A Collaborative Model of Health Care
Published in Clinic Information on 30 December 2009 by Melbourne Holistic Health Group
In a collaborative model of health care, orthodox and complementary health professions work together in providing the most effective patient care. It is unlikely that the individual needs of every patient and their medical condition can be met by only one practitioner. In a collaborative model of health care there is recognition of the scope and limitations of any one…
Herbs: The Earliest Medicine
Published in /articles/category on 07 July 2009 by Ruth Trickey
Herbal medicine is as old as humanity itself. Evidence that plants may have been used as medicines from as early as 60, 000 years ago came from the discovery of the pollens of common plant medicines at the burial site of a Neanderthal man in a cave in Iraq. Marshmallow, grape hyacinth, yarrow, ephedra, all in use today, were placed…
The Early Traditions
Published in Clinic Information on 17 June 2009 by Melbourne Holistic Health Group
Throughout centuries, every culture and civilisation has developed its own system of medicine that reflects its understanding of the body in health and disease. Medicine has always been an endeavour to cure sickness and illness and bring about health, and can be seen as a dynamic discipline constantly evolving. Many early traditions of medicine can be compared in their similar…
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