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Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine ... Are complementary medicine and alternative medicine different from each other ... Complementary and Alternative Medicine is founded on the principle that health is not just related to our physical symptoms. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Indians celebrate I-Day in Australia Aug 15, 2008
From banking and airlines to Hindi film CDs and alternative medicine stalls, yoga and meditation, from dosas and Bengali sweets to henna and camel rides, there was something for all. The buzz at the Athletics Centre in the Sydney Olympic Park almost felt like spending a day in New Delhi's Pragati Maidan. (India Times, India)
Coated Film As A Bacteria Killer Aug 14, 2008
Silver was used medicinally for around two hundred years before it was replaced by antibiotics, and, for a long time, practically its only remaining use was in alternative medicine. The noble metal has undergone a kind of renaissance in medicine since the start of the nanotechnology era. (Science Daily)
Alternative Universe Aug 14, 2008
And now there is the arrival at the NIH feeding trough of the alternative medicine crowd, angling for a mouthful of the same research dollars that currently fund "the structural basis for translation termination on the 70S ribosome." ... Viewed one way, the migration of alternative medicine to the academic mainstream is a fine example of the might of popular will ... After all, a revealed that 36 percent of adults in the United States have used alternative medicine at one time or another. (Slate)
Natural Relief from Menopause Symptoms Aug 13, 2008
Alternative Medicine. Acupuncture and yoga are alternative medicine options that might be helpful for menopausal women. (Pekin Times, IL)
News break of a different kind Aug 13, 2008
In the developed world, where information assaults you everywhere, it comes as a relief that the recent headline events unfolding in Malaysia hardly merits a mention (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Sox devotees fan flames of their passion in film project Aug 10, 2008
Included will be data from actual experiments, as well as interviews with MDs and PhDs who work in the fields of alternative medicine and holistic healing. The documentary project was launched in 2005, after 57-year-old Needham resident Rick Leskowitz, a psychiatrist, wrote an op-ed piece in the Globe (under his formal name, Eric Leskowitz). (Boston Globe)
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Students will look at issues such as provider-client communication, provider-provider communication and education, intercultural health communication, alternative medicine, health ethics and mass media health images. Throughout the course, students will have the opportunity to communicate with actual patients and doctors to assess effective listening. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
High doses of vitamin C injections slow tumor growth Aug 8, 2008
The anticancer effect of vitamin C has been well recognized in the Alternative medicine and some physicians have been using intravenous injections of high doses of vitamin C to treat cancer patients for years. Vitamin C is one of the safest vitamins man can use. (Food Consumer)
The 'Hague Hilton' Aug 7, 2008
Radovan Karadzic's new home at the UN Detention Unit at The Hague is less spacious than his flat in Belgrade, where he masqueraded as a practitioner of alternative medicine until his arrest last month. But it is far more comfortable than any prison in the Balkans, and incomparably better than the concentration camps the Bosnian Serbs set up across Bosnia in the summer of 1992. (BBC News -- Europe)
Osama, where art thou? Aug 6, 2008
Spurlock joked that he might have been looking in the wrong places after learning that the former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was posing as an alternative medicine practitioner before his capture. "I should have gone to the yoga centres in Pakistan and Afghanistan," he said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
High Use Of Complementary Methods Found Among Cancer Survivors Aug 6, 2008
26, 2005) Middle-age people are more likely than younger or older adults to use complementary and alternative medicine, according to researchers at Wake Forest University School of ... 21, 2007) Even though older adults generally have poorer health, middle-aged adults are most likely to turn to complementary and alternative medicine, a new study shows. (Science Daily)
Many Cancer Patients Turn to Complementary Medicine Aug 6, 2008
Alternative medicine expert Dr. Harold Burstein, an instructor in the Department of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, said, "This study, like many before it, confirms that cancer patients actively pursue a variety of alternative and complementary therapies, usually in conjunction with standard approaches to cancer treatment.". The motivations for such practices are worth exploring, Burstein said. (MEDLINEplus)
