Noticias y Recursos Destacados

National Symposium “The Traditional Medicine, Complementary and Non Conventional in the National Health Service for equal health rights beyond regionalism experiences

Senate of the Italian Republic
Thursday, September 29, 2016 ore 9-14
Institute Hall of Santa Maria in Aquiro, Piazza Capranica 72 – Rome

National Symposium “The Traditional Medicine, Complementary and Non Conventional in the National Health Service for equal health rights beyond regionalism experiences: Salutogenesis and Prevention, Learning Defined Profile, Good Clinical Practice, Clinical Research Nonprofit. Critical social needs, future prospects: an interdisciplinary approach. ”

Introduction: Sen. Maurizio Romani, MD, Vice President of the Hygiene and Health Commission Senate, Republic of Italy

Presentation: Paolo Roberti di Sarsina, MD, President Charity for Person Centered Medicine-Moral Entity, Bologna, Italy

Senato della Repubblica
Giovedì 29 settembre 2016 ore 9-14
Sala dell’Istituto di Santa Maria in Aquiro, Piazza Capranica 72 – Roma

Simposio Nazionale “Le Medicine Tradizionali, Complementari e Non Convenzionali nel Servizio Sanitario Nazionale per l’uguaglianza dei diritti di salute oltre le esperienze regionalistiche: Salutogenesi e Prevenzione, Formazione a Profilo Definito, Buona Pratica Clinica, Ricerca Clinica No-Profit. Criticità, esigenze sociali, prospettive future: un confronto interdisciplinare”.

Las terapias energéticas ya se aplican en los hospitales públicos pero sin constar en los expedientes médicos

A pesar de la falta de informes de calidad para evaluar la eficacia de las terapias médicas no convencionales, esto no significa que no sean eficaces. Es una de las conclusiones a las que llegó el Ministerio de Sanidad hace ya más de dos años en el único documento oficial sobre terapias naturales que identificaba y analizaba 139 técnicas en este ámbito. Este criterio ha servido a algunos centros privados y públicos de nuestro país para iniciar algunas experiencias que no han tenido mucha publicidad. Leer más…

Fuente: La Vanguardia

Results from 2012 National Health Interview Survey

The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), along with the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, just released results from its 2012 National Health Interview Survey on the usage of complementary and integrative products and modalities among adults and children.

Some interesting findings include:

• 2012 overall usage is about the same, once 2002 and 2007 results were adjusted.

• Yoga usage has nearly doubled among whites, blacks and Hispanics.

• Various therapies and modalities are used complementary to, not in lieu of (‘alternative medicine’) conventional medical delivery.

• An increase of products and modalities to address pain management.

• Herbal medicine usage remains largest category.

• Fish oil and melatonin usage has increase exponentially, while glucosamine, chondroitin and Echinacea usage has dropped precipitously.

• Significant drop in usage among the poor.