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Vol 2 #7
Spring 2002

• Health and the quality of water Jaroslav Boublik
• GST and the registration of practitioners Sue Dean and Judy James
• Getting better - The role of the therapeutic relationship Ondine Spitzer
• Inspired People: Anne-Louise Carlton interviewed by Jocelyn Bennett
• Healing traditions of the Himalayas Sangeeta Rajbhandary
• Informed Choice: Yin Chiao herbs for the common cold Brian May
• Natural therapies - How good is the training? Assunta Hunter

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Vol 2 #6
December 2001 - January 2002

• Medical marijuana Ross Kalla
• The Good, the Bad and the Media - Death scares Paul Macgregor
• The muti trade: South Africa's indigenous medicines Haripriya Rangan
• Herb-drug interactions: A danger or advantage? Lesley Braun
• Informed Choice - Ginkgo biloba Ross Kalla
• Poison by pesticide: Herbal approaches to hidden toxicities Nigel Wynn
• News - Research developments

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Vol 2 #5
June 2001

• Researching Meditation - Clinical applications in healthcare Ramesh Manocha
• News - Chinese medicine registration
• The Good, the Bad and the Media - Reporting research: St John's wort and depression Paul Macgregor
• Homoeopathy - How does it work? Anthea Ellison & Paul Macgregor
• Energy-based healing Jane Hall
• Informed Choice - Isoflavone supplements: good for menopause? Assunta Hunter
• Complementary therapies for drug users - The Buoyancy Foundation experience Deborah Homburg

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Vol 2 #4
December 2000-February 2001

• Headaches - A herbalist's view Sandra Villella
• Headaches & the menstrual cycle Sandra Villella
• The Good, the Bad and the Media - The ABC's "Health Report" on complementary medicine Leslie Cannold & Assunta Hunter
• Bridging the chasm - Philophonetics counselling & healing the trauma of sexual abuse Patricia Sherwood
• Tracking the journey of childhood Peter Gigante
  
• Chinese vs Western medicine in China - The last 150 years Ye Shaoqing
  
• Informed Choice - Tissue salts Mark Wells
  
• Does holistic medicine ignore the social causes of illness? Jill Teschendorff

Vol 2 #3
September-November 2000

• Energy & healing Ann Paterson
• Charting the divide - A history of the major physical therapies in Australia Philip Bentley
• The hydration equation - Balancing the flow of water through life Jaroslav Boublik
• Who can practice complementary medicine? The need for legal reform Michael Weir
  
• The Good, the Bad and the Media - Why does the news media tend to see western medical doctors as the "good guys"? Leslie Cannold
  
• Informed Choice - Vitamin B complex Fay Paxton
  
• Green islands in a sea of brown: some herbs for thought about wilderness - TCM and wildlife extinction David Freeland

Vol 2 #2
June-August 2000

• Neetasta - An Aboriginal perspective on holistic health Kakkib li'Dthia Warrawee'a
  
• "Put yourself in nature's hands" - A history of complementary medicine in Victoria Paul Macgregor
  
• Returning to stillness - Walking through the dark valley of Parkinson's disease John Coleman
  
• Hildegard of Bingen - A visionary healer of the Middle Ages Constant Mews
  
• Never a straight line - Foundation House and the naturopathic treatment of survivors of torture Andrew McKenna
  
• The Good, the Bad and the Media - The Victorian Chinese Medicine
  Registration Bill Leslie Cannold
  
• Naturopathy and the research dilemma Pauline McCabe
  
• Informed Choice - Echinacea Miriam Strickland
  
• Indigenous plant medicines of South Africa Nigel Gericke

Vol 2 #1
March-May 2000

• What works? What's safe? The need for research Assunta Hunter
  
• Herbal medicines: a quantum leap - Chinese herbs for hepatitis C Robert Batey
  
• Social change & alternative medicine - A herbalist's view Sue Evans
  
• Bioeffectives - Uncovering the hidden treasures of pine trees Vagif Soultanov, Denis Kilroy & Gene Latinsky
  
• The healing power of forgiveness Guy Pettit
  
• Prostate cancer: nutritional supplements - Do they help? Greg Connolly
  
• The invigorating energy of sound - Listening as therapy Ann Paterson
  
• Informed Choice - Which Vitamin C? Jose Goosens
  
• The Good, the Bad and the Media - "Fake Healers, False Hope" and "A Healthy Alternative" Leslie Cannold
  
• A field of green - Southern Light Herbs' "journey to perfection" Andrew McKenna

Vol 1 #18
November 1999

• GST and natural therapies - Acupuncture, naturopathy and herbal medicine win exemption Judy James
  