Memory, Depression, Insomnia -- And Worms? Aug 5, 2008
6 million American adults use some form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to treat insomnia or trouble sleeping according. . (Science Daily)
New Drug Rehabilitation Center Where There is Care There Is Help Aug 4, 2008
Currently offering such programs as alternative medicine, massage therapy, acupuncture, and yoga; C.A.R.E. FLORIDA provided solutions on the road to recovery that could help an addict achieve their ultimate goal: help themselves ... This is the reason why C.A.R.E. created the not for profit program, C.A.R.E.S. HELPS (Comprehensive Addiction Recovery Education Scholarship) which would effectively provide partial funding for , housing, counseling and alternative medicine to deserving individuals... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
First Whole-Pet Health and Wellness Web Site Launches Aug 4, 2008
WebVet also dives deeply into emerging trends, such as holistic care, offering a wide array of articles ranging from alternative medicine and treatments to how to create a non- toxic living environment. Community - WebVet offers a community atmosphere with places for pet owners to connect with one another through opt-in WebVet Mail newsletters, tagged content and shared commentary. (Primezone Releases)
The Monday News Blog Aug 4, 2008
THOUSANDS of "no shows at public hospital specialist clinics are stretching waiting lists, says the Cairns Post. () COMPLAINTS against four doctors in Whyalla are being investigated by the medical board but the Whyalla News says other local doctors have threatened to withdraw their services from the Whyalla Hospital unless the complaints are withdrawn. () FEWER than 20 per cent of Australia's baby boomers have adequate superannuation and private insurance cover to fund their health care in... (6minutes)
Regular Intake of Garlic Supplements Helps Lower High Blood Pressure Aug 3, 2008
According to the U.S. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, garlic is also used to prevent certain types of cancer, including stomach and colon cancers, but there is no scientific evidence to support this theory. Garlic might also be used in preventing the development of atherosclerosis, which hardens arteries and is the first step in the development of heart disease. (News Locale)
No chance of a fair trial, Karadzic says in first statement Aug 2, 2008
He retired from politics a year later and vanished until he was arrested on a bus in Belgrade in Serbia last week disguised as a long-haired alternative medicine aficionado. "Holbrooke undertook on behalf of the USA that I would not be tried before this tribunal," Karadzic wrote in the first statement prepared for his defence against 11 counts of genocide and extermination of Bosnia's Muslims as well as crimes against humanity and war crimes. (guardian.co.uk)
Karadzic accuses his accusers Aug 2, 2008 OSU engineer: Hydrogen system in autos a scam Aug 2, 2008 Karadzic: I made deal with U.S. to vanish Aug 2, 2008 Alternative medicine's lax rules attacked Aug 2, 2008 Karadzic appears at war crimes court Aug 1, 2008 PatchAdamswillvisitBladenCommunityCollegeonThursday Aug 1, 2008 The Integrated Approach to Weight Loss Aug 1, 2008 Karadzic alleges deal with US Aug 1, 2008 Karadzic set to make first court appearance Jul 31, 2008 Karadzic photos emerge of first court appearance Jul 31, 2008 St. John's Wort Labels Often Lack Safety Warnings Jul 31, 2008 Integrated therapy: Future of healing? Jul 31, 2008 Karadzic in UN custody ahead of war crimes trial Jul 30, 2008 Karadzic Goes to UN War Crimes Tribunal Jul 30, 2008 News Stories Jul 30, 2008 Tension mounting in Serbia on eve of nationalist rally Jul 29, 2008 Karadzic supporters to hold protest in Belgrade Jul 29, 2008 Hardliners rally in anger at looming Karadzic transfer Jul 29, 2008 Katherine Kinkade; founded utopian commune Jul 28, 2008 Radovan Karadzic's nephew supplied fugitive with food and cash ... Jul 28, 2008 Daughters-in-law Help Reduce Depression Among Chinese Elders, But Help From Own Kids Can Increase Depression, Study Finds Jul 28, 2008 Study Entices Thoughts Of Hands-On Healing Jul 28, 2008 Karadzic appeals extradition Jul 28, 2008 How one careless phone call ended Radovan Jul 27, 2008 Karadzic appeal deadline passes Jul 26, 2008 Week in pictures Jul 26, 2008 Test your news knowledge! Jul 26, 2008 Karadzic fights transfer Jul 26, 2008 News Stories Jul 26, 2008 Karadzic extradition deadline looms Jul 26, 2008 It's quiz time! Jul 25, 2008 Homeopathy prescriptions falling Jul 25, 2008 Radovan Karadzics companion tells of her shock Jul 25, 2008 How Anecdotal Evidence Can Undermine Scientific Results Jul 25, 2008 Hunt begins for Karadzic helpers Jul 25, 2008 * Secret life of war crimes suspect shocks Serbians Jul 25, 2008 * Taiwan Liposome inks deal