http://www.betterbowel.com/topic/gi-health The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.betterbowel.com/blogs/david-stein/complementary-alternative-medicine <!--paging_filter--><p>So what is complementary alternative medicine, affectionately called CAM? Nobody seems to know. On the one hand, the Institute of Medicine defines it as follows: "Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is a broad domain of resources that encompasses health systems, modalities, and practices and their accompanying theories and beliefs, other than those intrinsic to the dominant health system of a particular society or culture in a given historical period. CAM includes such resources perceived by their users as associated with positive health outcomes. Boundaries within CAM and between the CAM domain and the domain of the dominant system are not always sharp or fixed." <span class='read-more'><a href="http://www.betterbowel.com/blogs/david-stein/complementary-alternative-medicine">&nbsp;read&nbsp;more&nbsp;&raquo;</a></span></p> http://www.betterbowel.com/blogs/david-stein/complementary-alternative-medicine#comments GI Health Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:21:58 -0500 David Stein 52 at http://www.betterbowel.com http://www.betterbowel.com/articles/hemorrhoids <!--paging_filter--><p>Hemorrhoids have been discussed throughout history. The first known description of hemorrhoids is actually in the Old Testament, where they were described as an affliction upon the Egyptians. Yet what are these things? How could something so small cause so much pain and suffering throughout society? <span class='read-more'><a href="http://www.betterbowel.com/articles/hemorrhoids">&nbsp;read&nbsp;more&nbsp;&raquo;</a></span></p> http://www.betterbowel.com/articles/hemorrhoids#comments GI Health Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:38:54 -0500 David Stein 48 at http://www.betterbowel.com