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Dr. Gary Prechter has joined Park Ridge Medical Associates.His office, Park Ridge Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, will remain in the same location at 50 Hospital Drive, Suite 1C on the Park Ridge Health campus.Prechter is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Disease and Sleep Medicine. He earned his medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine and    .. more …

Shawn and Stacey Carney of Newtown are taking a natural approach to healing.The married couple recently opened Northeast Natural Medicine at 33 Main St., Newtown, to offer a combination of naturopathic medicine and massage therapy.”People are tired of the side-effects of conventional medicine,” said Shawn Carey , a naturopathic physician whose wife, Stacey Carney, is a licensed massage therapist.    .. more …

Books don’t get more lifelike than this.Imagine going to the Canton Public Library and learning about the Civil War, homeschooling, bipolar disorder, gardening, Christian seminaries and parenting a gay son – all without checking out a traditional book.The library plans to debut a program of walking, talking, living and breathing “books” by allowing patrons to come in and have one-on-one    .. more …

The lecture explores the way in which the phenomenology of medicine and naturopathic medicine ( relatively new fields in the philosophy of science and in medicine ), with their inclusive or holistic approach, challenge traditional medicine and science by emphasizing the concept of the “lived body,” which exists and operates in a context that is mental, emotional and social as well as physical. For    .. more …

TEMPE, AZ–(Marketwire – August 18, 2010) –  Current figures estimate that spending on health care in the U.S. is about 16% of its GDP. In 2007, an estimated $2.26 trillion was spent on health care in the United States, or $7,439 per capita. Health care costs are rising faster than wages or inflation, and the health share of GDP is expected to continue its upward trend, reaching 19.5% of GDP by    .. more …

I read an article that stated that the human body stores between 400 and 800 toxic chemicals. A study conducted by Columbia School of Public Health stated that 95 percent of cancers can be attributed to diet and environmental toxicity. Is there a list of toxins that we should avoid to lessen our risk of developing cancer? Can you please share your thoughts and a list of toxins in our foods and our    .. more …

Dyspraxia is a neurological developmental disorder that is usually present from birth. Nowadays, there are many medical centers that provide dyspraxia treatment as it becomes a more recognized disease. Many doctors, in fact, estimate that about 10 percent of the population of the world suffers from this disorder. This means that almost every classroom in the world has at least one child in it with    .. more …

Far Eastern cultures have been using alternative treatments for thousands of years. In most places of the world, natural medicine is the first line of defense against sickness and disease, not a last resort like many people see it today. Even in technically advanced countries, such as China and Japan, there is an appreciation of effectiveness and simplicity of natural medicine and alternative    .. more …