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Dublin, Nov. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "U.S. Chiropractors: An Industry Analysis" report from Marketdata LLC has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

This report is a comprehensive business and operating analysis covering the nature and operations of chiropractors, industry evolution, services provided, treatment methods, key operating ratios/metrics, dollar size and growth of the industry from 2007 to 2025 Forecast, the economic structure of the business (ratios: national, by state, by major city) and more.

The competitive $15 billion U.S. chiropracticservices industry held up well during the Covid-19 pandemic, being an essential service. Chiropractic is now a mainstream healthcare service that provides an alternative to drugs for the treatment of pain. The field has gained legitimacy since the 1990s and future demand looks good., according to Marketdata's Research Director,John LaRosa.

The effects of the pandemic are discussed, as well as the outlook for recovery in 2021, and a long-term forecast to 2025.

The report also analyses the average yearly revenues per chiropractor office, industry profitability, source of revenues by type insurance/payment, market share, offices by revenue size, and patient demographics, including those suffering from chronic pain, chiropractor employment and wages, dollar market potentials/revenues for 50 states and 75 major cities.

The report includes a directory of industry reports, trade associations and magazines.

Key Topics Covered:

Nature of the Industry

Definition and number of chiropractors, what they do, training/degrees

Chiropractic's position vis a vis traditional medicine, fight with MDs for legitimacy

Evolution of the profession, key turning points, 1990 Supreme Court decision.

Patients - who do chiropractors serve, typical patient profile, alternative medicine interventions.

Industry structure: solo clinics, group practice, worksite health centers, hospital-based care - discussion of each

Key Industry Statistics: number of existing and new chiropractors, education, no. of Americans treated by DCs, etc.

Industry Status Report - Effects of the Pandemic

Major trends: Opioid crisis drive demand, DCs serve an aging population, efforts To reduce unnecessary healthcare services, franchising, poor reimbursement - discussion

Market Size, Growth, Forecasts

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Estimates of industry size/no. of chiropractor office by U.S. Census, NAICS code for the industry

Discussion & analysis of historical growth trends, during last recession, recovery since then, current situation, rationale

Historical market growth since 1980s, 2002-2008, 2010-2015, 2015-2020, Analysis & discussion

2020 Performance: Effects of The Pandemic: Analysis & discussion, BLS payroll data, publisher estimate of industry receipts

2021 Industry Outlook: Prospects for a recovery: Analysis & discussion, recent BLS payroll data, publisher estimate of industry receipts, Industry employment in 2020 and 1st qtr. Of 2021 (BLS).

2025 Industry Forecast: Long-term outlook: Analysis & discussion, demand factors, publisher estimate of industry receipts.

Discussion of major factors affecting industry growth.

Operations of Chiropractors

Discussion of Survey findings - Practice Analysis of Chiropractic 2020, by Natl. Board of Chiropractic Examiners: no. of chiropractors, gender, education, weekly working hours, employment by type facility, office settings, practice focus, sources of revenue, patient demographics,

Patient Demographics

Industry Economic Structure & Operating Metrics

Discussion & Analyses

Summary of key industry metrics, NAICS code for the industry

Number of chiropractor offices in 2019

Industry snapshot: 2007, 2012, 2017: no. of estabs, receipts, employees

Labor costs & productivity, sales/payroll ratios: 2007, 2012, 2017

Avg. receipts per chiropractor office: 2007, 2012, 2017

Avg. receipts, avg. payroll, avg. no employees: 2007, 2012, 2017

Legal structure: share of receipts by corporations, partnerships, sold proprietors

Share of receipts by revenue size of chiropractor office: 2017, 2012

Demand for Chiropractors To Increase - Labor Department projections.

Reference Directory

List of chiropractic and pain trade associations, journals, special industry reports, articles, other key contacts - address & phones

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Perhaps no other food has quite the historied health halo as sprouts: Once a symbol of hippie health food in the 60s and 70s, today sprouts are available in many grocery stores and restaurants. Now new research tells us there's good reason that sprouts have enjoyed their wellness-promoting status. Broccoli sprouts, in particular, are garnering the attention of researchers,due to the plant's high levels of sulforaphane, a powerful phytochemical found in cruciferous vegetables.

The term 'sprouts' refers to not just one food, but to a whole category. Sprouts are the edible germinated seeds of beans, legumes, nuts, and grains as well as vegetables. Some of the most common sprouts youre likely to find in your grocery store or on your favorite restaurant menu are alfalfa, broccoli, clover, wheatgrass, mung, lentil, or chickpea. You may also find baked products made with sprouted grains, such as Ezekiel bread, known for its high protein content of 5 grams per slice.

If youre looking to lose weight or manage your current weight, load up on sprouted vegetables and legumes, which are low or even extremely low in calories. For example, one cup of lentil sprouts has 82 caloriesand one cup of alfalfa sprouts has justunder 8 calories.

More importantly, sproutsoffer so much nutritionforthe calories,says Brigitte Zeitlin, Registered Dietitian and founder of BZ Nutrition, based in New York City. She advises clients looking to lose weight to focus on what nutrients a food adds totheir diet rather than counting calories. When I work with my clients, I dont talk to my clients in terms of calories because I think its really important to talk about food as food, she says.

Although each type of sprout has a unique nutrition profile, as a general rule, sprouting boosts a foods nutrient levels. For example, in a comprehensive review of sprouted whole grains published in Nutrients, the authors write that folate and other bioactive compounds increase in sprouted foods, and nutrition inhibitors such as phytate decrease in comparison to the mature plant. In turn, there are more antioxidants and bioavailability of nutrients in the sprouts than the grown vegetable or legume.

