Note: NOT a formally trained ND
Manslaughter count addedRocky Mountain News Mon, 07 Feb 2005 11:51 PM PSTWheat Ridge naturopath Brian O'Connell now faces charges of manslaughter for his treatment of a terminally ill teenager.

Call Healthlink for advice on alternative medicineCFCN.ca Mon, 07 Feb 2005 4:00 PM PSTComplementary or alternative medicine is becoming more and more popular. 70% of Canadians have tried some form. But sometimes you don't know what you are trying or if it will work.

Third Of European Cancer Patients Use Complementary And Alternative TherapiesScience Daily Mon, 07 Feb 2005 9:17 PM PSTMore than a third of cancer patients in Europe make use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), according to one of the largest surveys undertaken of CAM in cancer.
College puts alternative medicine on curriculum in Canadian firstThe Globe and Mail Tue, 08 Feb 2005 0:37 AM PSTCALGARY -- After being diagnosed with lymphoma last summer, Lori Buchart had to undergo five months of aggressive chemotherapy, which licked the disease, but triggered menopause and a slew of complicated decisions about how to treat it.

Health BriefingRedNova Tue, 08 Feb 2005 7:18 AM PSTAlternative medicine gaining on mainstream Alternative medicine is more mainstream than ever. Two Harvard Medical School surveys - one in 1997 and another in 2002 - found that one-third of Americans use at least one form.

Mind & BodyThe Journal News Tue, 08 Feb 2005 5:53 AM PSTCardiologists find that treating coronary problems sometimes means encountering a host of alternative medicine.

The cost of alternative health careEast Bay Newspapers Mon, 07 Feb 2005 2:13 PM PSTEAST BAY - Thousands of people, including children, are participating in alternative therapies, including Reiki, Kinseology, acupuncture and Feldenkrais. And many of these people swear by the practices. Deborah Stevens is one of those people.

DHEA may relieve midlife depression, say researchersNutraingredients.com Tue, 08 Feb 2005 8:01 AM PST2/8/2005 - A new study suggests that DHEA supplements may be an effective alternative to traditional anti-depressants for sufferers of midlife-onset major or minor depression.

Study shows acupuncture helps arthritic kneesMissoulian Mon, 07 Feb 2005 11:13 PM PSTAlthough it's been practiced for a couple of millennia in China, acupuncture has long been viewed as voodoo medicine by some members of the traditional medical establishment in the United States.

Alternative medicine gaining acceptanceThe Philadelphia Inquirer Mon, 07 Feb 2005 0:10 AM PSTMIAMI - Used by more than a third of Americans, alternative medicine is slowly becoming accepted by the health-care establishment.

NCCAM Releases New 5-Year Strategic PlanNational Institutes of Health Mon, 07 Feb 2005 6:15 AM PSTThe National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) announces the release of its new 5-year strategic plan, Expanding Horizons of Health Care: Strategic Plan 2005-2009 . The plan, available online at http://nccam.nih.gov/about/plans/2005/, presents a series of goals and objectives to guide NCCAM in prioritizing its investments in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)