with Japanese company Jul 25, 2008 Serb leader's capture brings little solace at site of killings in Bosnia Jul 25, 2008 Time to catch Mladic Jul 25, 2008 Karadzic had mistress and bogus family in US Jul 24, 2008 As fugitive, Karadzic had lover, fakepast Jul 24, 2008 Karadzic extradition delay likely Jul 24, 2008 Dramatic ironies Jul 24, 2008 Meigs: Balkan ironies yesterday and today Jul 24, 2008 * Karadzic hid in the open as alternative medicine expert Jul 24, 2008 Ex-Serb leader to defend himself in war crimes case Jul 24, 2008 Karazdic caught, attention turns to Mladic Jul 24, 2008 Hiding in plain sight: The double life of Radovan Karadzic Jul 24, 2008 Karadzic hid as New Age healer Jul 24, 2008 War Crimes Suspect Hid In Plain Sight Jul 23, 2008 Karadzic concealed identity with long, white beard Jul 23, 2008 War crimes suspect quizzed Jul 23, 2008 Secret life of a fugitive Jul 23, 2008 Karadzic will fight extradition Jul 23, 2008 Papers discuss Karadzic disguise Jul 23, 2008 Serbian officials provide details of arrest of Karadzic Jul 23, 2008 Angry Serb nationalists protest Karadzic arrest Jul 23, 2008 Radovan Karadzic fights extradition to the war crimes tribunal in ... Jul 23, 2008 The Integrated Approach to Weight Loss Jul 23, 2008 * Wartime Serb leader captured after 13 years Jul 23, 2008 For Bosnian Serb, a life of hiding in plain sight Jul 23, 2008 Serbia provides details on the arrest of Karadzic Jul 23, 2008 Karadzic ordered to The Hague Jul 23, 2008 Karadzic arrest boosts Balkans, international justice Jul 23, 2008 Warlord was a 'doctor' Jul 23, 2008
During his years as a fugitive, he had worked in a clinic in Belgrade, the Serbian capital, practicing alternative medicine. But in the tribunal, his disguise as a big-bearded and long-haired healer was stripped away, his demeanor much diminished from his years as the swaggering ideologue who led the self-proclaimed mini-state of the Bosnian Serb Republic during the Balkan wars from 1992 to 1995. (International Herald Tribune)
Karadzic makes first court appearance Aug 2, 2008
Karadzic, who is accused of genocide, was arrested in Belgrade last July 21 after more than a decade on the run disguised as Doctor Dragan Dabic, a hirsute alternative medicine healer. UN prosecutors in The Hague hailed Serbia for detaining and transferring the so-called 'Butcher of Bosnia' whose trial will focus on the two most notorious events of Bosnia's 1992-1995 war, the 44-month siege of Sarajevo and the Srebrenica massacre, in which thousands died. (Globe and Mail)
senojjones wrote on Jul 31, 2008 5:06 AM:" Having spent my lifetime studying science, chemistry in my case, it is frustrating to see scams like hydrogen boosting becoming popular. Also frustrating that many news outlets cover this stuff without bothering to cross check their story with someone with at least a modocum of training.There is no way that you can significantly increase gas mileage by using hydrogen generated from "excess" energy.The usual answer is that critics and every car company... (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Afterward it emerged that he had worked at a clinic in Belgrade as an alternative medicine therapist, using an elaborate disguise of a long white beard, white mustache, and long white hair. Karadzic says the idea for at least part of his ruse came from former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, who suggested to the former Serbian president "that I get out of the way and go to Russia, Greece or Serbia and open a private clinic.". (CNN -- World)
Alternative medicine's lax rules attacked ... A HUGE increase in fines against pharmaceutical companies for breaching drug promotion rules is increasing pressure on the federal Government to clamp down on lax practices in the alternative medicine sector ... They say there is also insufficient assessment of products at the time of listing them with the TGA, which allows complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) makers to get away with claiming benefits for products that are, at the very... (The Australian)
Open to spectators and recorded by official court cameras, the hearing offered a first public glimpse of the man who evaded capture for so long, most recently hiding behind a disguise as a practitioner of alternative medicine. Clean shaven and with his white hair cut short and combed back neatly, Karadzic, wearing earphones to listen to the Serbian translation of the court proceedings, confirmed that he intended to represent himself. (Boston Globe)
His goal is to integrate a traditional hospital with alternative medicine, the performing and visual arts, nature and recreation. In many ways, Bladen County Hospital is similar to Patch Adams vision of the ideal hospital. (Elizabethtown Bladen Journal, NC)
