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Maryland University of Integrative Health’s Online Health Promotion Program Ranked No. 1
Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH) has announced that BestColleges.com recently named its Master of Science in Health Promotion program Best Online Master’s in Health Education. MUIH ranks No. 1 on the list of top online master’s in health education programs in the United States based on criteria including academic quality, affordability and online programming. ...
Balance Exercises May Help People With MS
A special program that involves balance and eye movement exercises may help people with multiple sclerosis (MS) with their balance problems and fatigue, according to a study published in the online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Balance problems and fatigue are common in MS and are tied to falls ...
True Health Launches Comprehensive Celiac Disease & Gluten Sensitivity Testing
True Health has announced that it is now offering comprehensive testing for celiac disease and gluten sensitivity. When medically necessary, this testing will provide clinicians useful diagnostics to determine the specific cause of symptoms reported as a gluten sensitivity. Despite an increasing awareness of celiac disease, the Celiac Disease Foundation states that approximately 80 percent ...
Breastfeeding Reduces Hypertension Risk, Study Says
A study published in the American Journal of Hypertension indicates that women who breastfeed more children, and for longer periods of time, are less likely to suffer from hypertension after they reach menopause. This is less true of obese women, however. Elevated blood pressure is the greatest single risk factor for disease and mortality. Evidence from epidemiologic ...
Vitamin D Supplements Could Ease Painful IBS Symptoms
Vitamin D supplements could help to ease painful irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms, a new study from the University of Sheffield has found. Scientists from the University’s Department of Oncology and Metabolism reviewed and integrated all available research on vitamin D and IBS—a condition that affects two in 10 people in the U.K. The study ...
IFM Confirms Amy R. Mack as CEO
The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) has named Amy R. Mack as IFM’s next chief executive officer (CEO), effective April 1, 2018. She succeeds Laurie Hofmann, MPH, who has been serving IFM in various Board and executive leadership roles since 2001. “I have had the pleasure of working side by side with Amy Mack in her current role ...
Bastyr and AOMA Discontinue Plans for Affiliation
In 2017, Bastyr University announced that AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine would join the school of Acupuncture and East Asian Medicine at Bastyr to become the AOMA Graduate School of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine at Bastyr. While mission aligned and mutually admired within the integrative health and medicine field, leadership of both Bastyr University and ...
Mediterranean Diet May Help Protect Older Adults from Becoming Frail
An analysis of published studies indicates that following the Mediterranean diet may reduce the risk of frailty in older individuals. The findings, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, suggest that a diet emphasizing primarily plant-based foods—such as fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes and nuts—may help keep people healthy and independent as ...
University Hospitals Connor Integrative Health Network Receives $6.5 Million Donation
Sara and Chris Connor recently donated $6.5 million, bringing their total giving to Connor Integrative Health Network at University Hospitals (UH) to $8.5 million. The Connors’ gifts, emphasizing the increasing importance of evidence-based nonpharmacologic therapies for health and wellness, are among the largest in the nation for integrative health. “We are exceedingly grateful to Sara ...
Camelina Oil Improves Blood Lipid Profile
The use of camelina oil reduces overall and LDL cholesterol levels in persons with impaired glucose metabolism, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. The findings were published in Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. The study analyzed the associations of camelina oil, fatty fish and lean fish with lipid and glucose metabolism, ...
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