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State Welfare Rolls Feel Impact Of Recession
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:21:00 -0400
Welfare caseloads have been going up in most states over the past year, but not in all of them. In fact, cases are going down in some of the hardest-hit areas. That's raised questions about whether the program is an adequate safety net for families in need.
In Defense Of The Flag (Created For History Class)
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:53:00 -0400
Bob Heft, who sewed the 50-state flag as a high schooler, received a B- for his project. Heft's history teacher accused him of not knowing how many states were in the union at the time. The teacher changed the grade when the design was accepted by Congress.
Hundreds Of Calif. Homeless March For Land Rights
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:47:00 -0400
In Sacramento, hundreds of homeless demonstrate in hopes of securing land to sleep on. In recent months a tent city and a city shelter have closed. With laws that prohibit sleeping in public places, these individuals say it is now illegal for them to exist.

The Talk of the Town

Lauren Collins: Track School
Lauren Collins Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:00:00 -0000
June marks the onset of what one Village resident refers to as “devil-baby season”--the time of the year when the temperature climbs and New Yorkers start doing crazy stuff. This year, the weather stayed cold, and damp. Things still got weird. On Long Island, a newborn was found . . .
James Surowiecki: Caveat Mortgagor
James Surowiecki Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:00:00 -0000
In 1937, the Massengill Company began selling a health product called Elixir Sulfanilamide, which contained one of the antibiotic sulfa drugs. Unfortunately, it also contained diethylene glycol, a solvent that happens to be deadly to humans. In a matter of months, the elixir killed more than a hundred consumers. The . . .
Hendrik Hertzberg: Stonewall Plus Forty
Hendrik Hertzberg Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:00:00 -0000
The most improbable of America’s mass movements for civil rights--improbable at the time, inevitable in retrospect--got its start at a most improbable hour in a most improbable place. The hour: two in the morning, forty years ago. The place: the sidewalk in front of the Stonewall Inn, a . . .

 

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Physicians - Provides training, support and continuing education for naturopaths and homeopaths. Includes membership details and information about courses and conferences. Based in Virginia, USA.

American Association for Health Freedom - The political voice for health care practitioners who use nutritional and other complementary therapies in patient care.

American Association of Alternative Therapists (ASAT) - Information about the profession, ASAT C.O.R.E. counseling, certification courses, and Elfinstone College.
Meta Description: [ Web site for The American Society of Alternative Therapists (ASAT) with information about ASAT, ASAT C.O.R.E. Counseling, certification courses and Elfinstone College. ]

American Herbalists Guild - Non-profit educational organization representing herbalists. Provides peer-review in U.S. for professional herbalists specializing in the medicinal use of plants. Based in Canton, Georgia.
Meta Description: [ Revitalizing Our Herbal Traditions ]

American Holistic Nurses Association - Provides membership, certification and conference information, online chat and message boards.

Artemisia: Anthroposophically Extended Medicine (AEM) - Promotes a holistic approach to medicine beginning with fundamental medical and therapeutic training, then adding spiritual scientific studies outlined by Rudolf Steiner. Members are medical professionals striving for greater insight and therapeutic skill in the light of anthroposophy.
Meta Description: [ Artemisias members are groups of medical professionals striving for greater insight and therapeutic skill in the light of anthroposophy. ]

Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB) - Non-profit organization created to advance the development, dissemination and utilization of knowledge about applied psychophysiology and biofeedback. Based in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
Meta Description: [ Migraine headache treatment, urinary incontinence treatment, ADHD/ADD treatment, pain treatment as well as anxiety treatment is beneficial through biofeedback and psychophysiology. Find out more by viewing our articles and research. ]

Association of Vision Educators - National organization of natural vision improvement professionals. Information on natural vision improvement methods, conferences and seminars, journal and member practitioners.
Meta Description: [ Natural Vision Improvement through the Bates Method ]

Australian Natural Therapists Association (ANTA) - Association of professional natural and traditional therapists working in the area of health care and preventative medicine. Search member practitioners list.

Certified Natural Health Professionals of North Carolina - Promotes balanced living and disease prevention in North Carolina.
Meta Description: [ A Certified Natural Health Professional has completed instruction and certification in the field of Natural Health. By attending five CNHP seminars one learns techniques to improve personal health. ]

Craniosacral Therapy Association of North America (CSTA/NA) - Non-profit organization created for the support, recognition, registration, and as a referral service for certified Craniosacral Therapists and students.

European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy - Includes registration for a free online journal, details of the E/S/C/O/P, membership, legislative issues, publications and links.

Foundation for the Advancement of Innovative Medicine (FAIM) - Aims to increase public awareness of the safe and effective treatment options. Sponsors health-related lectures. Based in Albany, New York.
Meta Description: [ FAIM, the Foundation for the Advancement of Innovative Medicine, doctors' and patients' rights, advocacy and education. ]

Health Action Network Society - Non-profit consumer organization investigates all methods, types and systems of preventative health care and natural therapeutics (including natural remedies in alternative medicine and health care). Based in Burnaby, BC, Canada.

Health and Fitness Independent Contractors United (HFICU) - Complimentary alternative medicine organization based in Detroit, Michigan.
Meta Description: [ Health and Fitness Independent Contractors United (HFICU) is a team of CAM (Complimentary Alternative Medicine) professionals committed to educating the metropolitan Detroit (Michigan USA) community about the benefits and uses of CAM to achieve optimal health. ]

Integrative Medicine Alliance - Non-profit dedicated to raising the quality of healthcare in New England by bridging the gap between alternative and conventional medicine. Online membership directory.
Meta Description: [ Founded in 1999, the Integrative Medicine Alliance is a 501(c)(3) non-profit network bringing together diverse healing traditions to deepen the quality of the human experience in healthcare in New England. Healthcare, Holistic, Holistic medicine, Alternative medicine, Complementary medicine, CAM,... ]

International Association of Reiki Professionals (IARP) - Supports Reiki practitioners. Based in Winchester, Massachusetts.
Meta Description: [ IARP: The national association of Reiki professionals. ]

International NLP Trainers Association (INLPTA) - Dedicated to upholding standards of quality, professionalism and ethics at all levels of NLP Certification training.
Meta Description: [ INLPTA is an International Association of NLP Trainers dedicated to upholding standards of quality, professionalism and ethics at all levels of NLP Certification training ]

International Union for the Natural Health, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Professions (IUNHCAMP) - Organization dedicated to improving the working conditions and the health of American workers. Based in West Hills, California.

MedBioWorld - Links to alternative and complementary associations and databases.
Meta Description: [ Links to Complementary & Alternative Medicine ]

Mind Body Spirit Connected - Association for holistic practitioners based in Cleveland, Ohio, offers member events and member contact information.
Meta Description: [ Mind Body Spirit Connected, An Association of Alternative and Complimentary Healers in Cleveland, Ohio ]

Physicians' Association for Anthroposophical Medicine (PAAM) - Sponsors lectures, conferences and educational events to promote Anthroposophical Medicine. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Psychophysical Therapists Guild of Australia - Association of health care professionals offering psychophysical healing and hypnotherapy in Australia.
Meta Description: [ Psychophysical Therapists use bio-energetic manipulation, mesmersim and hypnosis to create freedom, remove pain, and give strength through renewed vitality and learned skills. ]

Touch for Health Kinesiology Association - Classes and instructors, books, charts. Based in New Carlisle, Ohio.
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