Alternative Medicine
Other Therapies
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
'Quite a bit of data' support acupuncture for pain management
BOSTON — Acupuncture can be an effective treatment for several types of pain, according to a speaker at the annual ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.
Botanical, alternative treatments show promise in acne vulgaris treatment
Utilizing alternative, botanical treatments for acne may target the underlying causes of disease and improve severity, according to a study.
Physician shares alternative medicine practices for hidradenitis suppurativa
SAN DIEGO — The implementation of dietary modifications, supplementation and other lifestyle changes can significantly improve hidradenitis suppurativa, according to a speaker here.
Surveys show providers and patients increasingly endorse ‘whole-person’ integrative care
It has taken decades, but with each passing year, integrative health care is marching more squarely into the mainstream of American medicine.
Incorporating complementary, alternative medicine is the ‘wave of the future’ in GI care
A patient with long-standing irritable bowel syndrome came to her gastroenterologist after a flare, indicating that she had stopped responding to her medication.
Novel serum improves hair growth in androgenetic alopecia with no side effects
Revivv, a novel topical serum, led to meaningful improvements in hair growth with no adverse events in patients with androgenetic alopecia, according to a study.
As interest in alternative medicine grows, patients with psoriasis weigh benefits, risks
In this issue of Healio Psoriatic Disease we focus on complementary and alternative medicine for psoriasis.
Acupuncture effective in treating symptoms of chronic tension-type headache
An 8-week course of true acupuncture reduced the monthly number of headache days in patients with chronic tension-type headache, with treatment effects lasting for 32 weeks, according to a study published in Neurology.