On Wednesday (June 2nd, 2009), the Oregon House unanimously passed Senate Bill 327, which expands the types of drugs that naturopathic doctors may prescribe.

The Idaho house of representatives passed a mandatory licensing bill for midwives today. A previous version of the bill had died due to concerns of doctors' groups.

Here at Naturopathway, we are all about fighting illness by making smart lifestyle choices. This article addresses one of mankind's top complaints, back pain, with some basic tips on how to keep your back happy or what to do when back pain starts. Our spines may not have came with an owners manual, but this is a good start. How to beat backache
Tuesday, 20 May 2008 - the Independent Four out of five of us will suffer at some time – but not for the reasons we think. Alison Taylor consults the experts and sets the record straight on beds, bad posture and bending

I stumbled upon a very cool art project today at http://www.adamkuby.com/acupuncture.html. The artist collaborated with traditional Chinese medicine students to install huge 23 foot tall needles at various places in Portland, Oregon to help heal or restore balance to some of the city's ills. Many locations were simply photographs with a needle edited in, but an actual needle was installed at the south waterfront area. From adamkuby.com:

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - April 30, 2008) - Naturopathic Medicine Week is an annual awareness initiative, focusing on disease prevention and health promotion from a naturopathic perspective. Naturopathic Medicine Week 2008 runs from May 4-11 with Health Promotion and Disease Prevention as its theme.
Over the course of the week regulated naturopathic doctors across Canada will be providing open house clinic tours as well as public workshops and lectures on topics such as healthy eating, proper sleep habits, and stress management. This is to educate the public on the benefits of naturopathic treatment.

Letter to the Editor, Washington Post, Monday, May 5, 2008; Page A16 Sally Squires's April 29 article "Vitamins Fare Poorly in Analysis" reported that a new analysis found that taking some antioxidant supplements "may increase mortality." But analyses such as the Cochrane Collaboration's are prone to bias in terms of which studies they include. Such analyses are inappropriate tools for investigating the role of short-term antioxidant supplements and overall mortality.

Rachel Protasiewicz @ mlive.com, April 24, 2008
After earning his diploma from the Flint School of Therapeutic Massage nearly eight years ago, Bernie Kissame decided to promote his massage therapy practice by building another business around it. Kissame, a life-long Auburn resident, thought about the local video rental store that had closed its doors. "I saw a void in town that wasn't currently being filled," he said. Kissame decided to recreate the video rental store and theorized it would bring in traffic that would, in turn, flow into his massage practice.