Sprouts are high in a variety of vitamins and minerals, Zeitlin said. The particular profile depends on the type of sprout, but sprouts tend to be rich in vitamin C, which is important for your immunity and for collagen production; vitamin K, which also plays a major role in keeping your immune system strong; B vitamins, important for stress-management and magnesium. And sprouted grains offer more protein than their non-sprouted counterparts.

Sprouts may just be the ticket to maintain lower blood sugar, although researchers dont fully understand why. Several studies suggest that sprouts help lower blood sugar and show promise for those withtype 2 diabetes.Some sprouts, especially broccoli sprouts, contain powerful bioactive compounds that have been associated with improvementsin blood glucose levels and inflammatory markers, with a potential to attenuate the progression of type 2 diabetes, says Julieanna Hever, RD, founder of the Plant-Based Dieticianand author of The Choose You Now Diet.

Astudy in Science Translational Medicine found that sulforaphane takenas concentrated broccoli sprout extract showed promise in helping type 2 diabetes patients manage their blood sugar. Keeping blood sugar low is one key to maintaining a healthy weight since spikes lead to insulin surges and potential weight gain as the body stores excess calories as fat.

Another way sprouts help you maintain a healthy weight is that they areextremely high infiber. Sprouts offer up a really good source of fiber, says Zeitlin, who explains: Fiber helps to keep you full and satiated throughout the day. So you have more energy and youre more alert while youre at work or in school. Fiber also slows down the absorption of food in the digestive system, so your cells get a trickly, not a firehose, of calories from the foods you eat, which in turn keeps blood sugar low, preventing insulin spikes that lead to fat storage and weight gain.

A study in Plant Foods for Human Nutrition found that grains that were sprouted for five days had up to 133 percent more fiber as compared with un-sprouted grains. Another study in the International Food Research Journal found that sprouting significantly increased both soluble and insoluble fiber content of the food you eat. Soluble fiber is broken down by the body and insoluble fiber adds bulk or roughage to food, further slowing down digestion and keeping you feeling full for longer.

If you want a healthy gut microbiome, adding sprouts to your diet is a good move. Eating sprouts (as opposed to whole wheat) can lower gluten intake, and in turn make grains more digestible, particularly foranyone with a gluten sensitivity. Certaintypes of sprouts show therapeutic promise for treating gut-related conditions, according to studies. Specifically, broccoli sprouts taken for 7 days has been shown to be a promising treatment for the bacterial infection that causes peptic ulcers, Helicobacter pylori infection.

Broccoli sprouts are really good for helping to overcome certain [conditions] like H Pylori, says Nour Zibdeh, MS RDN, a Virginia-based functional dietitian who specializes in digestive health. Also sprouts can be easier to digest [than other plant food like legumes]. So for people who, for example, may have a hard time with foods like lentils and chickpeas, using sprouts is one way to eat those foods and get the nutrition without having the side effects of bloating or discomfort if theyre prone to that.

Reaching for sprouts aftera hard workout may help stave off the sore muscles, research shows, and sprouts may also help you stayuninjuredand healthier by fighting inflammation.

Sprouts have been shown tofight inflammationand help provide protection against cardiovascular disease. Broccoli sprouts in particularappear to be helpful in fighting heart disease. A study in Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicinefound that broccoli sprout extract had a protective effect on blood vessels, lessening inflammation in endothelial cells, which line the walls of your blood vessels. These cells are key in the progression of cardiovascular disease so keeping them healthy is a vital goal when it comes to heart health.

Thepreliminary research is promising, though the scientists who conducted the study stress that further research is needed. Further longitudinal clinical study is needed to clarify whether supplementation of sulforaphane-rich broccoli sprout extract could prevent the development and progression of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, the authors wrote. However, broccoli sprouts arent the only sprouts with anti-inflammatory properties. Buckwheat sprouts also have strong anti-inflammatory properties, studies have shown.

Other than the potentialprotection against cardiovascular disease, studies point to sprouts having anti-cancer properties, says Zibdeh. On the cancer front, numerous studies support the protective effects of broccoli sprouts against cancer, thoughthe study points out that they can lose theircancer-fighting properties whencleaned or heated, whichposes challengeson a practical or clinical application, the authors point out.

Socould sprouts be the perfect health food? While all this research is promising, there are potential downsidesto adding sprouts to your diet, and some people should not be eating them, due to possible food safety risks.

I have mixed feelings about sprouts, says Massachusetts-based Ryan D. Andrews, RD, author of Swole Planet: Building a Better Body and a Better Earth. I like that [sprouting is] opening up the opportunity for us to get nutrients from the food. What I don't like about sprouts is they have a troublesome past when it comes to food safety. You need warmth and humidity for something to sprout, and those are prime conditions for potentially problematic bacteria to flourish.

Contaminated sprouts have been associated with a number of foodborne outbreaks. To help you avoid the potential risks,experts offer these tips on sprouts food safety.

There are easy ways to add sprouts to your meals. Sprouts are a great addition to stir-fries and tofu scrambles. Theyre a nice topper for soups and stews, for example. And they add a nice texture to your sandwich, suggests Zeitlin.

Make this delicious Quinoa and Veggie Sushi recipe.

I have not seen any dosing recommendations for sprouts, says Hever.And I have not seen people over-consuming them that I know of. Most people could benefit from eating more sprouts.

Sprouts are a great way to get fiber, nutrients and keep blood sugar low, which can help you lose weight. Eat sprouts, but before you addsprouts to your plate, wash them and consider cooking them to avoid any potential contamination.

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Oral antibiotics are more likely to lead to antimicrobial resistance. On the occasion of World Antibiotic Awareness Week, experts talk about the best ways to avoid antibiotic resistance.

