Re: Complementary and Alternative Medicine is Mainstream

From: Say not the Struggle nought Availeth (nospam_at_nospam.net)
Date: 12/30/04 

Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 17:58:02 GMT

I all in favor of complimentary or alterative medicine being more
accepted. Of course, the same standards of efficacy should be applied
to all.

I look forward to the day when Jan, Elena,Todd and their gang, rail
against the alternative medicine oligarchy conspiracy.

Be careful what you wish for.

j.

Mr-Natural-Health wrote:
> Complementary and alternative medicine is mainstream. Scientists who
> like to refer to themselves as quackbusters hold a minority viewpoint.
> This conclusion is easily supported by 3 separate research studies
> which surveyed the 125 medical schools offering a MD degree, the 19
> medical schools offering a DO degree, and 585 schools of nuring in the
> United States.
>
> MD's - 60 percent of U.S. medical schools reported including
> instruction about complementary or alternative medicine (CAM) in their
> curricula.
>
> "Medical education is under constant pressure to evolve.4 Changes in
> the medical interview over the past few years mirror this evolution.
> ... The rapid increase of public interest in and use of complementary
> and alternative therapies is likewise exerting a powerful influence on
> medical education.
>
> In a study exploring the attitudes of 180 family physicians, Berman et
> al10 found that physicians had a high degree of interest in
> complementary and alternative medicine. Blumberg et al11 found similar
> results in 572 responses to a survey of primary care internists. More
> than half indicated that they would encourage patients who raise the
> possibility of complementary and alternative medicine, and 57% were
> willing to refer their patients for treatment for 6 or more
> complementary and alternative therapies. ...
>
> As a profession, physicians will increasingly be expected to
> responsibly advise patients who use, seek, or demand complementary and
> alternative therapies."
> Wetzel MS, Eisenberg DM, Kaptchuk TJ. Courses involving complementary
> and alternative medicine at US medical schools. JAMA. 1998;280(9):784
> -787. PMID: 9729989
>
> DO's - 95% of Osteopathic medical school teach CAM.
>
> "Reflecting society's interest in complementary and alternative
> medicine (CAM), most allopathic medical schools in the United States
> offer instruction in CAM. ... The authors conclude that the form and
> content of CAM instruction at osteopathic medical schools is similar to
> that offered at allopathic medical schools."
> Saxon DW, Tunnicliff G, Brokaw JJ, Raess BU. Status of complementary
> and alternative medicine in the osteopathic medical school curriculum.
> J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2004 Mar;104(3):121-6. PMID: 15083987
>
>
> Nursing - 84.8% of US schools of nursing teach CAM.
>
> "Schools of nursing in the United States have responded to the
> increasing consumer use of complementary and alternative modalities and
> consumer demand for health professionals knowledgeable in complementary
> and alternative modalities by incorporating holistic nursing practices
> and complementary and alternative modalities into their curricula. ...
> Surveys were sent to 585 US schools of nursing. ... RESULTS: Almost 60%
> (n = 74) of the responding schools used the definition of holistic
> nursing practice in their curricula and were familiar with the Holistic
> Nursing Core Curriculum. The majority (84.8%, n = 106) included
> complementary and alternative modalities in their curricula."
> Fenton MV, Morris DL. The integration of holistic nursing practices and
> complementary and alternative modalities into curricula of schools of
> nursing.
> Altern Ther Health Med. 2003 Jul-Aug;9(4):62-7. PMID: 12868254
>
> Hence forth, since the science bigots are in the minority I will
> require YOU rather than me to justify your Quacky, Bigoted positions on
> CAM.
>
> Just thought that you might want to know. :)
> --
> john gohde
> http://naturalhealthperspective.com/blog/
>

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