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)

For those interested in how the FDA regulates steam baths and hot tubs that are intended to be used for medical purposes, these links may be helpful.

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The federal Food Drug & Cosmetic Act distinguishes medical devices from cosmetics, though I've come across a letter debating the FDA's warning that a certain cosmetic could constitute a "medical device."

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I've come across a book enitled "Legal & Liability Issues of a Medical Spa," though it's a bit pricey.

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Black holes could be portals to other universes, scientists now say, and in fact may be "wormholes," or rapid-transit gateways.

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A draft rule by the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity, or NSABB, to govern life sciences raises fear of scientific censorship.

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A UK woman has described herself as "electronically sensitive" and her symptoms are being acknowledged as real.

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Nearly anyone will be able to build robots with these new online instructions to come from Carnegie Mellon.

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Tears damaged a cellphone, in an n of 1 study recently reported on a Tech News Blog.

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Steve Rubel's Micropersuasion cites a recent Pew report suggesting high Wikipedia usage.

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If you are too busy to chat on-line with buddies, here is a solution: create a virtual clone.

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The search for intelligent extraterrestrial life gains a boost with discovery of a planet that has air and water sufficient to support life.

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We probably have a World Day for every healing modality; here is World Tai Chi Day.

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The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America has announced discounts on complementary and alternative medicine treatments including yoga and homeopathy.

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The Lebanon Star reports on a raging battle between conventional medicine and "herbal upstarts."

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The Carolina Center for Integrative Medicine will discuss detoxification and colon therapy.

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Qigong helped people cope with anxiety following the SARS outbreak, according to research in the April issue of the UK-based Journal of Clinical Nursing.

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HIPAA has a new Privacy Compliance and Enforcement website.

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The FDA draft publication entitled "Guidance for Industry on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Products and Their Regulation by the Food and Drug Administration" has generated outcry and commentary.

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The Internet is coming soon to a space station near you.

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Reducing inflammation may help prevent cancer, say research studies from the Mayo Clinic.

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Swarming "smart dust" could be used to explore space, according to engineers at the UK's National Astronomy Meeting.

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It's refreshing to see the videos of leading thinkers that TED has put together, including a talk by quantum physicist David Deutsch describing his idea of the multiverse.

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Chimps are smarter than humans in some ways, reports the New York Times.

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UCSF is offering its mini-medical school courses on a variety of topics including mind-body-spirit and wellness information.

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A UC Davis study has found high arsenic levels in herbal kelp supplements.

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An international research team - including investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Broad Institute of Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology - has identified several novel genetic variations associated with the risk of Crohn's disease.

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The University of Leeds is designing a so-called "self-healing" house.

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Or at least the world's bees, which has an impact on the world food supply, since bees pollinate flowers (and of course have lives of their own).

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Technology is bringing us not only the "sixth sense," but lots of other hybrid senses, too.

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Virtual reality structures are being constructed that will immortalize virtual representations of living people.

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Good news for tooth- and gum- conscious persons: a new portable saliva test could work in minutes to detect periodontal disease.

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Anti-aging medicine is profiled and challenged in an analysis of its claims as a field.

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Natural health advice for better sleeping includes herbal medicine and the usual things such as avoiding over stimulation prior to bedtime.

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Tai Chi may help prevent Shingles, according to a study in the April issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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Getting insurance reimbursement for CAM therapies can be tricky, because many insurers limit third-party reimbursement to "medically necessary" therapies, and also exclude "experimental" treatments.

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Recommending dietary supplements to a patient can, in some states, cross the line into unlawful practice of medicine.

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Watching I Robot on cable tonight reminded me of how real and non-futuristic the robot bartenders and conscious robot protagonist seemed.

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The premise of Chasing Life is that a healthy lifestyle equals health extension, which suggests an integrative medicine approach of bringing together the best of conventional medicine and holistic health care.

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If the human body were deliberately designed rather than produced by evolution, its natural perfection would be maintained and its flaws reduced, according to experts.

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