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More than Half of U.S Physicians Recommend at Least One Complementary Health Approach to Patients
A new study has shown that more than half (53.1%) of office-based physicians in the U.S., across specialty areas, recommended at least one complementary health ...
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Diet Is the Single Most Important Predictor of Health, with David L. Katz, MD
In conjunction with John Week’s column, Can the New American Nutrition Association Finally De-Rodney Dangerfield Nutrition in US Medicine? – where he talks about five ...
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Two New Studies on E-cigarettes and Heart Disease Risk Factors
Somehow the notion that e-cigarettes are healthier than traditional cigarettes has permeated popular culture. At an upcoming American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2019 — November ...
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Clinical Trial of Eggshell Membrane for Knee Osteoarthritis
In this study, published in the Journal of Medicinal Food, researchers assessed the safety and efficacy of water-soluble chicken eggshell membrane hydrosylate (WSEM) dietary supplement ...
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The New (Naturopathic) Face for a Therapeutic Order: The Healing Power of Nature and Integrative Health
I sometimes refer to my 1983-1993 years with the re-emergence of the naturopathic profession – amidst the broader social-medical movement that birthed integrative health – ...
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Mimi Guarneri, MD on the State of Integrative Cardiology
We pulled out this blog post from John Weeks’ archives, posted last February, on integrative cardiology with Mimi Guarneri, MD. As integrative medicine for chronic ...
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Could the Endocannabinoid System Offer a New Treatment Target for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
The disabling condition of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) affects about 2–3% of people worldwide. Evidence suggests that abnormalities in cortico-striatal-thalamic-cortical circuitry and specific gene variants contribute ...
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Part 2: A Conversation with National Pain Leader Sean Mackey, MD, PhD on Integrative Practices and the Controversial Oregon Opioid Tapering Decision
Shortly after my recent post, “How the Backlash to Oregon’s Plan to Taper Opioids with Integrative Approaches Missed the Mark,” I received an e-note from ...
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How the Backlash to Oregon’s Plan to Taper Opioids with Integrative Approaches Missed the Mark
When Oregon announced in 2016 that it would shift its back and neck care for Medicaid clients from opioids toward acupuncture, spinal manipulation, massage, yoga ...
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Part 2: An Examination of Research Action at 7 Multidisciplinary Universities of Integrative Health
The following is the second part of two interviews from John Weeks on 7 Multidisciplinary Universities of Integrative Health. From the perspective of research contributions ...
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