Written by Longjam Dineshwori | Updated : November 20, 2021 4:01 PM IST

Hoarseness, ear pain, vertigo, sinus infections are common ENT issues among both adults and children. Antibiotics are often prescribed to treat many of these ENT problems. However, these antibiotics can do more harm than good to the body especially if they are oral antibiotics. Therefore, it's crucial to choose antibiotics properly for ENT infections or diseases, experts at ENTOD Pharmaceuticals highlighted as they observed the World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW), which is celebrated from 18-24 November every year.

The WAAW 2021 theme "Spread Awareness, Stop Resistance" calls on stakeholders, policymakers, health care providers, and the general public to be Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness champions.

According to experts at ENTOD Pharmaceuticals, oral antibiotics are more likely to lead to antimicrobial resistance a serious health threat facing the world today. Extensive use of orally administered antibiotics can breed 'superbugs' or antibiotic-resistant bacteria that can cause a number of serious health problems like urinary tract infections, gonorrhoea, tuberculosis. And as antibiotics become less effective, it becomes difficult to treat these infections. Instead of oral antibiotics, the experts said, antibiotics ear drops are a much safer option as they don't go into the bloodstream and more medicine reaches the infection area.

Also, the experts want people to understand that antibiotics are not effective against viruses. "Antibiotics are effective in killing bacteria or stopping their growth. They are unable to treat conditions caused by viruses like bronchitis, cold & flu and many sinus and ear infections," said Dr. Yogesh Patil (MBBS DLO) ENT, Gajanan Hospital, Pune.

There are two types of antibiotics - narrow-spectrum antibiotics and broad-spectrum antibiotics. Narrow-spectrum antibiotics are usually not recommended in children below the age of 6 months and those over 12.

"Broad spectrum antibiotics that target a wide range of bacteria contribute to bacterial resistance that limits treatment solutions when drugs that once effectively killed bacteria no longer work. This can result in prolonged illness and even death if alternative treatments cannot be found," said Nikkhil K Masurkar, Executive Director of ENTOD Pharmaceuticals.

Dr. Patil noted that antibiotic resistance occurs when there is misuse or overuse of antibiotics. Therefore, before antibiotics are prescribed to patients, tests are carried out to check for bacteria so that a doctor can prescribe the right antibiotics.

"People who have a hole or tube in the eardrum need to check with their doctor before applying any kind of eardrops. The drops may cause infection, pain or even damage hearing," the doctor stated.

"Antibiotics are usually required only when symptoms last more than a week, start to improve but worsen again, or are very severe. Worrisome symptoms that can warrant immediate antibiotic treatment include extreme pain, a fever over 38.6 C and tenderness over the sinuses, or signs of a skin infection, such as a hot, red rash that quickly spreads" he added.

Prevention is the best way to protect against antibiotic resistance, the experts noted.

Good hygiene habits can help fight germs and prevent illness. Immunisation against infections and preparing food in a clean, safe environment are some of the other ways to prevent diseases or infections and in turn, avoid antibiotic resistance, they added.

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FLINT, Mich., Nov. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Forum Health, LLC, nationwide network of integrative and functional medicine providers, has acquired the practice of Jane Kennedy, CFNP, MN, MPH located in Santa Rosa, CA.

Jane Kennedyhas been in clinical practice for over 30 years with a focus on disease prevention and helping patients regain their vitality after experiencing hormone imbalances with bio-identical hormone replacement therapy.

"We are excited to welcome Jane Kennedy and her team to Forum Health," said Adam Puttkammer, president of Forum Health. "Her expertise in the field of integrative medicine has made her a leading hormonal health practitioner in Northern California."

In addition to treating hormone imbalances, Jane Kennedy's practice also helps promote optimal health for men and women through thyroid therapy, adrenal and metabolic support, medical weight loss, neurotransmitter balance, gut health and detox, inflammation, PMS and postpartum, healthy lifestyle practices and disease prevention.

"I'm thrilled to join the Forum Health network," said Jane Kennedy. "Their philosophy of restoring the natural balance of the mind, body and spirit with the most effective treatments and least side effects is exactly what our clinic practices every day. And by joining Forum Health, my patients will continue to receive the same high quality of care into the future with even more expanded services."

"Jane Kennedy and her team embody everything we look for in a Forum Health practice," said Phil Hagerman, CEO of Forum Health. "Their commitment to providing healthy hormone solutions and alternative treatments for men and women supports Forum Health's mission to redefine healthcare and partner with patients on their journey to a healthy and vibrant life."

For more on Forum Health and how to become a practitioner, visit http://www.forumhealth.com.

About Forum Health, LLCForum Health, LLC is a nationwide provider of personalized healthcare. Steeped in the powerful principles of functional and integrative medicine, Forum Health providers take a root-cause approach to care. They listen and dig deep exploring lifestyle, environment, and genetics to help each patient achieve their ultimate health goals. Members have access to advanced medical treatments and technology, with care plans informed by data analytics and collaborative relationships. To learn more, visit forumhealth.com.

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As we know, certain functions in the human brain are governed by the limbic system, the oldest part of the brain that produces and regulates emotions and is in charge of our survival and self-defense, while certain functions are performed by the prefrontal cortex, also known as reason, that guides the former and keeps it in check.

In moments of danger or when emotions get to be too much, reason simply switches off. The limbic system pumps adrenaline into our bloodstream to allow us to jump out of the way of a speeding car, defend against an attacker or to enable an emotional discharge when something is greatly irritating us, sending us railing against the government, doctors or sales assistants.

