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Hospitals offer alternative therapies

An American Hospital Association survey shows that hospitals in the U.S. are providing more complementary and alternative therapies in addition to conventional services. More than 37% of hospitals responding to the survey offer one or more alternative therapies,...

Lasting improvement

An 8-year observational study of 3709 homeopathy patients who sought treatment at 103 different homeopathic practices in Germany and Switzerland has found that many patients reported improvement in long-term chronic problems such as allergies, headaches, and sleep...

Sheep farmers

A recent study shows homeopathy effective in controlling Haemonchus contortus infection in sheep. This parasite, known as red stomach worm, is a major intestinal parasite in sheep and goats and also affects cattle, causing significant economic damage to farmers. It...

Cuba “immunizes” 2.4 million people

Researchers at Cuba’s Finlay Institute, a center that develops, investigates, and produces vaccines in partnership with the ministry of health, recently reported on their successful use of a homeopathic remedy to prevent leptospirosis outbreaks. The mass...

Survey

Close to 83 million U.S. adults spent $33.9 billion out of pocket on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in 2007, according to a new National Center for Health Statistics survey. This is 11.2% of total out-of-pocket expen ditures on health care. About $22.0...

Improves psoriasis

A multi-center study by researchers at Charite University in Berlin evaluated effects of classical homeopathic treatment in patients with psoriasis. Forty-five doctors treated 82 adults over 2 years. The severity of psoriasis decreased and patient quality of life...