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PREVENTIVE MEDICINE: Learn how to avoid false hope
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Dichloroacetate -- DCA -- is not the cure for cancer. But over
the past week or so, the American Cancer Society has apparently been
all but overrun with requests for information about DCA, a
biochemical compound related to the acetic acid that gives vinegar
its bite. According to Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, deptuy chief medical
officer for the agency, this mass interest was likely precipitated
by a study published in the journal Cancer Cell last month showing
that DCA could be used in laboratory rat...
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More patients seek cure via alternative medicine
Chicago Sun-Times
; He complains of chronic sinus infections, food allergies, attention deficit disorder and other ailments. But doctors couldn't find anything wrong with Mark Maluga, a social worker who lives in Wrigleyville. So Maluga has come to Waveland Wellness Center for a treatment they don't teach in medical
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Alternative Medicine Resources.(Book review)
U.S. News & World Report
; ... other titles on alternative medicine in the Dummies line are in that mold. On the Web Alternative medicine resources on the U.S. News website include an introduction (http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/living-well/2008/01/11/integrative-medicine-overview ...
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Galveston, Texas, University Brings Alternative Medicine to Its Curriculum.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
; By Deborah Mann Lake, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 20--By giving it medical students the opportunity to learn about alternative medicine -- from acupuncture to herbs -- the ...
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Alternative medicine cuts costs as therapy .(Alternative Medicine Inc.)(Brief Article)
Modern Healthcare
; James Zechman and Richard Sarnat are turning healthcare on its head. The Chicago natives--the former a businessman, the latter an ophthalmologist--teamed up in June 1998 to found Alternative Medicine, an independent practice association that melds Eastern holistic therapies with traditional managed
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Alternative medicine: A growth industry
Growth Strategies
; The Journal of the American Medical Association, in an issue devoted to alternative medicine late last year, reported that 42.1% of Americans surveyed in 1997 used therapies outside mainstream medicine, like chiropractic, acupuncture, folk remedies and homeopathy. The 42.1% figure was up by almost
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