Encyclopedia - Alternative Medicine: Encyclopedia - Alternative Medicine
Alternative medicine broadly describes methods and practices used in place of, or in addition to, conventional medical treatments. The pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alternative Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Alternative Medicine - Criticism Of Alternative Medicine
Due to the wide range of therapies that are considered to be "alternative medicine" few criticisms apply across the board. For more infor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alternative Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Alternative Medicine - Definitions
Alternative medicine broadly describes methods and practices used in place of, or in addition to, conventional medical treatments. The pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medicine: Encyclopedia - Medicine
Medicine is the branch of health science concerned with maintaining human health or restoring it through the treatment of disease and inj...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Naturopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia - Naturopathic Medicine
Naturopathic medicine is the practice of attempting to improve the health of patients through the application of natural remedies. Naturo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Allopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia - Allopathic Medicine
The term allopathic medicine is used by adherents of alternative medicine to refer to any form of mainstream medicine. This phrase is com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Commission For Scientific Medicine And Mental Health: Encyclopedia - Commission For Scientific Medicine And Mental Health
The Commission for Scientific Medicine and Mental Health (CSMMH) was founded on November 13, 2003, by the nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Energy Psychology: Encyclopedia - Energy Psychology
Energy psychology is not a specific field of study but rather refers generally to a collection of techniques and therapies that are often...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bates Method: Encyclopedia - Bates Method
The Bates Method is a method created at the beginning of 20 th century by Dr. William Horatio Bates, M.D. (1865-1931) . The aim of the Ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sclerology: Encyclopedia - Sclerology
Sclerology is a non-invasive alternative medicine practice in which the sclera is examined for information about a patient's systemic hea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Color Psychology: Encyclopedia - Color Psychology
Color psychology is a field of study devoted to analyzing the effect of color on human behavior and feeling, distinct from phototherapy (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ben Goldacre: Encyclopedia - Ben Goldacre
Ben Goldacre is an London-based British journalist and doctor. He writes a column, Bad Science, on the Saturday science page of The Guard...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biofeedback: Encyclopedia - Biofeedback
Biofeedback is a form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) which involves measuring bodily processes such as blood pressure, h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aromatherapy: Encyclopedia - Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy, commonly associated with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), is the use of volatile liquid plant materials, known...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magnet Therapy: Encyclopedia - Magnet Therapy
Magnet therapy, or magnetic therapy, is a form of alternative medicine based on the claim that certain medical disorders can be effective...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rebirthing: Encyclopedia - Rebirthing
Rebirthing is a branch of alternative medicine which postulates that human birth is a traumatic event (see birth trauma) and that a disci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Faith Healing: Encyclopedia - Faith Healing
Faith healing, or divine healing, is the use of solely spiritual means in treating disease, sometimes accompanied with the refusal of mod...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iridology: Encyclopedia - Iridology
Iridology is an alternative medicine practice in which patterns, colors and other characteristics of stromal fibers of the iris are exami...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chromotherapy: Encyclopedia - Chromotherapy
Chromotherapy, sometimes called colour therapy or colourology, is an alternative medicine method. It is claimed that a therapist trained ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Osteopathic Medicine - Criticism
In the United States Osteopathic medicine has been criticized for including unproven therapies such as cranial and cranio-sacral manipula...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bates Method: Encyclopedia Ii - Bates Method - Eye Exercises
In recent years, the growing interest in alternative medicine has led to an increase in the popularity of the Bates Method and other meth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kevin Trudeau: Encyclopedia Ii - Kevin Trudeau - Audio Tapes: Mega Memory
Kevin adapted techniques used to improve the memory of the blind and the mentally challenged to create Advanced Mega Memory and Mega Memo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kevin Trudeau: Encyclopedia Ii - Kevin Trudeau - Book: Natural Cures
Kevin Trudeau begins his book, Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About, with a personal story: at the age of 21 he discovered h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kevin Trudeau: Encyclopedia Ii - Kevin Trudeau - Criminal History
Kevin Trudeau - 1990: Larceny & prison. Trudeau's legal problems are long-standing. In 1990, he posed as a doctor in order to depos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kevin Trudeau: Encyclopedia Ii - Kevin Trudeau - Criticism Of Infomercials
Since the Federal Trade Commission's ban on Trudeau applies to almost everything except publications, Trudeau has gone into the publishin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Osteopathic Medicine - History
Osteopathic practice started just before the chiropractic movement in the Midwest of the United States in the nineteenth century. Early i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Osteopathic Medicine - Osteopathic Principles
These are the eight major principles of osteopathy and are widely accepted throughout the osteopathic community. They are taken from the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Osteopathic Medicine - Techniques Of Osteopathic Manual Medicine Omm
