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A project named CAMbrella will receive nearly 1.5 million euros of European Union funding over the next 3 years to establish a research network to study complementary & alternative medicine. CAMbrella is the name given to an umbrella of research projects in Complementary and Alternative Medicine. The university hospital at the “Technische Universitaet Muenchen” will coordinate the project for the winning applicant group, which includes 16 scientific organizations from 12 European countries. The project will begin in January 2010. “In complementary and alternative medicine there is a lack of sponsorship for research. Few governments in Europe have actively funded complementary & alternative medicine research, CAMbrella will play an importantRead More →

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On April 18th and 19th the British Holistic Medical Association (BHMA) will be celebrating its Silver Jubilee year with a ground breaking conference in London entitled:- Medicine as if People Matter: Patients, Practitioners and Places. In recognition of this milestone, Claire Rayner, the Patients Association President, Claire will open the conference on 18th April 2008, reminding us why, when medical technology seems all powerful, medicine as if people matter is more important than ever. The first afternoon of the conference is free to anyone who books a place. President of RIBA Sunand Prasad, will present the BHMA-Nutri Centre Healing Spaces awards at on Friday night.Read More →

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The Prince of Wales has defended alternative therapies in an address to the World Health Assembly, after a group of leading UK doctors attacked complementary medicine. The prince is an advocate of homeopathy In his speech in Geneva to the World Health Organisation’s decision-making forum, Prince Charles urged foreign health ministers to adopt a more holistic approach to tackling health problems. Charles’ comments came a day after some British scientists implored the NHS to reject the use of complementary / alternative medicine and only use available funds for treatments “based on solid evidence”. Michael Baum, emeritus professor of Surgery at University College London, Nobel Prize-winnerRead More →