Comprehensive Report on CAM, Regulation and Pharmaceutical Industry

This report examines various aspects of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM). It begins by highlighting the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis, referencing relevant research. The report then defines CAM and complementary therapies, providing examples and sources. It delves into the diverse practices within CAM, emphasizing the overlap between different fields and the role of self-regulation bodies. The report analyzes the controversies surrounding the regulation of health professions, particularly in the context of CAM, and the importance of transparency and representation in healthcare regulatory boards. Furthermore, it explores the role of the pharmaceutical industry, its influence on drug regulations, and the need for more affordable regulatory alternatives. The report also touches upon the impact of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on privacy notifications and consent, providing relevant research and insights.

 Acupuncture is effective for knee osteoarthritis (OA), and furthermore a safe and cost-
effective treatment for this condition. To give brief information about acupuncture has
used pdf of this reference. Pdf < https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28394671/>, Birch, S
and et.al., 2017. The UK NICE 2014 guidelines for osteoarthritis of the knee: Lessons
learned in a narrative review addressing inadvertent limitations and bias. The Journal of
Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 23(4), pp.242-246.
 Complementary medicine is treatments that are used along with standard medical
treatments but are not considered to be standard treatments. One example is using
acupuncture to help lessen some side effects of cancer treatment. To give information
about complementary medicine and therapy has used this reference.
<https://www.cancer.gov/about- cancer/treatment/cam#:~:text=Complementary%20and
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Lambell, A., 2020. ‘Other-unproven’: US research and its implications for
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 Many different areas make up the practice of complementary and alternative medicine
(CAM). In addition, many parts of one field may overlap with the parts of another
field. To evaluate different practices of CAM have used this link that attache with the
given reference. <
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/types-of-
complementary-and-alternative-medicine>, Lemmens, T. and Mahadevia Ghimire, K.,
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public accountability. Revista de Direito Sanitário/Journal of Health Law (2019)
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and Homeopathy. Determinants of Trust in complementary and alternative
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 Self-regulation and the regulation of health professions remain controversial issues and
policy actors across Canada and internationally will be looking to the recent reform in
these 3 jurisdictions when determining their own reform agendas. The time was ripe for
an academic analysis comparing these jurisdictions and the “problem” of how to regulate
the health professions in this current environment of reform. To define role of self-
regulation bodies in the complementary and alternative therapies have been used this link
<https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/91139/3/Leslie_Kathleen_201706_PhD
_thesis.pdf>, Lemmens, T. and Mahadevia Ghimire, K., 2019. Regulation of health
professions in Ontario: self-regulation with statutory-based public accountability. Revista
de Direito Sanitário/Journal of Health Law (2019) Vol, 19(3), pp.p124-204.
 For starters, Cayton wants the boards of health care regulators to be more transparent and
to have more representation from outside their professions. According to Durcan, adding
lay people to boards is a growing trend. The UK’s General Medical Council, for example,
now has 50% outside representation. This pdf has used to give brief information about
role of self-regulation body in the CAM treatment <

https://www.cmaj.ca/content/191/33/E926> , Neal, A., Ballard, T. and Vancouver, J.B.,
2017. Dynamic self-regulation and multiple-goal pursuit. Annual Review of
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Umeokafor, N.I. and Olatunji, O.A., 2018. Self-regulation amongst South African
contractors in achieving legislative requirements on occupational health and safety.
 While pharmaceutical companies have shaped, in important ways, drug regulations in
high-income countries over the last three decades (Davis and Abraham, 2013), in recent
years there has been increasing criticism from both healthcare regulators and the industry
that the costs of clinical testing and market approval have become disproportional and
that more affordable regulatory alternatives are needed. Role of pharmaceutical industry
has been explained through the link <
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09505431.2018.1556253>
 Since the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May 2018. This
has quickly led to users becoming fatigued with privacy notifications and contributed to
the rise of both browser extensions that block these banners and demands for a solution
that bundles consent across multiple websites or in the browser. This pdf link has
provided high understanding about GDPR <
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3319535.3354212>, Utz, C and et.al., 2019, November.
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