- University opening new integrative medicine center (AP)
AP - Many academic health centers offer programs that include traditional Chinese treatments or Ayurvedic medicine from India. The University of New Mexico goes beyond that, says management of its new Center for Life. - Study Offers Portrait of Complementary Therapy Use Among Survivors (American Cancer Society)
American Cancer Society - A paper by American Cancer Society researchers published this week in Cancer, one of the Society's peer-reviewed journals, offers one of the largest and most detailed portraits of complementary and alternative therapy use among cancer survivors in the United States. - Cancer patients often use "complementary methods" (Reuters)
Reuters - In addition to conventional treatments aimed at improving survival, most cancer patients use "complementary methods" (CMs) to relieve symptoms and side effects and increase overall wellness, according to findings from a large study. - Many Cancer Patients Turn to Complementary Medicine (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- As many as 61 percent of cancer patients use complementary therapies such as prayer, relaxation, meditation and massage, researchers from the American Cancer Society report. - Fitness protects brain in Alzheimer's patients (Reuters)
Reuters - People in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease who are more physically fit had less shrinkage in areas of the brain that are important for memory, researchers said on Sunday.
