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Hillel Yaffe Medical Center – Institutes

* Gastroenterology and hepatology * Pediatric development and rehabilitation * Nephrology and high blood pressure * Radiology * Cardiology * Pathology * Sexual health * Hematology * Dermatology * Holistic (alternative) medicine * Mental health Adapted from the Wikipedia article Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. Please also see [...]

Hemp milk – Introduction

Hemp milk or Hemp Seed Milk, is a drink made from hemp seeds that are soaked and ground into water, yielding a creamy nutty beverage. It is a healthy alternative to animal milk and other plant milks. It has come into light into health and fitness publications as a “new health food darling” due to [...]

Andreas Moritz – Introduction

Andreas Moritz (born January 27, 1954) is an author, lecturer and practitioner in the field of Alternative and Integrative Medicine. He is the author of several books on various subjects pertaining to holistic health and including ”The Amazing Liver and Gallbladder Flush”. Adapted from the Wikipedia article Andreas Moritz, under the G. N. U. Free [...]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 – Legislative history

House of Representatives The House version of the bill, , was introduced on January 26, 2009. It was sponsored by Democrat David Obey, the House Appropriations Committee chairman, and was co-sponsored by nine other Democrats. On January 23, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said that the bill was on track to be presented to [...]

Ephedra – Safety and regulatory actions in the United States

Escalating concerns regarding the safety of ephedra supplements led the FDA to ban the sale of ephedra-containing supplements in the United States in 2004. This ban was challenged by supplement manufacturers and initially overturned, but ultimately upheld. Initial concerns and supplement industry response In 1997, in response to mounting concern over serious side effects of [...]

The National Council Against Health Fraud – Introduction

The National Council Against Health Fraud is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, US-based organization registered in California, that describes itself as a “private nonprofit, voluntary health agency that focuses upon health misinformation, fraud, and quackery as public health problems.” The NCAHF and its co-founder Stephen Barrett have occasionally litigated against practitioners of alternative medicine and producers of [...]

Holism – Applications

Architecture Architecture is often argued by design academics and those practicing in design to be a holistic enterprise. Used in this context, holism tends to imply an all-inclusive design perspective. This trait is considered exclusive to architecture, distinct from other professions involved in design projects. Education reform The Taxonomy of Educational Objectives identifies many levels [...]

Tom Harkin – Political positions

Along with California Senator Barbara Boxer, Harkin is one of only two Senate Democrats to come out in favor of Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold’s resolution to censure President George W. Bush. Harkin (in addition to U.S. Senators Dick Lugar, Tim Johnson, Byron Dorgan, Joe Biden and Barack Obama), introduced the BioFuels Security Act (S. 2817/109th) [...]

Kwan Um School of Zen – History

Seung Sahn Soen Sa Nim first arrived in the United States in 1972, where he lived in Providence, Rhode Island and worked at a Korean-owned laundromat. Not long after, students from nearby Brown University began coming to him for instruction. This resulted in the opening of the Providence Zen Center in 1972. At the time [...]









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