"This blending of the best of conventional and alternative medicine is known as integrative medicine.". In response to the public's growing interest in integrative therapies for common conditions, Mayo Clinic and a lifestyle company called Gaiam teamed up to produce Mayo Clinic Wellness Solutions, a series of 10 DVDs that offer an integrated approach for treating 10 common health conditions. (Pekin Times, IL)
While in hiding and posing as a practitioner of alternative medicine, he disguised himself with long hair and a beard. Photos of a clean-shaven Karadzic were taken on Monday while he was in his cell in Belgrade and appeared for the first time yesterday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Serbian authorities arrested him July 21 in Belgrade, , after more than a decade on the run -- a time during which he disguised himself by growing a long white beard and mustache and re-invented himself as a practitioner of alternative medicine. Brammertz gave rare praise to Serbian authorities, saying they deserve "full credit" for apprehending Karadzic. (CNN -- International)
He is not wearing the big glasses that perched on his nose in photographs taken when on the run as Doctor Dragan Dabic, an alternative medicine guru. Karadzic was "considerably thinner (and) noticeably finds it difficult to walk," said the text accompanying the exclusive photographs. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
But taking the herb with AIDS medications or with drugs that suppress the immune system, or with oral contraceptives, or the blood-thinning drug warfarin can reduce the effectiveness of these drugs, Clauson and colleagues note in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine ... SOURCE: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, online July 17, 2008. (MEDLINEplus)
The godly benefits of alternative medicine comes to fore in the best of manner when used in a synergistic and scientific fashion together with the allopathic medicines. They are a great source of healing which I would love to combine with my medication, adds Dr. Pradeep Choubey, chairman G.R Hospital, Delhi. (India Times, India)
Karadzic spent his years in hiding disguised as a bearded, long-haired, alternative medicine guru, Doctor Dragan Dabic. Serbian media said dozens of secret service agents tracked his movements for months before his detention. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
VOA News - Karadzic Arrives at UN War Crimes Tribunal. A trusted source of newsand information since 1942. (Voice of America)
Alternative Medicine Full Coverage on Yahoo. News. (Yahoo News -- Alternative Medicine)
He evaded arrest for more than a dozen years, living at least part of that time in Belgrade as a bushy-bearded practitioner of alternative medicine. Jelena Trivan, a spokeswoman for Tadic's Democratic Party, said police officers would be mobilized Tuesday to prevent a repeat of the demonstrations in February against Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia, when thousands of protesters rampaged through the streets of Belgrade, looting shops and setting part of the American Embassy on... (International Herald Tribune)
He had been living in Belgrade under an assumed identity, sporting a huge white beard and practicing alternative medicine. Karadzic's lawyer, Svetozar Vujacic, said that he had posted an appeal against his client's extradition to The Hague at the last possible moment from a distant post office in Bosnia in an attempt to keep his client in Serbia until today's rally. (RIA Novosti)
The Radicals hope "tens of thousands" of Karadzic loyalists from across the country will attend the protest, which comes one week after the wartime Bosnian Serb leader was captured in disguise as an alternative medicine guru. A firebrand leader of the ultra-nationalist party, Aleksandar Vucic, said the demonstration was against Serbia's pro-Western President Boris Tadic for ordering Karadzic's arrest. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
"She was not fond of group hugs, had no interest in alternative medicine, nature-centered activities or tofu lasagna.". The fires of idealism faded somewhat with the years. (Boston Globe)
He chose this character because he was very interested in alternative medicine ... Says something about alternative medicine. (Times Online)
ScienceDaily (July 28, 2008) In a new twist on the Confucian ideal of filial piety, a study finds that the assistance of daughters-in-law but not their own children helps mitigate depression among older people in China. This is particularly true in rural areas, where elders may rely more heavily on family to be support providers. (Science Daily)
"What she's showing is an association that defies explanation with what we currently know," said Margaret A. Chesney, a professor of medicine at the University of Maryland and former deputy director of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health. "She's Daniel Boone.". (FOX61, CT)
