"Complementary medicine is an increasing feature of healthcare. This introductory text has been written for conventionally trained health professionals and aims to provide a practical, concise and clear overview of this emerging field." "Given the increasing proliferation of information on complementary medicine, much of it promotional or partisan, the ABC of Complementary Medicine provides doctors and other health professionals with essential guidance...

"This book explains how Chinese medicine diagnoses, treats, and prevents breast diseases. It covers a variety of self-care and home remedies, including self-massage, magnet therapy, moxibustion, aromatherapy, patient medicines plasters and liniments, and herbal teas. It includes information on Chinese dietary therapy, exercise, and deep relaxation."--Publisher.

This study tracks the establishment of a single hospital-based integrative medicine center. Although some factors clearly worked in favor of the center, the hospital had few models to guide it and no experience in creating such a clinic. Thus, it made many decisions in the areas of administration, finance, and legal issues that created barriers to the center's success, and the center was ultimately closed.

"Mother and daughter duo share recipes and stories for holistic healing a wellness"-- Discover the joys of embracing an earth-friendly, natural lifestyle with this extraordinary guide. Daughter and mother coauthors Ehris Urban and Velya Jancz-Urban provide everything you need to get started, including a wide variety of recipes and remedies, historical uses of natural ingredients, and entertaining anecdotes from their time living holistically in a...