ISSUE 2 20th September 2006
MHRA
Acts to Protect Consumers Against Illegal Herbal Medicines
The
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued
new guidance to consumers on the safe use of herbal medicines and how
to avoid low quality products that pose a risk to the public.
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New
Rules to Regulate Homeopathic Medicines
The
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has recently
introduced a new scheme to improve and strengthen the regulation of
homeopathic medicines in the UK.
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GCC
Questions DoH Review
The
General Chiropractic Council (GCC) has begun a detailed consideration
of the Department of Health's review of 'The regulation of non-medical
healthcare professionals'.
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The UK's 13 Health and Social Care regulators have launched a new leaflet entitled, 'Who regulates health and social care professionals?
The Princes report, ‘Searching for evidence’, published earlier this year is a marked step forward in the further use and credibility of CAM.
Magna Jewellery Limited, a company which sells jewellery and other products containing magnets that are marketed as a form of pain relief, has agreed to change its advertising following action by the OFT.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has recently started to publish manufacturers’ Field Safety Notices on its website.
Thousands
of ‘Pep’ Pills Seized in Middlesbrough
Enforcement
officers from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
(MHRA) in a joint operation with Cleveland Police on 15.08.06 seized
tens of thousands of tablets believed to be ‘pep’ pills.
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Nature's Answer® has announced the acquisition of the Frog International Inc. line of superfoods under the brand name Greens Today®.
Solgar Vitamin and Herb has announced its return to the company's founding principles. Under new ownership, the management and staff are committed to enhancing the company to many of its founding principles, which had led to the success of Solgar.
National Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine Day
October 24th has been selected as Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Day, a designation recognised by leadership organisations in the field of acupuncture and Oriental medicine.
Hospitals Add Alternative Medicine
More than one in four U.S. hospitals now offer alternative and complementary therapies, such as acupuncture, homeopathy, and massage therapy.
Calcium Supps of Little Use, says Report
Calcium supplements for children may not be as effective in preventing bone fractures as has been thought, according a new study.
ConsumerLab
Finds Valerian based Sleep Products Lacking
Many valerian-containing herbal sleep supplements do not contain as much
of the key ingredient as needed to be effective or as much as the manufacturer
claims, according to a ConsumerLab.com report.
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Obese
Diabetics and Tai Chi
Immobility and balance among obese older adults with type 2 diabetes may
be related to their low muscle power, which results from their inability
to quickly contract their muscles, says a recent report featured in Diabetes
Health.
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Reports of a traditional Chinese medicine having beneficial effects for people suffering from type 2 diabetes now has some scientific evidence to back up the claims.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reports that organic spinach from a California produce company may be to blame for an E. coli outbreak.
The Sickness in the Big Brother House
Once upon a time there was a house of confinement in London where curious onlookers could while away an afternoon by staring and laughing at the inmates many of who were mentally unwell.
British Dog Owners Turn to Alternative Medicine
British dog owners are shunning traditional medicine and instead turning to alternative therapies to keep their pet in good mental and physical health.
WHO Gives Indoor Use of DDT a Clean Bill of Health for Controlling Malaria
Nearly
thirty years after phasing out the widespread use of indoor spraying with
DDT and other insecticides to control malaria, the World Health Organisation
(WHO) announced on 15th September that this intervention will once again
play a major role in its efforts to fight the disease.
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altmedzine ISSUE 1 15th August 2006
Physicians
Divided on Impact of CAM on US Health Care
A
recent national survey of more than 700 US physicians revealed that
they are divided evenly on the impact of complementary and alternative
medicine (CAM) on U.S. health care. Approximately 36% believe it has
a negative impact, 35% believe it has a positive impact and 20% feel
CAM has no impact.
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Traditional
Medicines Congress Calls for Comments on 'Ideal Regulatory Model'
Nine
national organisations working together as the Traditional Medicines
(TM) Congress have released the first public draft of 'A Proposed
Regulatory Model for Traditional Medicines: Guiding Assumptions and
Key Components.'
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Doctors'
Campaign Against Alternative Therapies
'We
are a group of physicians and scientists who are concerned about ways
in which unproven or disproved treatments are being encouraged for general
use in the NHS. We would ask you to review practices in your own trust,
and to join us.