The epidemic is a danger to people and triggers such a defense mechanism. This leaves a part of society at the mercy of emotions and cut off from common sense. They are governed by fear for their life and well-being, which is entirely understandable, while there is also mistrust in the government and the medical system fueled in turn by conspiracy theories doing the rounds on social media.

Numbers and statistics are not enough to convince conspiracy theorists even though they speak even more plainly than common sense would.

The numbers tell us that on average 70 percent of people hospitalized with Covid are unvaccinated. That the grim reaper has come for over 250 coronavirus patients in the last month alone. That by November the disease had claimed over 1,500 lives or 0.12 percent of the population. Those figures would be considerably less tragic if most of us were vaccinated.

The experience of Scotland that has found success with vaccination shows that of the 3.3 million people vaccinated (73.6 percent of the target group) only 0.007 percent or 236 people have died since vaccination began. In other words, fewer people have died in Scotland since vaccines became available than have died in Estonia in just the past month.

If statistics does not have an effect, one can simply take a stroll in Liiva Cemetery in Tallinn where recently thin pine woods have suddenly gotten an underbrush made of colorful wreaths. The latter are not numbers but cover real people, someone's grief.

Myths

Myths can both bring people together and divide then into opposing factions. Myths create national identity and history, feed religions, but also superstition and conspiracy theories.

Mythical thinking is so ingrained that already established myths are incredibly difficult to challenge using whichever argumentation. Estonians' myths include the ancient struggle for freedom, seven hundred years of slavery, national awakening, Kalevipoeg, Tammsaare We would not be who we are without them.

Things are a little bit more complicated when it comes to superstition and conspiracy theories. Whereas we might as well draw an equals sign between them they feed off people's primal fears and trigger built-in self-defense mechanisms. Some people perceive vaccines as threats, with every theory seemingly confirming these fears falling on fertile soil. One might think that Man can wield reason and education to bring the primal fears of the limbic system under control, but reason switches off once fear or superstition grows big enough.

The Americans used to build nuclear bunkers and stock them with food. The Survival Center has been offering people know-how, training and everything one might need to survive a nuclear, chemical or biological attack since the 1970s. People can rent shelters for weathering climate change, buy equipment for their personal shelter, acquire literature on the credibility of vaccination or a geographical map that shows which parts of the Earth will remain above water as the climate warms.

It is business that feeds off people's fears and superstition, offering know-how and practical solutions with which to assuage them. Because fear and the need for self-defense are unalienable parts of the human psyche, this business will never stop booming.

One Covid myth described by the Alliance for Science portal that promotes scientific thinking supports similar business activity. According to this particular myth, the coronavirus pandemic has been caused by Big Pharma that wants to make people sick to be able to sell them expensive drugs.

This myth is allegedly being promoted by alternative medicine that offers its own miracle pills and elixirs while undermining the credibility of ordinary medicine. Take a pill or choose from a number of other alternative remedies and you will be right as rain! With no need for vaccines!

The portal lists the ten most common conspiracy theories associated with COVID-19. Allow me to give a few more examples.

1. The coronavirus does not really exist and is a conspiracy by the globalist elite aimed at robbing mankind of freedom. Covid is no worse than the flu.

2. COVID-19 is part of Bill Gates' plan to vaccinate the entire population of Earth and in doing so plant digital microchips in people that will monitor and control their behavior.

3. The epidemic was unleashed by the deep state. This myth made the rounds in USA when Donald Trump was president. His supporters were convinced the deep state was using Covid to undermine Trump's authority.

4. The coronavirus epidemic is caused by 5G networks. The central claim of this particular conspiracy theory is that it is 5G electromagnetic radiation making people sick. If not directly then by harming the immune system and making people susceptible to COVID-19.

Constantly poor government

Myths are a part of how mankind functions, but if they are destructive and result in human casualties (coronavirus deaths), they must not be used for political goals. Unfortunately, they are.

The political consensus is always that the incumbent government is bad because negative information is more effective than positive. The negative wakes our threat perception and actives self-defense. That is also why news is mostly negative because the positive fails to capture people's attention. News needs to upset people by tugging at the most primitive parts of the limbic system.

This leaves me, an ordinary person, feeling constantly agitated because there is never a government that I could describe as our government, an Estonian government to represent the interests of the whole of Estonia.

The us-feeling is reserved for those who happen to support the powers that be. It could be felt especially strongly among the Conservative People's Party (EKRE) supporters when the party was a member of the government. The reason their success at taking politics to the streets torch-lit marches, mass protests, efforts at social media amplification etc.

On the other hand, no other political force has been met with so much criticism and opposition with support from the press. Little wonder then that EKRE politicians borrowed the deep state idea from their American idol D. Trump and carried it over to Estonia, leaving society feeling even more negative.

And so it has happened that a black cat keeps passing between politicians and feeding mutual distrust. Therefore, [PM] Kaja Kallas' thought that there should be consensus in supporting the Estonian healthcare system is timely and relevant indeed. Just as it is with national defense where no one is contesting that Estonia needs NATO membership and defense investments in order to keep its independence.

The statement was made immediately following the October 23 protest meeting held in Freedom Square that clearly had support from EKRE and where the credibility of the healthcare system was called into question, among other things.

Political capital or dirty money?

Therefore, the question is whether it is permissible to collect political capital at the expense of such topics and society's trust capital built on suffering and death and the answer is definitely not! It is dirty capital. Dirty money.

It is true that neither the previous government of Jri Ratas nor the current one of Kaja Kallas has done a particularly good job managing the crisis. The excuse is that the crisis is extraordinary, new and global and one where we lacked experience and ready-made solutions. That said, local handling of problems nevertheless did not rise to a level where criticism would have been out of place.

