Sunday, September 26, 2010

Naturopathic Doctors Writing a New Script

Naturopathic Doctors Writing a New Script
http://www.nsnews.com/health/Naturopathic+Doctors+Writing+Script/3581021/story.html#ixzz10gFemttt

"Many people suffering from health problems often only turn to naturopathic medicine as a last resort after traditional Western medicine has failed them. After a recent decision by the provincial Health Ministry, the proverbial shoe is on the other foot.

For the first time in Canada, naturopathic doctors (NDs)--including those trained at New Westminster's Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine--can also prescribe selected pharamaceutical drugs to their patients just like regular physicians do, if also only as a last resort."

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