CAMLAW: Complementary and Alternative Medicine Law Blog : Complementary, Alternative, & Integrative Medicine Law, Regulation, Ethics & Policy (Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Medical Spa Information, Holistic Health Attorney, and Legal Resources)

In response to growing demand for alternative medicine, LearningAndLife.com features holistic health career tips, educational advice and school listings in one convenient source to anticipate potential increases in holistic health positions nationwide. The site's holistic healthcare article, "Natural and Holistic Health Degrees," (http://www.learningandlife.com/healthcare-careers/natural-and-holistic-health-degrees.php) cites the National Institutes of Health figure that 36 percent of adults in the United States are using some form of complementary or alternative medicine. This surge in popularity has not gone unnoticed by the holistic medicine industry, which highlights the combined value of contemporary Western medicine and traditional Eastern holistic practices.

"There is growing evidence that focusing holistically on wellness can reduce healthcare costs by emphasizing prevention over treatment," explains a recent health consumerism report featured in Economist.com. To meet the impending demand for these services, accredited distance learning programs are actively seeking new students.

The alternative medicine curriculum addresses many of the personal health characteristics that traditional medicine has ignored. Wellness aspects such as stress levels, spiritual well-being and emotional triggers are treated with the same intense scrutiny as are blood pressure readings and CAT scans.

Holistic health correspondence courses featured on the LearningAndLife.com Web resource provide a litany of key benefits for potential students:
• Convenient classes
• A network of support
• Customizable curricula
• Online study resources
• Certification information

Home learning has fast become the education mode of choice for thousands of alternative medicine school students. The ability to earn an advanced degree in a practical field without compromising current personal and professional obligations has led many to consider this alternative preparation program.

LearningAndLife.com features helpful information and tips on education, career options and job training. The site offers the advice and tools you need to enrich your life and advance your career.
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Law Offices of Michael H. Cohen offers general corporate legal services, litigation consultation, and expertise in health law with a unique focus on alternative, complementary, and integrative medical therapies.

Michael H. Cohen is Principal in Law Offices of Michael H. Cohen and also President of the Institute for Integrative and Energy Medicine (also known as the Institute for Health, Ethics, Law, Policy & Society), a forum for exploration of legal, regulatory, ethical, and health policy issues involved in the judicious integration of complementary and alternative medical therapies (such as acupuncture and traditional oriental medicine, chiropractic, massage therapy, herbal medicine) and conventional clinical care. The most recent published book by Michael H. Cohen on health care law, regulation, ethics and policy pertaining to complementary, alternative and integrative medicine and related fields is Healing at the Borderland of Medicine and Religion. This is the fourth book in a series, following Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Legal Boundaries and Regulatory Perspectives (1998), Beyond Complementary Medicine: Legal and Ethical Perspectives on Health Care and Human Evolution (2000), and Future Medicine: Ethical Dilemmas, Regulatory Challenges, and Therapeutic Pathways to Health Care and Healing in Human Transformation (2003).

Health care and corporate lawyer Michael H. Cohen has also been admitted to the Bar of England and Wales as a Solicitor (non-practicing), adding to Bar membership in four U.S. states.
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