The Blic daily reported Sunday that an anonymous caller had tipped off Serbia's security service on Mr. Karadzic's whereabouts, giving a detailed description of Mr. Karadzic's undercover disguise and work in alternative medicine. A six-week investigation followed and Mr. Karadzic was trailed before being arrested, Blic reported. (Globe and Mail)
His articles in Healthy Life, a Serbian alternative medicine magazine, show a man who was fluent in new age thinking ... Certainly her association with alternative medicine is working; she looks a decade younger than her years. (Times Online)
He had been posing as an expert in alternative medicine, using the name of Dragan Dabic ... He had a website and gave out business cards during alternative medicine lectures. (BBC News)
He had been practising alternative medicine in the city. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir tours north Darfur, a week after the International Criminal Court called for his arrest on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity in the region. (BBC News)
Alternative medicine specialist. Yoga instructor. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
"We met about seven or eight months ago during an alternative medicine seminar in Belgrade. Dabic was very competent in his field, which fascinated me," Mila Damianov told La Repubblica. "When I heard the news, I thought it must have been a mistake," she said, adding: "I never doubted his identity. I saw him like a saint, an apostle for those who are suffering.". (iAfrica.com)
Alternative Medicine Full Coverage on Yahoo. News. (Yahoo News -- Alternative Medicine)
Meanwhile, further details emerged Friday of Karadzic's bizarre life in hiding following revelations that he had been living in Belgrade and working as an alternative medicine therapist, disguised by a heavy beard and using a false identity. Austrian newspaper The Kurier said Karadzic had worked in Vienna as a "miracle healer," and stayed with families in the city, AP reported. (CNN -- World)
He gave lectures and contributed to magazines as an expert in which field of alternative medicine. Electromagnetic therapy. (BBC News)
Critics said it represented a shift in attitude against the alternative medicine, but supporters said it was more complex than that. The therapy is based on the principle of treating like with like. (BBC News -- Health)
I met Dr Dabic seven or eight months ago at a lecture on alternative medicine that was held in Belgrade, she said ... For several years Karadzic, a former medical student, had been living in a flat in Belgrade and practising alternative medicine, even contributing a series of articles to a magazine called Healthy Life. (Telegraph.co.uk)
And why do things like alternative medicine and the vaccine/autism thing seem to attract such high profile celebrities (or at least semi-high profile celebrities). http://truthisawoman. (Scientific American)
He masqueraded as an expert in human quantum energy, had his own website and gave out business cards during alternative medicine lectures. Some newspapers on Thursday printed photographs which they said were of his girlfriend, a woman in her 40s they called Mila. (BBC News -- Europe)
Karadzic, who had been on the run for nearly a decade, had a girlfriend he presented as an associate in the alternative medicine business he ran, said Zoran Pavlovic, a software engineer ... We dont believe in alternative medicine. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
PhytoHealth Corp (hSs), a Taiwanese firm listed on the local stock market, is presenting PHNO12 (PG2), a complementary and alternative medicine for treating advanced-stage cancer patients. SunTen Phytotech (), which will soon go public in Taipei, is showcasing its biotechnology innovations, which include traditional Chinese medicines. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Some feared the tragedy he is accused of helping to orchestrate was being overshadowed by the lurid soap opera, played out on front pages across the world, detailing his evasion as an alternative medicine specialist, with a mistress, a fake American family and an elaborate disguise. Karadzic has been indicted, along with the Bosnian Serb military commander, General Ratko Mladic, for genocide in connection with the killings during the siege at Sarajevo and the massacre at Srebrenica, where... (International Herald Tribune)
Meanwhile, Serbian police launched an investigation into the network that helped Karadzic remain at large for so long, thanks to his new identity as a long-haired alternative medicine practitioner. Karadzic had assumed the identity of Dragan Dabic, an individual who was still alive in northern Serbian town Ruma, said Serbian Minister in charge of co-operation with the ICTY Rasim Ljajic. (iAfrica.com)
Karadzic - arrested on UN genocide charges after nearly a decade on the run - had a girlfriend he presented as an associate at the alternative medicine clinic he owned, said Zoran Pavlovic, hired by Karadzic to set up a website. Pavlovic also said he visited Karadzic's apartment in New Belgrade and saw a framed photograph of four boys - all dressed in yellow L.A. Lakers T-shirts - who Karadzic said were grandsons living in America. (Boston Globe)
