Articles by Shari Barbanel
Harvey Health Provides Remote Access to Integrative Medicine Using Technology-enabled Platform
After a successful open beta, Harvey Health officially launch, providing convenient, affordable access to integrative medicine. Named after William Harvey, the physician who first discovered how blood circulates through the human body, Harvey’s new telehealth platform expands the reach of integrative medicine through video consultations with licensed naturopathic doctors, advanced in-home laboratory testing and highly-customized natural treatment ...
UNPA’s Frank Lampe Joins Integrative Medicine Advisory Board
Frank Lampe, vice president, communications and industry relations for The United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) has joined the Leadership Council for the Institute for Natural Medicine (INM). Founded in 1992, INM envisions optimal health and wellbeing through the transformation of the healthcare system by education about and promotion of the principles and practices of naturopathic ...
GWI Launches Wellness Moonshot: Destination – A World Free of Preventable Disease
Lifestyle related diseases and the continuously skyrocketing cost of health care are creating a global crisis that is affecting us both physically and mentally. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the stark reality is that roughly 70 percent of all deaths each year are a result of preventable diseases, while the global ...
Study Shows Topical Analgesics Reduce Chronic Pain, Lessens Need For Opioids
Clarity Science (Austin, TX), a division of Safe Harbor Compliance and Clinical Services LLC has reported results of the Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved Optimizing Patient Experience and Response to Topical Analgesics (OPERA) Study, which evaluated patients with chronic pain who were treated with topical analgesics. Overall results, published in the Journal of Pain Research, suggest ...
PCCR Expands Inter-Institutional Network for Chiropractic Research
The Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research (PCCR, Davenport, IA) has announced the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, jointly based at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, has joined the Inter-Institutional Network for Chiropractic Research. The network is a five-year multidisciplinary effort designed to facilitate chiropractic research across multiple institutions and disciplines. The network ...
IFM Appoints Laurie Hofmann Chairman of the Board of Directors
The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) has announced that Laurie Hofmann, MPH, IFM’s current chief executive officer, has accepted the additional role of chairman of the IFM Board of Directors. “I am delighted and grateful to have the opportunity to continue to serve IFM’s mission and the functional medicine movement,” Hofmann said. “I have accepted ...
NIH Commits $7 Million to Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research
Scientists at the Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research (PCCR), along with partner organizations, received a $1.46 million award from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health and the Office of Research on Women’s Health at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The award (UG3-AT009761) funds a two-year research planning project to address the short-term ...
Logan University Welcomes Largest Class in 10 Years
Missouri-based Logan University has enrolled its largest incoming class in a decade as 142 students in the Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) program began first-trimester classes on September 6, 2017. An additional 210 students enrolled in the College of Health Sciences programs, including doctorate of health professions education, and master of science degrees in health informatics, ...
Free TuneUpDocs Medical Program Introduces New Paradigm for Medical ‘Checkups’
Having a regular health checkup may be a good idea, but it’s tied to an outmoded approach to wellness. Looking to see if you have “it” yet—“it” being some deadly disease. In reality, checkups rarely offer anything that actually helps a person feel better. Research published over the last two years has even suggested that ...
Yoga, Meditation Improve Brain Function and Energy Levels, Study Shows
Practicing brief sessions of Hatha yoga and mindfulness meditation can significantly improve brain function and energy levels, according to a new study from the University of Waterloo. The study found that practicing just 25 minutes of Hatha yoga or mindfulness meditation per day can boost the brain’s executive functions, cognitive abilities linked to goal-directed behavior ...
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