<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Alternative Care</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/health/alternativecare?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</link><description>Alternative Care</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[The Numbers Game]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16283-2005Apr26.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16283-2005Apr26.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:01:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[     71  Percentage of adults over age 50 who used some kind of alternative medicine in 2002]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[McMillen Brings Big Names To New Venture]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5721-2005Mar27.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5721-2005Mar27.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:01:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[C.    Thomas McMillen , the former Maryland congressman and peripatetic entrepreneur, is having another go at the homeland security market, and former Homeland Security Department undersecretary    Asa     Hutchinson  and former Sen.    Don Nickles  (R-Okla.) are along for the ride.]]></description><author> Terence O'Hara</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Awakening a Community to Healing Arts]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20521-2005Mar9.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20521-2005Mar9.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:01:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[At Tai Sophia Institute for the Healing Arts, each needle is awareness.]]></description><author> Mary Otto</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investigating Alternative Treatments]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45567-2005Jan3.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45567-2005Jan3.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:01:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  More detailed information about alternative and nondrug pain relief therapies is available from a variety of authoritative sources, including:]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fear of Flu Sparks Home-Remedy Sales]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17737-2004Dec21.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17737-2004Dec21.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:01:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The government warns "natural" products being snapped up by people who can't get shots may not prevent illness.]]></description><author> Michael S. Rosenwald</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Says Acupuncture Eases Arthritis Pain]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14316-2004Dec20.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14316-2004Dec20.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:01:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Acupuncture alleviates pain and improves movement for elderly people suffering from arthritis in their knees, according to a major federally sponsored study released Monday.]]></description><author> Rob Stein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[QUICK STUDY   : A weekly digest of new research on major health topics]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20885-2004Nov29.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20885-2004Nov29.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:01:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[      osteoarthritis  Acupuncture with medication seems to ease knee movement. <br>    THE QUESTION  Loss of cushioning in the knee can create considerable pain. Some people find relief from nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs); others...]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Physician Fereydoon Batmanghelidj; Wrote About Water's Healing]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64133-2004Nov19.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64133-2004Nov19.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:01:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Fereydoon Batmanghelidj, 73, a physician who gained international attention with his claims about the natural healing power of water, died of complications from pneumonia Nov. 15 at Inova Fairfax Hospital. He had lived in Falls Church for 22 years.]]></description><author> Yvonne Shinhoster Lamb</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flu Vaccine Update]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52884-2004Nov15.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52884-2004Nov15.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:01:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[      Yes, Virginia, there is flu vaccine:  Loudoun County is holding a mass vaccination clinic for high-risk county residents Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Simpson Middle School in Leesburg. (Information on the clinic is available by phone at 703-771-5512 or on the Web at <a href="http://www.loudoun.gov/codeflu/index.htm">www.loudoun.gov/codeflu/index.htm</a>). The county acquired the vaccine under the redistribution plan being coordinated, mostly through state health departments, by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Alternative]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62811-2004Oct25.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62811-2004Oct25.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:01:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[     Stuck without a shot  Visits to Maxim Health Systems's <a href="http://www.findaflushot.com">www.findaflushot.com</a> for the week ending Oct. 16, were up 3,800 percent from three weeks earlier, with Washington area residents contributing heavily to the increase. What most people found: No flu shots here.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[CALENDAR]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43642-2004Oct18.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43642-2004Oct18.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:01:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[    Classes, Workshops and Seminars  <br>   CAREGIVERS <br>Oct. 23, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Iona Senior Services, 4125 Albemarle St. NW. A workshop, co-sponsored by Iona, the Alzheimer's Association of the National Capital Area and the George Washington University...]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Valuing Video Production Work]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42017-2004Sep22.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42017-2004Sep22.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:01:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ What does a former economist with the World Bank need to learn about cash flow, marketing and distribution?]]></description><author> Annys Shin</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Risky Bet on Hormones]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19117-2004Sep13.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19117-2004Sep13.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:01:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[      Relief Naturally?  Growing numbers of women, scared off hormone replacement therapy (HRT), are betting that "bioidentical," or "natural," hormones offer a safer way to relieve menopausal symptoms such as vaginal dryness and hot flashes. But experts say that assumption is untested. Practitioners of alternative medicine are the biggest prescribers.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Art of Healing]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6555-2004Aug16.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6555-2004Aug16.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:01:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Denise Simms, 32, a preschool teacher in Woodbridge, was married in May 2003. In October she was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called primitive neuroectodermal tumor.]]></description><author> Beth Baker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Try Thai Massage]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53545-2004Jul15.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53545-2004Jul15.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:01:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[I'm on a futon, my nose pressed against my knees, my legs and arms pointing toward the ceiling. My hamstrings are past the point of feeling the burn; I'm worried that they'll burst into flame. This is what a Thai massage feels like and I love it.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[All in the Head]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13243-2004Jun28.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13243-2004Jun28.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:01:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Unorthodox approaches to mental health are increasingly being used to treat an encyclopedic array of psychological and behavioral problems.]]></description><author> Sandra G. Boodman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Use That Stuff, Too?]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13235-2004Jun28.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13235-2004Jun28.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:01:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[According to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, more than one-third of American adults used some kind of alternative medicine in the past year.]]></description><author> Elizabeth R. Agnvall</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hard to Conceive]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13240-2004Jun28.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13240-2004Jun28.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:01:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[I stand in a hotel conference room with 15 other women simultaneously bending down to scoop up imaginary piles of dirt. In unison, we bring the make-believe soil to our pelvic regions and then, as instructed, reach up as high as possible to funnel energy from the skies through our heads and down to our uteruses.]]></description><author> Suz Redfearn</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is There An  Organic   Advantage?]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13242-2004Jun28.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13242-2004Jun28.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:01:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Once confined solely to health food stores, farmer's markets and food co-ops, organic food has gone mainstream: In 2000, more than half of the $7.8 billion of organic food purchased in the United States was bought in conventional supermarkets, according to the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).]]></description><author> Sally Squires</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Walk in  The Wild]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13241-2004Jun28.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13241-2004Jun28.html?nav=rss_health/alternativecare</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:01:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The ginkgo's branches spread behind a low concrete wall. As a small group of students and faculty gathered around the tree, Adriane Fugh-Berman described how, over the centuries, its leaves have been used in various preparations intended to aid memory and blood circulation.]]></description><author> Matt McMillen</author></item></channel></rss>