July 22: Serbian officials said Tuesday that Radovan Karadzic, accused of massacres in Bosnia, was practicingalternative medicine in the heart of Belgrade when he was arrested ... Karadzic, arrested on U.N. genocide charges after nearly a decade on the run, had a girlfriend he presented as an associate at the alternative medicine clinic he owned, said Zoran Pavlovic, hired by Karadzic to set up a Web site. (MSNBC -- International)
Mr Karadizic went into hiding in the years after the war, but was discovered to be posing as a doctor of alternative medicine in Belgrade ... More details have emerged of his life on the run practising alternative medicine under the name of Dragan Dabic ... Masquerading as an expert in human quantum energy, the fugitive was so confident in his disguise he even had his own website, and would give out business cards during alternative medicine lectures. (BBC News)
Mr Karadzic was posing as a master of alternative medicine in Belgrade ... Karadzic the psychiatrist, posing as a master of alternative medicine ... And his name card as a practitioner of alternative medicine - Human Quantum Energy - with two mobile phone numbers. (BBC News)
July 22: Serbian officials said Tuesday that Radovan Karadzic, accused of massacres in Bosnia, was practicing in alternative medicine in the heart of Belgrade when he was arrested. NBC's Ann Curry reports. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
Karadzic hid in the open as alternative medicine expert ... When the policemen got on the bus at a stop between Belgrade and the satellite town of Batanica, they showed him their badges and the man who called himself Dragan Dabic, practitioner of alternative medicine, went with them without a struggle ... In his new life as Dragan David Dabic, he began to seek a new audience for his musings on alternative medicine. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Karadzic had a girlfriend named Mila whom he presented as an associate in his alternative medicine business, said Zoran Pavlovic, a software engineer who says he was hired in February to set up a Web site for the Dabic to advertise his expertise in human quantum energy ... We don t believe in alternative medicine ... Using his Dabic alias, Karadzic had written articles for the Serbian alternative medicine magazine Healthy Life since last October. (New Haven Register, CT)
Meanwhile, Serbian police launched an investigation into the network of supporters who helped Karadzic to remain at large for so long, thanks to his new identity as a long-haired alternative medicine practitioner. That came after it emerged that Karadzic overtook the identity of Dragan Dabic, a soldier who was reportedly shot dead by a sniper in 1993 during the 43-month siege of Sarajevo. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
The former psychiatrist worked for years in a clinic in Belgrade, the Serbian capital, practicing alternative medicine, under the name Dragan Dabic. He even lectured on videotape at local community centers, leading an open and active life that would appear to be an extraordinary risk for one of the world's most wanted men. (International Herald Tribune)
Dragan Dabic, as he called himself, lectured on spirituality, practiced alternative medicine and promised on his Web site to vanquish afflictions ranging from impotence to autism with his "energy healing treatment." ... Karadzic was trained in prewar days as a psychiatrist, a background that appears to have helped him fit into the world of alternative medicine. (San Francisco Chronicle)
The professionally-trained psychiatrist was almost certainly protected by a coterie of hardline ultranationalists as he worked incognito at an alternative medicine clinic in Belgrade ... com - and gave lectures in front of hundreds of people on alternative medicine ... Using his Dabic alias, Karadzic was a regular contributor to the Serbian alternative medicine magazine "Healthy Life;" its editor Goran Kojic said he was stunned when he saw the photo of Karadzic on TV and realized the bizarre... (CBS News)
Nor was Radovan Karadzic lurking inconspicuously, but instead giving public lectures on alternative medicine before audiences of hundreds ... As Dragan Dabic, the former psychiatrist worked for years in a clinic in Belgrade, the Serbian capital, practicing alternative medicine. (Boston Globe)
The fugitive war crimes suspectwas arrested in a Belgrade suburb Monday where hehad posedas a doctor of alternative medicine ... July 22: Serbian officials said Tuesday that Radovan Karadzic, accused of massacres in Bosnia, was practicing in alternative medicine in the heart of Belgrade when he was arrested ... He was working for a private doctor, posing as a specialist in alternative medicine, said Rasim Ljajic, Serbia's point man for cooperation with The Hague war crimes tribunal. (MSNBC -- International)