• Heart to art therapy - Exploring the journey where art meets healing Lea Birch
  
• Global herbalism cross-pollinates - A herbalist's impression of the Herbal Medicine into the New Millennium conference Ses Salmond
  
• Herbal approaches to menopause Lise Alschuler
  
• Aromatherapy for diabetes Trisha Dunning
  
• Too much medicine? Widening the options, Part 2 Ray Moynihan

Vol 1 #17
May 1999

• Widening the options - From a sickness industry to a true health care system, Part 1 Ray Moynihan
  
• Herbal medicine for the common cold? Carol Pedersen
  
• Different worlds - Orthodox & complementary medicines: reflections on a conference Trisha Dunning
  
• How important is the placebo effect? The scientific evaluation of complementary medicines Philipa Rothfield
  
• Applying randomised controlled trials to complementary medicine Mohammad Siahpush
  
• World experts to map herbal medicine's future - International conference at Southern Cross University Monique Lewis
  
• The art and science of joy Marc Cohen

Vol 1 #16
January 1999

• Healing arts festival Frank Giorlando
  
• Bio-energetic medicine Marc Cohen
  
• Creative healing weekend Sandra Maqueda
  
• The art of healing Sandra Maqueda
  
• Using natural and complementary therapies on NSW's North Coast - Results from a new survey Stephen Myers, Lyn Ramsay & Stephen Kermode
  
• From a near fatal accident to a new science of healing, Part 2 - Understanding energy flow Charles Krebs & Jenny Brown
  
• Complementary medicine - A research perspective Mohammad Siahpush

Vol 1 #15
September 1998

• Therapeutic Touch - Ancient healing interpreted for modern times Jane Hall
  
• From a near fatal accident to a new science of healing, Part 1 - A discovery of kinesiology Charles Krebs & Jenny Brown
  
• Herbal medicines - an industry perspective Philip Daffy
  
• Creating a successful health practice June Hope
  
• Limits on NZ doctors' use of alternative therapies in New Zealand, Part 2 - New trends in the control of heresy Kevin Dew
  
• The Australian Integrative Medicine Association Margaret Ngu

Vol 1 #14
June 1998

• The power of play Barbara Brewster
  
• The first graduate school of integrative medicine in Australia Avni Sali
  
• Are natural remedies drugs? Or are they "drug free"? Jocelyn Bennett
  
• Naturopathic training in Victoria enters a new phase - degree course in naturopathy at Southern School of Natural Therapies Colin Thomson
  
• Limits on doctors' use of alternative therapies in New Zealand, Part 1 - The case of Mat Tizard Kevin Dew
  
• Traditional Chinese medicine - registration on the way? Anne-Louise Carlton

Vol 1 #13
February 1998

• The politics and the passion - The development of natural therapies in Australia, Part 2 Judy Jacka
  
• Navigating in a sea of diversity - A health consumer's guide Jocelyn Bennett & Paul Macgregor
  
• Chinese herbs show effect on hepatitis C Peter Ryan
  
• Herbal medicines research and education - The pharmacy connection Colin Duke
  
• Learning to practice what they preach - Lifestyle education for medical students Marc Cohen
  
• A student's reflections on the H.E.L.P. program at Ontos Wayne Childs

Vol 1 #12
October 1997

• "Touch enhances life" - A community health service sets up massage program Jan Mattrow
  
• The politics and the passion - The development of natural therapies in Australia, Part 1 Judy Jacka
  
• Regulation of health care in a holistic framework - The need for consumer involvement Liza Newby
  
• An abattoir goes alternative - Traditional Chinese medicine & other therapies in the workplace: new contexts and recent trials Mary Boyce
  
• Kinesiology - Balancing the body's energy; complementing current health care practice Sue Dawson
  
• Cancer Natural Therapy Resource Centre Sandra Maqueda

Vol 1 #11
July 1997

• Using alternative cancer therapies - The views of recently bereaved family members Patsy Yates
  
• Aromatherapy on the ward: the whiff of "de-stress" - results for carers and clients alike Janette Mills
  
• Therapeutic Good Administration review - the government's response Therapeutic Goods Administration
  
• What do natural therapists do that is different? Assunta Hunter
  
• Complementary therapies in mainstream medicine - the NSW Health Department's view Judith Meppem
  
• Constructive complaints - The role of the Health Services Commissioner, Victoria Beth Wilson

Vol 1 #10
April 1997

• Guiding a child through holistic healing Sandra Maqueda
  
• Research Unit for Complementary Medicine at Uni of Western Sydney Alan Bensoussan
  
• Amalgam and allergies Elizabeth Middleton
  
• Alternative Medicines Summit - A consumer's view Jim Arachne
  
• Why do people see natural therapists? - A review of the surveys Assunta Hunter
  
• The Therapeutics Goods Administration reviewed Sue Evans

Vol 1 #9
December 1996

• "Towards a Safer Choice" - A major study of the practice of traditional Chinese medicine in Australia Alan Bensoussan
  
