Tuesday, February 10, 2009
I am always pleased when I see mainstream medicine embracing CAM. I just read that “Elite centers like the Mayo Clinic, Duke University Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco now offer acupuncture, massage and other CAM services. Some 36 U.S. teaching hospitals are pushing to blend CAM with traditional care. A survey by the American Hospital Association found that 27 percent offered CAM in 2005, up from 8 percent in 1998.” I am sure that newer data would be even more powerful regarding the growth and success of Integrative care.
This morning, I wanted to check out what I had just read so I visited the Mayo Clinic website and saw an entire section of their site dedicated to the subject. They even have a book entitled, Mayo Clinic Book of Alternative Medicine - The new approach to using the best of natural therapies and conventional medicine.
What is the situation at teaching hospitals in your community? I would love to hear from altMD Members about progress or lack thereof in their community. Write to me at joel@altMD.com ...Thanks!