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ACAM Opens Borders: Welcomes ARNPs, Physician Assistants, Dentists & Chiropractors
After a member-wide vote, the American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM) now recognizes Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners (ARNP), physician assistants, dentists and chiropractors as members with full voting rights. Allen “Buddy” Green, MD, president, ACAM said after much discussion ACAM’s “borders” are now open. “As many of you know, there are a growing number ...
NCH Executive Director Recognized as Forty Under 40 Awards Honoree
Virgina-based National Center for Homeopathy (NCH) announced that Alison Teitelbaum, MS, MPH, executive director, NCH, was selected by the Association Forum of Chicagoland and USAE weekly newspaper as one of the association management community’s 40 most accomplished and up-and-coming professionals under the age of 40. “It is a wonderful feeling to be recognized by my ...
Redd Remedies’ Chews Win 2014 Editor’s Choice Award at SupplySide West
The newly launched JOINTHealth Soft Chews by Redd Remedies was named the winner of the 2014 SupplySide CPG Editor’s Choice Award for the Joint Health Category in Las Vegas, Nevada. “The out-of-the box thinking and innovative approach to addressing joint health issues displayed by Redd Remedies in developing its JointHealth Soft Chews made it a ...
New Jersey Physician Offers Treatment Options To Those Seeking Medical Marijuana
With the state of New Jersey’s medical marijuana program being considered one of the tightest and most restrictive in the nation, Dr. Inga Friedman (East Brunswick, NJ) has decided to take up the fight for patients rights alongside those in her care, reported MarijuanaDoctors.com. When New Jersey created and opened its medical marijuana program several years ...
CRN Responds to New Analysis on DMBA
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) issued a statement in response to a new analysis, “A Synthetic Stimulant Never Tested in Humans, 1,3-dimethylbutylamine (DMBA), is Identified in Multiple Dietary Supplements,” published online in Drug Testing and Analysis. Steve Mister, president & CEO, CRN, said the council agrees with the authors of this analysis that DMBA ...
Can Vitamin D Work Without Magnesium?
Extensive research has shown that vitamin D deficiencies play a major role in the development of dozens of diseases, including breast, prostate and colon cancer, as well as diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, osteoporosis, psoriasis and mental illness, according to the nonprofit Nutritional Magnesium Association (NMA). While many people are beginning to realize the health benefits ...
Education Program Gains Significant Traction
A year ago, Aker BioMarine (Oslo, Norway) launched “How to Speak Krill,” an education program aimed at retailers, particularly in the health food channel. This program gives retailers the proper tools to help their customers make better decisions when choosing an omega-3 option, reported Aker BioMarine. Since unveiling the program, SPINS data indicate that the ...
Study Suggests Omega-3s Improve Behavior in Children and Adolescents
A recent study by a medical educator at Emerson Ecologics (Manchester, NH) showed that omega-3 fatty acids could be the answer to adolescent and children behavioral problems, reported the Natural Medicine Journal. Jaclyn Chasse, ND, also a practicing naturopathic physician in New Hampshire, completed a double-blind, placebo-controlled, stratified, parallel-group trial with a community sample of children ...
Bastyr Celebrates Second Annual Naturopathic Medicine Week
For the second year in a row Congress has unanimously voted to designate a week devoted to naturopathic medicine, resulting in the second annual national Naturopathic Medicine Week, Oct. 6-12, 2014. “It is immensely gratifying to see naturopathic medicine recognized with its own week for a second consecutive year,” said Seattle, Washington-based Bastyr University President Daniel ...
New Drug-Delivery Capsule May Replace Injections
Given a choice, most patients would prefer to take a drug orally instead of getting an injection, according to a recent report in Science Daily. Unfortunately, many drugs, especially those made from large proteins, cannot be given as a pill because they get broken down in the stomach before they can be absorbed. To help overcome ...
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