• National Alternative Medicines Summit - Health Minister supports alternatives Michael Wooldridge
  
• Chinese herbs rid me of golden staph Donna
  
• Tactile and aroma therapies - An anaesthetist's personal experience Peter Prideaux
  
• New research priorities in HIV/AIDS - The role of natural therapies Peter de Ruyter
  
• Yoga for people with HIV Sannyasi Sivagyana
  
• Spotswood Health Group - A community oriented natural health centre Margaret Peck
  
• Homoeopathy for animals Margaret O'Riordan

Vol 1 #8
July 1996

• Homoeopathy - A gentle and effective choice at the menopause transition Ana Lamaro
  
• The journey to my true vocation - The creation of Philophonetics Counselling Yehuda Tagar
  
• Regulating complementary health Brigid McCoppin
  
• The power of choice Chris Morris
  
• HIV/AIDS and the naturopathic practitioner Karen Bennett
  
• The Buteyko Breathing Method for asthma - Alternative, complementary or orthodox? Beverley Guest-Smith

Vol 1 #7
April 1996

• A hospital goes holistic Marc Cohen
  
• H.E.L.P. yourself to health - The Health Enhancement Lifestyle Program Neal & Carla Hoptman
  
• My H.E.L.P. experience David Pitcher
  
• The path of life - A journey into reflexology Carol McBain
  
• Naturopathy goes to uni...second year Sue Evans
  
• The value of research - The Research Council for Complementary Medicine in the U.K. Rebecca Rees
  
• Natural treatments for menopause Lin Smithies

Vol 1 #6
December 1995

• The current care of women with breast cancer Avni Sali
  
• Taking control and the joy of getting well - Curing myself of breast cancer Jenny Ingram
  
• Chinese medicine "under the microscope" in Victoria - A survey by the state government Rey Tiquia
  
• Recovery from chronic fatigue - My return to life Mary Reilly
  
• The British National Health Service funding complementary therapies Caroline Stevenson
  
• The Life Enhancement Program Susan Lohrey

Vol 1 #5
September 1995

• Homoeopathy - A system of medical therapeutics Jim Veljanovski
  
• Homoeopathy in Melbourne - An historical perspective Jane Cunningham
  
• Natural medicine in Britain Sato Liu
  
• The Madeleine Newton Fund - For Alternative Cancer Research and Treatment Sato Liu
  
• East meets West in the Big Apple - Complementary therapies in a New York hospital Kirsten James
  
• Hands On Health - The Sacred Heart Clinic Dein Vindigni
  
• Australian Shiatsu Conference Alison Margaritis

Vol 1 #4
June 1995

• 2nd World Congress on Cancer Jenny Bourke
  
• Traditional Chinese medicine - Embracing an Australian future Peter Gigante
  
• New research unit for complementary medicine Alan Bensoussan
  
• Energy medicine in New York Julie Motz
  
• New milestone in Chinese medicine education in Australia Bing-Zhong Chen
  
• Wonderful beginnings - Childbirth at the Hawthorn Birth Centre June Sutherland
  
• Menopause hot flushes - Can Chinese herbal medicine help? Shelley Beer

Vol 1 #3
March 1995

• Acupuncture at Victoria University of Technology Kerry Watson
  
• Consuming our health care system Mary Rose O'Leary
  
• Choices...other than pills - Westadd Women's Program Denise McGregor
  
• "Complementary Health" - National conference Jocelyn Bennett
  
• Naturopathy goes to uni - The story of a tertiary challenge Lyn Ramsay
  
• Holism at work in the Windana Community Centre Michael Cole

Vol 1 #2
September 1994

• Medicare and the complementary doctor, Part 1 - The birth of the Australian Complementary Medicine Association Nick Goodman
  
• Medicare and the complementary doctor, Part 2 - The doctor and the natural health practitioner: productively dealing with difference Sue Evans
  
• Building self-regulation - The Federation of Natural and Traditional Therapists Raymond Khoury
  
• World Congress on Cancer Jenny Bourke
  
• A "Real Life" of shiatsu practice - standards, accountability and the media Peter Gigante
  
• Homoeopaths registered in Victoria Jim Veljanovski

Vol 1 #1
June 1994

• Well Living at Fairlea Women's Prison Tracey Potter & Judy Singer
  
• The Natural Therapists Forum Raymond Khoury
  
• Practicing complementarity Jocelyn Bennett
  
• A complementary health hospital - The Enhanced Living Foundation Jocelyn Bennett
  
• Group healing and support for major illnesses - The Life Enhancement Program David McCrae