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2. Alternate care site - Wikipedia

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   An alternate care site(ACS) is a medical treatment facility established in a non-traditional setting during a public-healthcrisis (or other event causing strain on local medical resources) as a means of providing additional capacity to deliver medical care within a given area. [1][2]: 1 The term encompasses both civilian-operated medical ...

3. Alternative medicine - Wikipedia

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   Definitions and terminology See also: Terminology of alternative medicine Marcia Angell: "There cannot be two kinds of medicine – conventional and alternative." The terms alternative medicine, complementary medicine, integrative medicine, holistic medicine, natural medicine, unorthodox medicine, fringe medicine, unconventional medicine, and new age medicine are used interchangeably as having ...

4. List of forms of alternative medicine - Wikipedia

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   African. Muti; Southern Africa; Ayurveda. Dosha; MVAH; Balneotherapy; Brazilian; Bush medicine; Cambodian; Chinese. Blood stasis; Chinese herbology; Dit da; Gua sha ...

5. National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

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   The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) is a United States government agency which explores complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). It was initially created in 1991 as the Office of Alternative Medicine (OAM), and renamed the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) before receiving its current name in 2014.

6. Guylaine Lanctôt - Wikipedia

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   She sold her clinics in 1994, as other entrepreneurs imitated her business model centered around high-volume cosmetic care services. [1] [2] She said she discovered the anti-vaccination movement during a conference showcasing promoters of alternative treatments and conspiracists held in a venue adjacent to the 1992 8th International AIDS ...

7. Regulation of alternative medicine - Wikipedia

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   Regulation of medicines and medical devices, to ensure they work and are acceptably safe, is the responsibility of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. The legal status of medicines is determined under the Medicines Act 1968 and European Council Directive 2001/83/EC which control the sale and supply of medicines.

8. Terminology of alternative medicine - Wikipedia

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   t. e. Alternative medicine describes any practice which aims to achieve the healing effects of medicine, but which lacks biological plausibility and is untested or untestable. Complementary medicine ( CM ), complementary and alternative medicine ( CAM ), integrated medicine or integrative medicine ( IM ), and holistic medicine are among many ...

9. Community health centers in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Integration of health care services is a major emphasis of community health centers, in addition to the provision of preventive and comprehensive care. Services provided can vary depending upon the site, but frequently include primary care, dental care, counseling services, women's health services, podiatry, mental and behavioral health ...