For many there is an inaccurate perception that complementary or alternative medicine is only for minor ailments; that only conventional medicine will be of help when it comes to life threatening ailments and diseases. However, it has been seen that CAM therapies are very effective in treating major medical issues, particularly when used in conjunction with mainstream therapies. Researchers at the La Trobe ...

Dr. Richard Palmquist is the Chief of Integrative Health Services at Centinela Animal Hospital, Inglewood California. In this Huffington Post article he speaks movingly of his discovery of and dawning belief in integrative medicine, which encompasses not only conventional therapies but also alternative and complementary medicine (CAM). As a veterinary doctor Dr Palmquist would try everything possible to save and treat his non ...