We have seen incompetence in procuring and storing vaccines, implementing measures to contain the epidemic and finally in the immunization effort the inadequacy of which still leaves us in a critical situation even though the case rate is going down. But the worst aspect has been communication. In other words, the government's positive myth creation to convince the population of the necessity of vaccination.

We need to admit objective criteria that inevitably erode the support rating of any incumbent government. The epidemic at hand can be contained using radical or less radical means.

The former would see a complete lockdown of the country or an emergency situation declared, while the latter is limited more or less to what we have in Estonia today vaccination certificates, obligation to wear masks, event participant ceilings, testing in schools etc.

One does not have to be a genius to realize that a government that orders very strict measures will not be sticking around for long. However, it is also possible to draw the short stick by preferring more lenient measures as the government can always be accused of not having done enough to contain the epidemic, economic difficulties or lack of necessary support measures.

The old skeletons are also still gathering dust in the corner, to mention the Center Party's corruption cases or its deal with Russia's ruling United Russia party that remains valid because Center has failed to publicly denounce it.

In closing, we will never have a good government if these tendencies are allowed to continue. There will always be a poor government that is constantly taking flak. The result is that I, as an Estonian citizen, constantly feel bad or downright threatened.

I sometimes ask myself whether the government and the entire political elite is even capable of ensuring Estonia's longevity and political stability. Or do the political ambitions of various political forces take precedence? Mutual intolerance of political forces and lack of consensus in important matters (with slashing defense spending as part of budget cuts being discussed) is raising serious questions to that effect, unfortunately.

People often ask "what next?" in such situations. And while answers have been found and action taken in the past, no clear answer is on the horizon today.

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COVID-19 Impact on Alternative Medicines and Therapy Market

With travel constraints and isolation requirements in place across the world, most of the alternative therapy providers haven't had any chance to carry out therapy sessions. The industry has had to adjust to a new environment with the growing use of the internet and social media due to social distancing the chances of any profit is very less. Visiongain has anticipated the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on the market value of global leaders, followers, and disrupters. As lockdown has been executed differently across the world, the impact of the unplanned lockdown is also different in the countries. This report will help to develop strategies for companies by region/countries.

Market Drivers

Government Initiatives and Changing the Regulatory Scenario

Government initiatives play an essential role in improving the acceptance of alternative medicine and therapy. Also, rising funding, forming government services keen on alternative therapies, and the costly nature of alternative treatment opportunities is encouraging key players to spend in the market for alternative medicine and therapy.

Regional government bodies and key players operating in the market are more focused on strengthening health tourism related to alternative medicine and therapy. Government bodies in India are greatly financing the progress and standardization of facilities of alternative medicine and therapy in the past few years. For example, "Ministry of Ayush" is launched by national authorities to manage research, education, development, and other facilities of yoga, homeopathy, Ayurveda, and naturopathy.

Growing Prevalence of Stress-related Diseases

Rising incidence and prevalence of Polycystic Ovary Disease (PCOD), hypothyroidism, lupus, acute stress disorder, and hypopituitarism required special therapy such as meditation, acupuncture, Ayurveda, naturopathy, aromatherapy, nutritional therapy, and others are expected to be major driving factors for the growth of the alternative medicines and therapy market during the forecast period. Also, as per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 1.70 million people die from a chronic disease every year in the USA. Although chronic diseases are the major reason for death for men and women alike because women face unique health issues. Around 37% of women suffer from chronic diseases, compared to 30% of men. Thereby, the rising high prevalence of Polycystic Ovary Disease (PCOD) and other chronic disorders leads to weight gain and other complications. In turn, it is projected to attain substantial growth for the alternative medicines and therapy market in the given time frame.

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Market Opportunities

Growing Awareness and Acceptance of Alternative Medicine

The growing acceptance of alternative medicines and natural therapies, hi-tech advancement, growth in geriatric people, ease to reach, growing healthcare spending, government initiatives, and growth in acceptance of alternative medicines and therapies are likely to push the market for alternative medicines and therapies during the forecast period. Also, rising consumer expenditure in healthcare, growth in the number of prevalence of several illnesses, and price-effectiveness of alternative medicines and therapies are likely to fuel the alternative medicines and therapies market growth.

Rising demographics and markets in emerging countries such as China and India are expected to dominate the global alternative medicines and therapies market growth in Asia. Furthermore, the growing demand for herbal medicines and a growth in demand for alternative drugs and therapies are projected to offer opportunities to the target industry.

Competitive Landscape

Key players operating in the global alternative medicines and therapy market are AYUSH Ayurvedic Pte Ltd, Columbia Nutritional, Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute, John Schumacher Unity Woods Yoga Centre, Nordic Nutraceuticals, Herb Pharm, Pure Encapsulations, LLC., The Healing Company Ltd, and Sheng Chang Pharmaceutical Company.

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Single-center study finds similar risks for PGD-3 with both

In patients undergoing lung transplantation, risks for severe/grade 3 primary graft dysfunction (PGD-3) were similar whether patients were treated with inhaled epoprostenol (iEPO) or inhaled nitric oxide (iNO). Thus, researchers concluded, iEPO may be a viable option in the treatment of these patients.

They published their results in JAMA Surgery.

Inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) is administered after lung transplant (LT) to promote lung-allograft function by improving oxygenation and lowering pulmonary vascular resistance. Consequently, iNO may help mitigate development of severe (grade 3) primary graft dysfunction (PGD-3), which is diagnosed within 72 hours after LT and is strongly associated with short- and long-term mortality. Although iNO is not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for this indication, international guidelines support its use after LT, explained Kamrouz Ghadimi, MD, MHSc, of Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, and colleagues.

