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Emerson Ecologics Launches 2016 Emerson Grant Program
Emerson Ecologics, LLC (Manchester, NH) recently announced that it is accepting applications for The 2016 Emerson Grant. The Emerson Grant Program is aimed at supporting the work of integrative health practitioners while also promoting integrative medicine in the United States. The Emerson Grant is a competitive, discretionary award ranging from $500 to $10,000, with the ...
NCCAOM Launches New Membership Organization for Nationally Board Certified Diplomates
The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) has announced the launch of a new national membership organization, the NCCAOM Academy of Diplomates. The NCCAOM is the only national certification agency for the profession of acupuncture and Oriental medicine (AOM). The new Academy of Diplomates, a separate, chartered division of the NCCAOM, “will ...
Patients Love Their Experience at Bastyr Center for Natural Health
Newly released findings from the Washington Health Alliance show that for the third time in a row, patients have an overwhelmingly positive experience when visiting Bastyr Center for Natural Health, the Seattle teaching clinic of Bastyr University. Bastyr Center ranked in the top 10 in three of the survey’s main categories, scoring at or above ...
U.S. Adults Get Failing Grade in Healthy Lifestyle Behavior
Only 2.7 percent of the U.S. adult population achieves all four of some basic behavioral characteristics that researchers say would constitute a “healthy lifestyle” and help protect against cardiovascular disease, a recent study concluded. In this study, researchers from Oregon State University (OSU) and the University of Mississippi examined how many adults succeed in four ...
U.S. Senate Declines Advance of DARK Act
On March 16, the Senate voted to defeat the Deny Americans the Right to Know (DARK) Act, introduced by Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS). Gary Ruskin, co-director of the U.S. Right to Know, stated, “The Senate vote is a victory for consumers and everyone who wants the right to know what’s in our food.” The bill would ...
Nutritional Supplement Associated With Lower Death Rates in Older Patients
Providing an oral nutritional supplement during and after hospital admission was associated with a 50 percent lower death rate in older malnourished patients with heart and lung disease, according to a clinical study conducted by Texas A&M University Center for Translational Research in Aging & Longevity (CTRAL) director Dr. Nicolaas Deutz. He said the results ...
Emerson Ecologics Expands to New Western Distribution Center
Emerson Ecologics, LLC (Manchester, NH) has announced its expansion and move into a new, larger facility for western distribution in Riverside, CA. At 50,000 square feet, this new facility increases their operational capacity by more than 200 percent; providing the space and capability to expand customer access to a greater product offering, continuously improve delivery service ...
National College of Natural Medicine Announces Age Wise Institute
National College of Natural Medicine (NCNM) has announced the formation of a new institute aimed at improving the lives of senior citizens through promoting healthy, active living. The new Age Wise Institute is the fourth community education institute at the college, joining NCNM’s Food as Medicine, Traditional Roots, and Women in Balance Institutes, and also ...
New Insight Into the Possible Risk Factors Associated With Food Allergies
A study by researchers at the University of Southampton and Southampton General Hospital is the first to assess the prevalence of two different types of food hypersensitivity and the risk factors associated with them. Food hypersensitivity is the umbrella term used to describe any condition where there is a reaction to a food. People are ...
Survey Examines Americans’ Use and Satisfaction of Homeopathic Medicines
A new survey finds that homeopathic medicines are primarily used by a small segment of the U.S. population for common, self-limited conditions such as the common cold or back pain. The report published in the American Journal of Public Health also finds that homeopathy users, particularly those who also report visiting homeopathic practitioners, find the ...
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