33.9 Billion on CAM
July 30, 2009 by Marijke Durning, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Let’s play Jeopardy!
Answer: 33.9 billion on CAM.
{cue the Jeopardy! music}
Question: How much did Americans spend on complimentary and alternative medicine (CAM) in 12 months?
On top of the trillions of dollars (with a “tr”) spent annually on health care in the United States, Americans are spending almost 34 billion – with a “b” – on alternative treatments.
According to the NIH/National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, about 38% of Americans use some sort of CAM to either stay healthy or help manage or treat illness or symptoms of illness. CAM covers a wide variety of practices, too numerous to mention. …read more
Cincinnati Asia(n) Market
Where to shop for Asian food when you’re in Cincinnati. There are other choices, but if you want to go to just one store that has most, if not all, of the Asian ingredients you need, come here.
I’m providing the address, phone and hours here. But if you forget and have to look them up, make sure you look for “Cincinnati Asia Market”, not “Asian”. Their website uses the word “Asian”, but they are registered in the yellow pages as “Asia”. If you look for Asian Market you’ll get to the same street (Reading Road) but …read more