They added that iNO is roughly seven times more expensive than iEPO, and annual costs exceed millions of dollars nationwide, a disadvantage that has brought iEPO forward as a cost-saving alternative, despite a lack of robust evidence or comparisons with iNO.

In an interview with BreakingMED, Ghadimi explained the basis of their trial.

The study started out as a quality initiative in 2014-2015 at Duke University Hospital. We were charged with the question of evaluating our bottom-line use in the cardiothoracic ICUs regarding inhaled pulmonary vasodilator usage as an adjunct for the medical management of patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery. Importantly, the patient service line that uses these medications most commonly in our cardiothoracic ICU are those who undergo lung transplantation as well as those that undergo advanced heart failure operations such as left ventricular assist devices or heart transplantation, he said.

We wanted to better evaluate these patients, if indeed we could utilize an alternative medication to the solitary inhaled vasodilator nitric oxide; if we could do this safely; if we could develop protocols; if all the stakeholders would be on board, including respiratory therapy, clinicians, other staff physicians surrounding the care of these patients were in agreement; and how we could best implement and deliver the medication, Ghadimi added.

In this independent analysis of patients from the Inhaled Selective Pulmonary Vasodilators for Advanced Heart Failure Therapies and Lung Transplantation Outcomes (INSPIRE-FLO) trial, Ghadimi and colleagues enrolled 201 patients (median age: 64 years; 64.2% men) with end-stage lung disease who underwent single (13.9%) or bilateral lung transplantation (86.1%). They grouped patients into five strata based on prognostic clinical features and then randomized patients per stratum to treatment with either iNO or iEPO at the time of lung transplantation.

The most common reason for lung transplantation was restrictive lung disease (62.7%), followed by obstructive disease (20.9%).

These are very vulnerable patients. They entrust our program, our clinicians, and our staff and coordinators. We didnt want to take this initiative lightly as we changed practice or implemented a new medication in this population, noted Ghadimi.

The median duration of time from randomization to treatment was five days, and the treatment durations were similar between the two treatment groups (45.7 hours in the iNO group versus 46.6 hours in the iEPO group), as were allogeneic packed red blood cell transfusion and ECMO support. Delayed chest closure occurred in 15.3% and 6.8%, respectively (P=0.530).

Treatment with both agents was initiated in the operating room before lung allograft reperfusion and administered continuously until cessation criteria met in the intensive care unit, explained Ghadimi et al. In the intention-to-treat population, 103 patients were treated with iEPO and 98 with iNO.

The primary outcomePGD-3 at 24, 48, or 72 hours after lung transplantationoccurred in 44.7% of patients treated with iEPO, compared with 39.8% of those treated with iNO (risk difference: 4.9%; TOST 90% CI: 6.4% to 16.2%: P=0.02 for equivalence). At 48 or 72 hours, these incidence rates were 28.2% and 26.5%, respectively (risk difference: 1.6%; 90% CI: 8.8% to 12.0% for equivalence); and at 72 hours, the rates were 16.3% versus 21.3% (risk difference: 5.0%; 90% CI: 4.5% to 14.6% for equivalence).Researchers found no between-group differences in secondary outcomes, which included duration of mechanical ventilation, hospital and ICU length of stay, incidence and severity of acute kidney injury, postoperative tracheostomy placement, and mortality rates in hospital and at 30 and 90 days.

In their accompanying editorial, Ankit Bharat, MD, of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, and fellow editorialists wrote: The present study by Ghadimi et al lacks a control arm that did not receive any pulmonary vasodilators, allegedly owing to their institutional practices. Hence, it remains unclear whether either iNO or inhaled epoprostenol conferred any benefit and whether their use should be supported in routine prophylaxis against PGD. On the contrary, the seemingly higher rates of PGD might support that pulmonary vasodilators can paradoxically worsen allograft edema and increase PGD scores, they wrote.

Ghadimi explained that at Duke University, they now use iEPO as an alternative to iNO based on these results, but he offered an important caveat.

Other centers should consider the use of iEPO as an alternative to iNO based upon how they utilize the medications in their own centers. Thats important because how we utilize these medications might be different between centers, he told BreakingMED. At our center, we prophylactically put all patients on this medication. Other centers prefer to use the medication if its indicated, if theres a reason to suspect that there is a problem with the lung graft, and thats when they initiate it.

We use it in a certain way. I certainly encourage readers to look at our protocols (which are in the supplements) and take a deep dive and see how our approach fits in with theirs. I think theres a lot of opportunity here for multicenter collaborations, Ghadimi concluded.

Limitations of the study include its single-center design that was not placebo controlled, moderate size, and power, and short duration; the use of a prespecified equivalence margin based on an incidence range that may be too large; and the use of a stepwise, data-drive, model-building approach rather than a prespecified adjustment model due to the complexity of risk factors in these patients.

In this single-center study, researchers found that rates of severe/grade 3 primary graft dysfunction (PGD-3) after lung transplantation were similar between patients treated with inhaled epoprostenol (iEPO) or inhaled nitric oxide (iNO).

Be aware that this study investigated off-label use of both iEPO and iNO.

Liz Meszaros, Deputy Managing Editor, BreakingMED

This study was supported by the Duke University Health System.

Ghadimi reported receiving grant support from the National Institutes of Health, Duke Health, and the International Anesthesia Research SocietyMentored Research Training program.

Bharat reported no conflicts of interest.

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ANN ARBOR, MI Linda Diane Feldt, a longtime Ann Arbor pedestrian safety and cycling advocate and holistic health practitioner, has died.

She was 62.

