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Are CAM Therapies Tested To See If They Work?

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While some scientific evidence exists regarding the effectiveness of some CAM therapies, for most there are key questions that are yet to be answered through well-designed scientific studies-questions such as whether the therapies are safe, how they work, and whether...

Are There Any Risks To Using CAM Treatments?

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Yes, there can be risks, as with any medical therapy. These risks depend upon the specific CAM treatment. The following are general suggestions to help you learn about or minimize the risks. Tell your health care providers about any complementary and alternative...

How Can I Get Reliable Information About A CAM Therapy?

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It is important to learn what scientific studies have discovered about the therapy in which you are interested. It is not a good idea to use a CAM therapy simply because of something you have seen in an advertisement or on a Web site or because someone has told you...

What Is CAM?

CAM

CAM stands for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. CAM is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine. Medicine as practiced by holders of M.D. (medical doctor)...

Are CAM Therapies Safe?

CAM

Each treatment needs to be considered on its own. However, here are some issues to think about when considering a CAM therapy. Many consumers believe that “natural” means the same thing as “safe.” This is not necessarily true. For example,...

PNA Spotlight: Dr. Edward Laws

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This month the PNA Spotlight focuses on Dr. Edward R Laws, MD, FACS, a Professor of Neurosurgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (MGB) in Boston/Harvard Medical School.  He also serves as Director of the Pituitary/Neuroendocrine Center in the Department of...

Medical Corner: Can Prolactin Protect You?

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This month the PNA Medical Corner spotlights an article co-authored by PNA member G. Edward Vates, a professor of neurosurgery at the University of Rochester. The study finds that a moderately high level of prolactin (but not excessively high level) seems to protect...