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HRH
Prince of Wales Address to the 59th World Health Assembly (Abridged)
We
must think beyond the practice of reducing everything to component parts,
and this is where, I believe, modern medicine needs to accommodate a more
integrated and holistic approach.
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Should
the NHS Fund Complementary Medicine?, asks Poll
Mike
Simpson, Editor of NHS Networks, says: ‘Complementary’ or ‘alternative’
medicine (sometimes called CAM) is a hot topic right now.
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General
Chiropractic Council Responds to Times NHS Letter
The
General Chiropractic Council (GCC) considers it important that chiropractic
management of back pain must be made more accessibie for NHS patients.
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The
Role Of Chiropractic Within The NHS
The
British Chiropractic Association (BCA) notes with interest the joint letter
sent by Professor Baum and others to Health Trust Chief Executives and
insists that chiropractic significantly improves the recovery time, reduces
'sick' days and offers cost savings to the NHS.
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General
Osteopathic Council Calls for More Patient-Focused Care
Calling
on the NHS to abandon Complementary and Alternative Medicine is irresponsible
and counter-productive to improving health services in Britain today ('NHS
told to abandon alternative medicine', Times, Tuesday, 23 May 2006.)
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Federation
of Holistic Therapists Responds to Times Letter
In
response to the Doctors' Letter reproduced in The Times on 23rd May 2006
we would like to raise a number of points. Firstly we believe in the validity
of Complementary Therapies and have witnessed first hand the far-reaching
beneflts of various treatments.
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The
CMA Responds to Dr Baum and Colleagues
Professor
Michael Baum and 12 other doctors and scientists published an open letter
in The Times newspaper on 23 May which was circulated to all 476 NHS Trusts.
This letter was basically an attack upon 'Alternative Medicine' and it’s
use in the NHS. Baum and colleagues letter to The Times was full of inaccuracies
and was poorly researched.
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One
of the Most Proven Complementary Therapies is Least Known
After
a week that saw calls for top level scientific evidence on the effectiveness
of complementary and alternative medicine, members of the British Autogenic
Society are hoping for more public recognition of Autogenic Therapy.
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Oregon
Partners with Chengdu University of Chinese Medicine
The
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM) is continuing its partnership
with Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine to support and
advance clinical acupuncture and Oriental medicine training in the United
States.
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NCCAM
Welcomes New Members
The
National Centre for Complementary and Alternative
Medicine (NCCAM) welcomes five new members to the National
Advisory Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NACCAM).
The Council serves as the principal advisory body to NCCAM.
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Don't
let Your Holiday Make you Sick
You
are at last relaxing on the beach and feeling great! Well - your back
aches, you sense a cold coming on and your digestion has started to play
up already! What's going on?
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Sick
Days Cost the UK Economy £1.7bn per year
A
major concern of most business owners and managers is staff absence. Just
last year the UK economy was hit by a loss of £12.2 bn through staff
absence according to a survey conducted by the employers’ group and
insurance firm Axa.
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Licensing
of Acupuncturists in Scotland
New
legislation came into effect on 1st April 2006 in Scotland requiring acupuncturists
to be licensed by their local authority.
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Kentucky
One of the Last US States to Regulate Acupuncture
An
arduous, eight-year journey has come to an end for acupuncture and Oriental
medicine practitioners and proponents living in Kentucky.
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Quarter
of all Diseases Caused by Environmental Exposure
As
much as 24% of global disease is caused by environmental exposures which
can be averted. Well-targeted interventions can prevent much of this environmental
risk, the World Health Organization (WHO) demonstrates in a report.
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BCNH
Nutritional Therapy Course Gains University Recognition
BCNH,
the UK College of Nutrition and Health, has today announced that courses
forming their nutritional therapy programme have been credit rated by
the University of Greenwich.
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Complementary
Medical Association Approved Suppliers
The
following companies and organisations have demonstrated to the Complementary
Medical Association that their products and services are exceptional and
in many ways unique and ground breaking.
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GOsC
Prosecutes Fiona Judson of Evesham
Fiona
Judson pleaded guilty to unlawfully describing herself as an osteopath
when not registered with the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC).
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