City officials, friends and many who knew her as a friendly face and force around town are sharing remembrances of the Keppler Court resident who wore many hats, including chairing the citys Transportation Commission.

She was a resident advocate of the highest order, a person who saw a leadership/policy gap in our community and was able to effect systemic change, Mayor Christopher Taylor said in a statement. She organized tirelessly with others to initiate and work the Pedestrian Safety Task Force, envision and implement the Transportation Commission, and was the plain and obvious choice to chair both. If you walk or cycle in Ann Arbor, you owe her no small measure of your safety and your full thanks.

Feldt exemplified kindness, action and care for others, Taylor said, expressing condolences to her family and loved ones.

She will be truly missed by all who had the good fortune to know her, he said.

An Ann Arbor native and 1976 graduate of Community High School, Feldt began studying holistic health care during her high school days and studied anthropology and sociology at the University of Michigan. She was a program coordinator at Ozone House before becoming a holistic health practitioner and taught health classes at Rudolf Steiner School and UM.

She was a board member for various organizations, including three terms as president of the Peoples Food Co-Op, volunteered as a crisis counselor and trainer, and worked in the field on environmental projects, including as a volunteer with the Huron River Watershed Council.

She also was a community blogger for AnnArbor.com, writing about foraging, wild foods and herbal medicine.

Her website, LindaDianeFeldt.com, features six publications she wrote over the years, including Wildcrafting Recipes: Loving and Eating Wild Foods and Spinach and Beyond: Loving Life and Dark Green Leafy Vegetables. She was once called the doyenne of alternative healing by the Ann Arbor Observer and a notable in the field by Massage Magazine.

Feldt, who was open about her battle with health issues in recent years, including heart problems, died Wednesday night, Nov. 17. She is survived by her husband, Richard Conto.

She was so desperately sick for so long, said Patricia Anderson, a friend who said Feldt was clinically diagnosed with long COVID based on her symptoms last year.

Anderson, who got to know Feldt several years ago through the A2B3 (Ann Arbor Bi Bim Bop) lunch group, said she and Feldt swapped tips and tricks about herbal remedies and she took one of Feldts workshops. After seeing the outpouring of remembrances on social media, shes realizing Feldt meant a lot to many people.

She was just so special to so many people and she had so much influence on our town, Anderson said. She was really one of those people who really put into practice think globally, act locally. I mean, she lived it.

Through her transportation advocacy, Feldt pushed for a fundamental shift in the citys car culture, calling for lowering speeds on streets, getting more people commuting without using cars and updating pedestrian and cycling infrastructure and laws.

Studies show that even when you slow down cars, it doesnt add much to the travel time, and most of us will agree thats worth saving a life or two or more, Feldt said when she spoke at a forum at the downtown library in February 2020.

Conto said he and Feldt married late in life, so he didnt get to see all of her accomplishments as they happened.

But her accomplishments were enormous for the community and for the individual, he said, adding she helped start Ozone House and was involved in managing it as a teenager. Shes been involved in physical therapy and helping people heal almost her whole life, from high school at Community High until just days before she died when she saw babies and helped them recover from the trauma of birth.

Her father was a UM urban planning professor and her mother was a research scientist and Feldt combined what she learned from both, Conto said. And while she never had children of her own, she had several dogs over the years and particularly loved Rhodesian Ridgebacks.

Up until the very end, she was looking to improve the world by integrating all of her skills, Conto said.

She wanted to improve the diagnosis of heart disease, of heart attacks in women, because what she saw ... pointed out how poorly women are diagnosed, he said. That was a project she was working on even as she was suffering heart attacks herself.

Anderson said Feldt was at last weeks A2B3 virtual meetup despite having just gotten out of the cardiac hospital.

We were chatting and stuff and she sort of inserted herself into the conversation. She goes, Well, I win the award for the most devoted attendee of A2B3, " Anderson recalled.

We were all like, We are not going to argue with you on that one. You do, you win. And she was saying, I just really wanted to be here and it just mattered so much to me to be here and its just so great to see you guys. "

Anderson said Feldt had a common phase she left with the group: Take nothing for granted.

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FLINT, Mich., Nov. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Forum Health, LLC, nationwide network of integrative and functional medicine providers, has acquired the practice of Jane Kennedy, CFNP, MN, MPH located in Santa Rosa, CA.

Jane Kennedyhas been in clinical practice for over 30 years with a focus on disease prevention and helping patients regain their vitality after experiencing hormone imbalances with bio-identical hormone replacement therapy.

"We are excited to welcome Jane Kennedy and her team to Forum Health," said Adam Puttkammer, president of Forum Health. "Her expertise in the field of integrative medicine has made her a leading hormonal health practitioner in Northern California."

In addition to treating hormone imbalances, Jane Kennedy's practice also helps promote optimal health for men and women through thyroid therapy, adrenal and metabolic support, medical weight loss, neurotransmitter balance, gut health and detox, inflammation, PMS and postpartum, healthy lifestyle practices and disease prevention.

"I'm thrilled to join the Forum Health network," said Jane Kennedy. "Their philosophy of restoring the natural balance of the mind, body and spirit with the most effective treatments and least side effects is exactly what our clinic practices every day. And by joining Forum Health, my patients will continue to receive the same high quality of care into the future with even more expanded services."

"Jane Kennedy and her team embody everything we look for in a Forum Health practice," said Phil Hagerman, CEO of Forum Health. "Their commitment to providing healthy hormone solutions and alternative treatments for men and women supports Forum Health's mission to redefine healthcare and partner with patients on their journey to a healthy and vibrant life."

For more on Forum Health and how to become a practitioner, visit http://www.forumhealth.com.