Captured war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic spent years living in Belgrade and practising alternative medicine, according to Serb officials ... "He was involved with alternative medicine, earning his money from practising alternative medicine... he was working in a private practice," said Mr Ljajic, the Serbian minister for relations with The Hague war crimes tribunal ... Masquerading as an expert in human quantum energy, the fugitive was so confident in his disguise he even had his own... (BBC News)
Mr Karadzic reinvented himself as a devotee of alternative medicine ... Mr Karadzic was living in disguise in Serbia's capital Belgrade and practising alternative medicine under the name of Dragan Dabic. (BBC News)
The Daily Mirror says his appearance was "every inch the alternative medicine therapist". In the Independent he is pictured sitting with colleagues from the "Healthy Life" magazine he worked for. (BBC News -- UK)
Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb president and one of the world's most wanted war criminals for more than a decade, disguised himself to live and work in Belgrade as practitioner of alternative medicine, "freely walking in the city," Serbian authorities said Tuesday, a day after the announcement of his arrest on genocide charges. A photograph displayed to reporters at a news conference showed Karadzic, 63, with long white hair and a flowing white beard a sharp contrast to the... (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
While on the run in Serbia, the world's top war crimes fugitive worked at a private alternative medicine clinic and wrote for a Belgrade magazine, according to Serbian officials. Karadzic also lectured about meditation at a May festival in Belgrade. (Anchorage Daily News)
The one-time psychiatrist had been practising alternative medicine during his decade as a fugitive from international justice ... Mr Vujacic is also said to have added that Karadzic upheld his double life practising alternative medicine under the name Dr Dragan Dabic completely without support or protection. (Telegraph.co.uk)
"This blending of the best of conventional and alternative medicine is known as integrative medicine.". In response to the public's growing interest in integrative therapies for common conditions, Mayo Clinic and a lifestyle company called Gaiam teamed up to produce Mayo Clinic Wellness Solutions, a series of 10 DVDs that offer an integrated approach for treating 10 common health conditions. (Pekin Times, IL)
Officials said Karadzic had been posing as a doctor of alternative medicine, sporting long hair, a beard and glasses to hide his face. A picture displayed to reporters showed an unrecognisable Karadzic, markedly thin, with a long white beard and flowing hair. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
He grew long white hair and a flowing white beard, and, as Dragan Dabic, the former psychiatrist worked for years in a clinic in Belgrade, the Serbian capital, as a practitioner of alternative medicine. He even lectured at local community centers. (International Herald Tribune)
Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb leader under indictment for war crimes, spent years disguised behind a flowing white beard and long hair, living and working in Belgrade as a practitioner of alternative medicine, and "freely walking in the city," the Serbian authorities said Tuesday ... The Serb police said Karadzic's false identity was so convincing that he had worked at an alternative medicine clinic near Belgrade, walked the streets of the capital undetected and on two occasions had... (International Herald Tribune)
BELGRADE Radovan Karadzic grew a long, white beard to conceal his identity and even managed to openly practise alternative medicine while in hiding, officials said Tuesday in revealing details of the war crimes fugitive's capture after more than a decade on the run. Mr. Karadzic, the wartime leader of Bosnian Serbs, was arrested Monday night in a Belgrade suburb, officials said. (Globe and Mail)
At the time of his arrest, he was living in Belgrade and posing as a doctor of alternative medicine ... At the time of his arrest, he was living in Belgrade and posing as a doctor of alternative medicine ... Karadzic, one of the world's most wanted men, has been living in Belgrade in recent years, working at an alternative medicine clinic, Serb officials said. (Christian Science Monitor)
"He was working and performing alternative medicine, making money that way," said Rasim Ljajic, the Serbian minister in charge of co-operation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague. "He was very convincing in hiding his identity," said Ljajic, who held up a photograph of Karadzic with almost hippy-like long white hair and beard. (iAfrica.com)
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