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Overview
Herbs, acupuncture, meditation
and massage have been used for centuries to prevent and treat illness and/or
relieve symptoms. In recent years, interest in these traditional therapies
has grown, and been labeled “alternative medicine”. In the past decade these
methods have been applied with increasing frequency in conjunction with
contemporary western medical approaches that are familiar to most people in
the United States. This integration of western medicine with traditional
therapies has come to be defined as “complementary care/medicine”. For
example, a woman with breast cancer using a special diet in addition
to chemotherapy is using complementary care. A woman using a diet in
place of chemotherapy is using alternative care.
Despite its increasingly
common use confusion remains about what complementary care is, how it can be
used and how to obtain it. How does a health care consumer separate fact
from hype? What therapies have been proven effective and safe? Is
complementary care right for me? Join us to explore these questions at ‘A
Day of Complementary Care.’
Rates: $15 Flat Fee for all attendees. Scholarships are available.
The Lesbian Health Research Center’s annual educational events are the
cornerstone of our mission to take lesbian health information 'out of the
closet' and into the hands of community members and health care providers.
The goal of this event is to bring together representatives from leading
health-related organizations, government agencies and community groups to
provide information related to the health care of lesbians. The signature of
this day is our commitment to combining public health professionals with the
general community to exchange research, ideas and experiences.
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