About Forum Health, LLC

Forum Health, LLC is a nationwide provider of personalized healthcare. Steeped in the powerful principles of functional and integrative medicine, Forum Health providers take a root-cause approach to care. They listen and dig deep exploring lifestyle, environment, and genetics to help each patient achieve their ultimate health goals. Members have access to advanced medical treatments and technology, with care plans informed by data analytics and collaborative relationships. To learn more, visit forumhealth.com.

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The EU has a role to play in regulating the use of off-label medicines, says Cyrus Engerer

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us how important coordination among countries is when responding to health threats. It also revealed the crucial role the EU can play in promoting joint health responses that fully respect each Member States role in governing their health systems.

During the pandemic we saw that the most promising vaccine candidates, which played a key role in our pandemic response, were developed and produced in Europe. We can all be proud, as Europeans, of the existing legal framework for pharmaceuticals, which rewards innovation and ensures new medicines are proven safe and effective before they make it to patients.

We must credit this regulatory system above all with delivering us the most effective COVID-19 vaccines, and in the coming years the EU must strive to remain the world leader in health policy, by setting high standards and criteria for quality and safety. With the Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe, we will do just that. We will also seek to ensure that patients can benefit from future innovative health technologies by making sure the regulatory system remains fit-for-purpose and that Europe remains an attractive place to research and develop new pharmaceutical products.

The COVID-19 pandemic, however, also illustrated that increased regulatory flexibility and innovative approaches for the development and approval of medicines is sometimes needed. When Europe was scrambling for a possible COVID-19 treatment there was, for example, a growing call for identifying the effectiveness of existing drugs for treating COVID-19, a practice called repurposing. In October, the European Medicines Agency launched Repurposing of authorised medicines: pilot to support not-for-profit organisations and academia, a project which forms part of the Pharmaceutical Strategy which aims to support the repurposing of existing medicines for a wide range of disease areas.

EU patients should receive the same access to safe and effective treatments, irrespective of where in the Union they live

However, despite this robust EU system of approval, medicines are routinely used that are not approved, this is called off-label use (meaning that the medicine is not used for their approved indication or method). It is a legal and mostly necessary practice in many disease areas, where there are currently no suitable approved alternatives available. This means physicians are left to determine, at their own discretion, whether an individual patient will have greater medical benefit from an off-label alternative drug.

However, some authorities take advantage of the existence of this prescriber freedom to promote off-label use at a wide scale, aimed at driving down health care costs. This is unacceptable since it increases the risk for patients that would otherwise have received an approved and safe alternative and undermines the EU regulatory system for approval of medicines.

EU patients should receive the same access to safe and effective treatments, irrespective of where in the Union they live. We should therefore use the opportunity of the Pharmaceutical Strategy, and the ongoing discussions around the EUs role in health policy following the COVID-19 pandemic, to consider how we can formulate a common approach to off-label use that ensures it is done safely and is limited to where it is strictly medically necessary.

There are serious safety concerns with large-scale off-label use of medicines, says the European Brain Councils Frdric Destrebecq. This is why we have come together with other Brussels health stakeholders to propose common European guidelines for when and how off-label prescription should take place.

Many people are aware of the tragedy of thalidomide and its use by pregnant women in the 1950s, an event that prompted governments in Europe to significantly change the approval process for medicines. The very strict licensing process for medicines that exists in Europe today, now centred around the European Medicines Agency, was created after the thalidomide tragedy. While there are still rare issues with authorised medicines in Europe, in general it has proved to be a very robust and rigorous system, focused above all on the safety of patients who are taking medicines.

However, gradually this system is being bypassed, bringing real risks to patients in Europe. Just in May last year, EURACTIV reportedthat the practice of using medicines off-label to induce labour in pregnant women had led to severe health implications and even death. There is always a varying chance of adverse reactions if and when people are prescribed medicines not approved for that particular use a practice which is commonly referred to as using medicines off-label.

Doctors are free to prescribe the use of a medicine off-label, when there is no good alternative medicine, and the doctor believes the possible benefit to the patient outweighs the safety risk. This happens in many disease areas, including oncology, psychiatry, paediatrics and rare disease, to name a few.

Everyone agrees that this concept of "off-label use is positive, since it is based on a patients individual medical need and on the trust placed in doctors to make the best decision for their patients. An important part of this exception is the discussion between doctor and patient it is the responsibility of the doctor that the patient is fully aware that the medicine is off-label, and understands the risks involved.

In most cases patients are not adequately informed about what is happening, nor being told about the risks involved, and are therefore exposed unnecessarily to increased risks of adverse events

However, off-label use is now increasingly being used in health systems to save money, with off-label medicines deliberately being given to patients when there are already approved medicines available. And in most cases patients are not adequately informed about what is happening, nor being told about the risks involved, and are therefore exposed unnecessarily to increased risks of adverse events.

In response to these troubling developments, together with other European health stakeholders, we call for a Good Off-Label Use Practice, a blueprint for a clear, European-wide framework to ensure patients safety and help healthcare professionals make more informed decisions when prescribing medicines off-label". The Practice states that off-label should only be used when a qualified health care professional finds that there is a clear medical need; if there are no other on-label treatments available or authorised treatments have failed, if there is scientific evidence in the literature that supports the use, ifpatients are adequately informed of the possible risks and benefits of the medicines, and the results must be reported by the healthcare professional in the patient file and also by patients themselves.

You are invited to join us on 30 November, between 2:30 4 pm (CET) for a discussion among patients, clinicians and policymakers about how we can ensure greater awareness of the use of medicines off-label through the exchange of ideas and best practices from different European countries.

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