There are different techniques applied to the musculoskeletal system. These techniques can be applied to: (1) The joints (using High Velo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Osteopathic Medicine - Osteopathic Medicine Around The World
There are two main schools of thought within the osteopathic world. They are so different in practice as to be separate professions, but ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Medicine - Settings Where Medical Care Is Delivered
See also clinic, hospital, and hospice Medicine is a diverse field and the provision of medical care is therefore provided in a variety o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Medicine - Branches Of Medicine
Working together as an interdisciplinary team, many highly trained health professionals besides medical practitioners are involved in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Medicine - Medical Education
See also Medical doctor (BE), Physician (AE), and Medical school. Medical training involves several years of university study followed by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Medicine - Medical Devices
See also the main articles: implant, artificial limbs, corrective lenses, cochlear implants, ocular prosthetics, facial prosthetics, soma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Medicine - Criticism
Criticism of medicine has a long history. In the Middle Ages, it was not considered a profession suitable for Christians, as disease was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Medicine - Practice Of Medicine
The practice of medicine combines both science and art. Science and technology are the evidence base for many clinical problems for the g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Medicine - Medical Education
Main articles: Medical education and Medical school Medical education is education related to the practice of being a medical practitione...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Medicine - History Of Medicine
Medicine as it is practiced now is rooted in various traditions, but developed mainly in the late 18th and early 19th century in Germany ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Naturopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Naturopathic Medicine - Naturopathic Physicians And Traditional Naturopaths
There are two groups calling themselves "naturopaths" who have recently been engaged in legal battles. The term when originally coined by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Naturopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Naturopathic Medicine - The Principles Of Naturopathic Medicine
Naturopathy is based on six tenets or principles [1][2]: "The healing power of nature" "Identify and treat the cause" "First do no harm"...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Naturopathic Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Naturopathic Medicine - History Of Naturopathic Medicine
The term naturopathy was coined before 1900, by John Scheel, and used by Benedict Lust. (Lust is a German surname meaning "beautiful" or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wellness Alternative Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Wellness Alternative Medicine - Introduction
Alternative approaches to wellness are often denoted by the use of two difference phrases: health and wellness, and wellness programs. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bates Method: Encyclopedia Ii - Bates Method - The Bates Method
Bates Method - Theory of accommodation/focusing. Accommodation is the process by which the eye changes focus between objects that are f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bates Method: Encyclopedia Ii - Bates Method - Criticisms Of The Bates Method
Bates Method - Theory of accommodation/focusing. Critics of the Bates Method reject the theory that human eyes accommodate, or focus, d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chiropractic: Encyclopedia Ii - Chiropractic - Scientific Support For Chiropractic
According to a survey released in 2004 by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, chiropractic was the fourth mos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kevin Trudeau: Encyclopedia Ii - Kevin Trudeau - Other Criticisms
Kevin Trudeau - No medical training. One common criticism by consumer groups is that Trudeau has had no medical training. Trudeau respo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aaron Russo: Encyclopedia Ii - Aaron Russo - Political Career
Russo became political in the early 1990s when he produced and starred in a video entitled Mad As Hell in which he criticized NAFTA, The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edgar Cayce: Encyclopedia Ii - Edgar Cayce - Criticism
Skeptics of Cayce's claimed powers point out that the evidence for Cayce mostly comes in the form of anecdotes and testimonials, neither ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brian De Palma: Encyclopedia Ii - Brian De Palma - Trivia
His father, Anthony DePalma, was an orthopedic surgeon and teacher who made a lifelong contribution to the practice of medicine. His olde...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hypnotherapy: Alternative Medicine Dictionary On Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy: the clinical use of hypnosis, in which the subject's powers of consciousness are mobilized and subconscious memories and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alternative Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Alternative Medicine - Complementary And Alternative Medicine
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine defines complementary and alternative medicine as "a group of diverse medi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alternative Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Alternative Medicine - Support For Alternative Medicine
Advocates of alternative medicine hold that alternative therapies often provide the public with services not available from conventional ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alternative Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Alternative Medicine - Contemporary Use Of Alternative Medicine
Edzard Ernst wrote in the Medical Journal of Australia that "about half the general population in developed countries use complementary a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alternative Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Alternative Medicine - Regulation
Jurisdiction differs concerning which branches of alternative medicine are legal, which are regulated, and which (if any) are provided by...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Iv - A
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages IV - A . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article