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Web Site Offers Free ND Directory MedicineTalk.org, a Web site that supports the naturopathic community through public outreach, awareness and education, now offers a free online directory called Find an ND. The directory allows NDs to reach patients in their area through an online listing that includes address, phone, e-mail, Web site address, photograph, area [...]

Celebrating our New Colleagues Jacob Schor, ND, FABNO Last July, on a sudden impulse, I bought a ticket and flew from Denver to Phoenix early one Saturday morning and spent the day there. A week earlier I’d received an invitation to attend Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine’s class of 2009 graduation ceremony. I made it [...]

Survey Tracks Mental Disorders Among American Youth Only about one-half of American children and teenagers who have certain mental disorders receive professional services, according to a survey funded in part by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The survey, conducted from 2001 to 2004, had 3,042 participants. The most recent results include data from [...]

Disaster Outreach for Haiti Naturopaths International is trying to establish clinical work in Haiti via its disaster relief outreach program, and is asking for donations and fundraiser participants. The goal is to work with other organizations, such as Natural Doctors International (NDI) to help those in such extreme need in places like Haiti, and send [...]

Position Statement on Health Products Issued The Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors (OAND) has been informed by the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors (CAND) that the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA) has issued the following position statement: “Pharmacists should not sell a marketed health product without a Drug Identification Number (DIN), Natural Product [...]

Carl Hangee-Bauer Heads AANP Carl Hangee-Bauer, ND, LAc is the new president of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP).  ”I am excited and honored to lead the organization through these challenging times,” Dr. Hangee-Bauer said. “As a family practice doctor, I know firsthand how the primary care system is failing patients. What we need [...]

ASSOCIATION NEWS The Colorado Association of Naturopathic Doctors (CoAND) is seeking speakers for its 3rd Annual Nature Cure Conference to be held October 22-24 at Mount Princeton Hot Springs in Nathrop, Co. Ideal speakers would have an interest in hydrotherapy, botanicals, homeopathy or autoimmune disease. For more information about the conference, visit www.coloradond.org.

Message From the President A rotating column from the presidents of naturopathic medical colleges Guru Sandesh S. Khalsa, ND Dean, University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine The University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine is entering a new phase of its growth as an institution. In its earlier years the emphasis was on building [...]

New Risk Factor for Osteoporosis SSRIs can impact bone health Jacob Schor, ND, FABNO Fluoxetine has made a lot of people feel better, but recent research suggests it may prove to be a bummer. Fluoxetine and similar drugs apparently decrease bone density and increase risk of fractures. They do this to the extent that it [...]

NOP Urged to Create Standards for Use of Organic on Personal Care Products In winter, the USDA National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) passed a recommendation that urges the USDA National Organic Program (NOP) to make sure that any use of the word “organic” on a personal care product is backed up by third-party certification to [...]