Tag Archives: complementary medicines

Why we need effective regulation of naturopaths

June 11, 2009 – 9:46 am

Moves are afoot to tighten regulation of the complementary health sector. University of Queensland researcher  Jon Wardle examines why this is particularly important for the many Australians who attend naturopaths:
This week the Steering Committee for the Australian Register of Naturopaths and Herbalists has formally called for submissions as part of its process to set up [...]

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The liver cleansing web of regulatory questions

February 1, 2009 – 11:32 am

Dr Ken Harvey, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, School of Public Health, La Trobe University, would like some questions answered about the promotion of complementary medicines on the web:
“The Australian has reported my complaints to authorities over the promotion of complementary medicines on “liverdoctor.com” by Dr Sandra Cabot; real name Dr Sandra McRae, a NSW registered [...]

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What you don’t know (but should) about complementary medicines: Dr Ken Harvey

December 12, 2008 – 5:15 pm

Dr Ken Harvey writes:
Two important research reports on the complementary medicines information needs of Australian consumers and health professionals are now available from the National Prescribing Service (NPS).
In my view, the NPS research highlights the gap between the widespread and increasing use of complementary medicines and the limited evidence available to justify much of this [...]

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