The Compendium of Chinese Medical Menstrual Diseases is based on an exhaustive review of dozens of pre-modern & contemporary Chinese gynecological texts & hundreds of articles appearing in Chinese medical journals as well as the author's more than 17 years of experience specializing in Chinese medical gynecology. This new book is admirable in its scope & depth & of considerable value for practitioners who want to understand how to diagnose & treat women's complaints using Chinese medicine. With easy-to-reference charts & diagrams, this book also

Includes:: acupuncture & moxibustion scripts where appropriate, & guidelines for individually prescribing standardized desiccated extract Chinese herbal treatments.

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The Compendium of Chinese Medical Menstrual Diseases is based on an exhaustive review of dozens of pre-modern & contemporary Chinese gynecological texts & hundreds of articles appearing in Chinese medical journals as well as the author's more than 17 years of experience specializing in Chinese medical gynecology. This new book is admirable in its scope & depth & of considerable value for practitioners who want to understand how to diagnose & treat women's complaints using Chinese medicine. With easy-to-reference charts & diagrams, this book also

Includes:: acupuncture & moxibustion scripts where appropriate, & guidelines for individually prescribing standardized desiccated extract Chinese herbal treatments.

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The rapid growth of Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM) demands that the public, the medical world, social scientists, the media, & governments pay attention. People are questioning the limits of what modern medicine can accomplish & seeking additional ways to manage their health. While many are enthusiastically adopting complementary & alternative forms of medicine, others are more sceptical. Physicians' attitudes are in transition, & governments are pondering where this increasingly important phenomenon fits into the health care system. The challenge is to keep pace with the changing ways that people view health & illness, take responsibility for themselves, & incorporate CAM into their health care. This text brings together for the first time a wide range of leading North American & European social scientists to identify who uses CAM, why they use it, & how they find out about it. Presenting research from psychology, sociology, anthropology & public health, they alert us to the current context of CAM use & provide new models & techniques for understanding its future place in health care. ...

The first edition of Alternative Medicine & Multiple Sclerosis quickly became the single source for accurate & unbiased information on a wide range of complementary & alternative medicine (CAM) approaches that can aid both in the management of multiple sclerosis symptoms & in promoting general health & wellness. The second edition of this authoritative book continues to offer reliable information on the relevance, safety, & effectiveness of various alternative therapies. Complementary & Alternative Medicine & Multiple Sclerosis, 2nd Edition is completely updated throughout, & reflects the advances in the field since the first editions publication in 2001. There is a new chapter on low-dose Naltrexone & a pivotal section on integrating conventional & alternative medicines. Therapies are organized alphabetically so that readers can readily pinpoint a specific treatment & learn about its origins, merits, & possible uses in MS. They will find in-depth discussions on topics that include acupuncture, biofeedback, chiropractic medicine, cooling therapy, yoga, diets & fatty acid supplements, the use of herbs, vitamins & minerals, & much more. ...

The growth of complementary medicine over the past decade has been accompanied by calls for greater regulation. To date, discussions on regulation have confined themselves to the parameters set by orthodox medicine, & a result, critical issues which need to be more publicly aired have been overlooked. The first book to address this increasingly important topic, Complementary Medicine & the Law is a timely response to this need. The authors explore the way in which the law presently affects the practice of complementary medicine. At the heart of the book is a challenging of the notion that the legal & regulatory mechanisms which govern orthodox medicine form an appropriate model for the regulation of most complementary therapies. The patient-centred, holistic approach central to the theory & practice of many complementary therapies presents a unique problem for the law: the highly individualised, more intuitive, whole-person approach of complementary medicine is not amenable to the quantification & certainty required by the law. The authors argue that only by implementing a more dynamic form of ethics-directed regulation can the consumer be protected without sacrificing the unique contribution that complementary medicine has to make. ...

Uncover a wealth of therapies to maintain & improve your well being. Discover how to: understand traditional healing systems & modern therapies, choose the right therapy for you, find a good practitioner, prepare for a treatment session & assess a therapys safety & effectiveness. Balanced & reliable, Complementary Medicine For Dummies gives you the low-down on the world of complementary medicine. Youll find out what each major therapy is about; how, & if, it works; & what conditions it may be used for. From acupuncture & Ayurveda to yoga & zero-balancing, this comprehensive guide enables you to make informed choices when seeking positive changes for your body, mind, & spirit. Jacqueline Young is a qualified clinical psychologist, oriental medicine practitioner, naturopath, & nutritionist, & an established practitioner, educator, writer, & researcher in complementary medicine. By Jacqueline Young ...

Uncover a wealth of therapies to maintain & improve your well being. Discover how to: understand traditional healing systems & modern therapies, choose the right therapy for you, find a good practitioner, prepare for a treatment session & assess a therapys safety & effectiveness. Balanced & reliable, Complementary Medicine For Dummies gives you the low-down on the world of complementary medicine. Youll find out what each major therapy is about; how, & if, it works; & what conditions it may be used for. From acupuncture & Ayurveda to yoga & zero-balancing, this comprehensive guide enables you to make informed choices when seeking positive changes for your body, mind, & spirit. Jacqueline Young is a qualified clinical psychologist, oriental medicine practitioner, naturopath, & nutritionist, & an established practitioner, educator, writer, & researcher in complementary medicine. By Jacqueline Young ...

This volume provides a balanced & even-handed review of the evidence & assesses the claims of both advocates & critics of complementary medicine. It draws the empirical literature together & examines the effectiveness of complementary medicine for both patients & practitioners by providing an overview of the major alternative therapies, together with their methods & philosophies; explaining the appeal of complementary medicine to patients; investigating its relationship with the medical profession; analysing methods of evaluation & the role of placebo effects; reviewing the evidence for each of the major therapies; & seeking out a research agenda for the future. ...

Pain is the single most common reason for patients to consult a CAM practitioner. This essential new book provides concise evidence-based information on complementary & alternative medicine (CAM) in relation to pain. Each section has a clear & accessible design to enable quick decision-making, &

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