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Complementary And Alternative Medicine Law Blog

Information for health care professionals on a broad array of legal issues including business planning for integrative medicine practices, malpractice & informed consent, licensure & scope of practice issues, food & drug topics, and health insurance.
By Michael H. Cohen, Esq.

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Last Entry: March 02, 2011 at 17:55:46

CAM for epilepsy, Reiki in the military, CAM groups band

Posted on August 25, 2008
Complementary medicine remains in the news with greater utilization in the military, and greater cohesion among fragmented CAM groups....

Today's complementary and alternative medicine trends

Posted on August 24, 2008
Bloggers discuss research on acupuncture and chiropractic, Tai Chi for health, and CAM and MS....

Hospital tai chi, and other integrative medicine developments

Posted on July 29, 2008
A hospital announces Tai Chi and Qigong classes and other complementary and alternative medicine news....

Some Bad CAM Outcomes

Posted on July 26, 2008
Outcomes research looks to the results of a therapy to see whether it works....

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CAM for functional bowel disorders, HIV, and stress management; herbal medicine on "Lost"

Posted on July 25, 2008
Physicians should discuss CAM use and effectiveness with their patients and refer patients if appropriate, concludes one recent study....

Herbal medicine for diabetes, new CAM survey

Posted on July 24, 2008
A new survey of alternative therapies reveals extensive use; herbal medicine is promoted for sugar control; a skeptic knocks CAM....

Qigong for cancer care

Posted on July 21, 2008
Health trends include qigong for cancer care with a video by MD Anderson....

CAM for kidney care, heatstroke

Posted on July 21, 2008
Renal and urology news weighs in with information about CAM therapies for kidney care, the "skeptic" fights on, and someone offers household herbal remedies....

Washington Post mentions camlawblog in article on massage therapist and CAM credentialing

Posted on July 21, 2008
Jennifer Huget writes a wonderful blog on health care issues for the Washington Post....

Legal Issues in a Medical Spa or Integrative Care Center: Anti-kickback and Fee-Splitting Concerns ? Structuring the Practice

Posted on July 20, 2008
Legal issues involving self-referral, kickbacks and fee-splitting need to be addressed in structuring a medical spa or integrative medicine care center ? or even a multidisciplinary clinical health care center or group practice that involves multidisciplinary teams of allied health...

Legal Issues in a Medical Spa or Integrative Care Center: Anti-kickback and Fee-Splitting Concerns ? The Laws

Posted on July 20, 2008
One of the most important legal concerns when setting up a medical spa or integrative medicine ? or even a multidisciplinary health care center or group practice that involves multidisciplinary teams of allied health providers, such as psychologists and nurses,...

Insurance tip for integrative medicine doctors

Posted on July 18, 2008
Medical doctors practicing integrative medicine (incorporating complementary and alternative medical therapies into conventional care) face a number of insurance-related issues....

California law for non-licensed practitioners and nutritional advice

Posted on July 18, 2008
California law dealing with unlicensed health care providers also addresses a topic often neglected: advice involving nutrition....

Complementary therapies for allergies, Reiki for police

Posted on July 18, 2008
Complementary therapies for allergies, Reiki for police, mindfulness movement, green energy and energy medicine....

Integrative Pain Medicine book featured in Taiwan

Posted on July 17, 2008
National Taiwan University Library features Integrative pain medicine : the science and practice of complementary and alternative medicine in pain management....

Complementary and alternative medicine doctor urges restraint on energy drinks

Posted on July 17, 2008
Energy drinks can cause a host of health problems, warns one CAM physician....

Weill-trained integrative medicine doc joins LMH

Posted on July 17, 2008
Physician graduates of Andrew Weill's Program in Integrative Medicine are making their way out into the world of conventional as well as integrative care....

Integrative medicine expert offers course on the business of spas

Posted on July 17, 2008
Marc Micozzi, MD, PhD, my co-author on "The Practice of Integrative Medicine: A Legal and Operational Guide," is offering a course on spa business issues....

Integrative practice blog features complementary and alternative medicine law

Posted on July 17, 2008
The Integrator Blog, published by John Weeks, featured our blog in an article about legal issues in complementary and alternative medicine....

CAM can help with hospital stays

Posted on July 17, 2008
A psychiatrist and neurologist writes that complementary and alternative medicine can help with hospital stays....

Legal issues involving medical directors of spas

Posted on July 16, 2008
The California medical board has made an interesting statement about a physician serving as medical director of a spa....

Complementary and alternative medicine legal advice

Posted on July 16, 2008
We get so many calls about legal advice on cases involving complementary and alternative medicine, it is hard to keep up!...

Medical licensing and non-licensed healers

Posted on July 16, 2008
Vermont has an interesting way of legally handling non-licensed healers and other complementary and alternative medicine practitioners....

Patient access to complementary and alternative medical treatments

Posted on July 16, 2008
The Access to Medical Treatment Act has been before Congress for more than a decade and was most recently introduced again in 2007....

Humanity's future is a space cruise ship

Posted on July 08, 2008
That is the message of Pixar's new film, Wall-E....

Market America, Inc. designing vitamins to help with autism

Posted on June 28, 2008
Market America, Inc. (what a great name) is focusing on nutritional supplementation designed for children....

Zap Migraines with Magnetic Pulses

Posted on June 28, 2008
A new study suggests that migraines may be 'zapped' with magnetic pulses....

Labeling dietary supplements - FDA industry regulation

Posted on June 28, 2008
For those seeking basic FDA regulatory guidance on dietary supplement labeling, there is a handy summary of regulation avaiable to industry....

British Acupuncture Council news

Posted on June 17, 2008
Here is news from the British Acupuncture Council on law and regulation of acupuncture and traditional oriental medicine in the UK....

A call for unity

Posted on June 07, 2008
Every once in a while a great book comes along that opens the floodgates of the heart....

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