CAM Defined
CAM is a government inspired acronym that has become accepted shorthand in the U.S. for what is known as integrative medicine in much of Europe and much of which is considered mainstream medicine in many parts of the world. The acronym is derived from the name of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) of the National Institutes of Health. The abbreviation blankets a wide range of unconventional therapies, most of which are unproven by Western scientific standards. Although the NIH usage of the acronym "CAM" includes alternative therapies, at Penn CAM refers only to therapies that are complementary and adjunctive to conventional therapies.
Herbal Medicine Symposium
September 19-20, 2006
- September 19, 2006 - Morris Arboretum
- September 20, 2006 - BRB II/III
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