tailieunhanh - Exploring Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Complementary and alternative medical (CAM) therapies encompass a broad spectrum of practices and beliefs (1). From an historical standpoint, they may be defined “. as practices that are not accepted as correct, proper, or appropriate or are not in conformity with the beliefs or standards of the dominant group of medical practitioners in a society” (2). From a functional standpoint, complementary (.”alternative”) therapies may be defined as interventions neither taught widely in medical schools nor generally available in hospitals. | THE RICHARD AND HINDA ROSENTHAL LECTURES 2001 Exploring Complementary and Alternative Medicine INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE Of THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES THE RICHARD AND HINDA ROSENTHAL LECTURES 2001 Exploring Complementary and Alternative Medicine INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS Washington . THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS 500 Fifth Street . Washington DC 20001 NOTICE The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance. Support for this project was provided by the Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation. Inernational Standard Book Number 0-309-08503-9 Copies of this report are available from the National Academies Press 500 Fifth Street NW Lockbox 285 Washington DC 20055 800 624-6242 or 202 334-3313 in the Washington metropolitan area Internet http . Additional copies of this report are available from the Office of Reports and Communication Institute of Medicine 500 5th St. . Washington DC 20001. For more information about the Institute of Medicine visit the IOM home page at . Copyright 2003 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. The serpent has been a symbol of long life healing and knowledge among almost all cultures and religions since the beginning of recorded history. The serpent adopted as a logotype by the Institute of Medicine is a relief carving from ancient Greece now held by the Staatliche Museen in .