The Senate budget proposal, approved at the end of July, would increase FDA’s discretionary spending budget to just under $3 billion, a raise of approximately 5% over FY 2018.
War is chronic inflammation writ large, says Dr. Decker Weiss reflecting on his last 4 years of work in refugee camps throughout the Middle East. Weiss believes the principles of natural medicine have much to offer not only the victims of war and strife but to the larger policy dialogs aimed at engendering peace.
Once the stuff of science fiction, modern scientists are now using the techniques of synthetic biology to generate a vast range of useful compounds – including a growing number of ingredients and raw materials that end up in dietary supplements.
During its vote on the 2018 Farm Bill, the Senate killed hope that dietary supplements would be included under the ironically titled Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), aka Food Stamps.
How do medical professionals feel about cannabis and CBD? According to Holistic Primary Care’s 2018 clinician survey, the attitudes are generally positive.
With the long-anticipated approval of Epidiolex, a proprietary form of cannibidiol (CBD) for treatment of two rare forms of childhood epilepsy, the Food and Drug Administration has put into question the future availability of CBD as a non-prescription dietary supplement.
Integrative medicine offers immeasurable value in treating a multitude of health conditions. But the steep price of holistic services, and the fact that most are not covered by either federal payors or private insurance, makes them inaccessible to many people, especially in poor and medically underserved communities. One health justice organization is working to change all of that.
The barrage of recent wildfires in Northern and Southern California wrought widespread environmental havoc, and also spurred major health challenges in communities ravaged by the blazes. Throughout the state, holistic practitioners are on the front lines, trying to restore health and balance.
Two recent surveys–one assessing physician income by specialty, the other looking at annual compensation packages for top health insurance CEOs–tells a troubling tale about the nation’s healthcare priorities and the value systems that shape our medicine.
Just months after closing the pioneering DC-based institute that bore their name, philanthropists Henry and Susan Samueli have given $200 million to the University of California Irvine to build a new College of Health Sciences committed to holistic research, training and practice.
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