COMPLIMENTARY MEDICINE RECEIVES BROAD SUPPORT IN SWITERZERLAND

On May 17, 2009, the people of Switzerland voted in favor of a constitutional amendment that supports the use of complementary medicine (CAM). A total of 67 percent of the population voted in favor. Thus Switzerland becomes the first country in Europe to set out in its constitution authority for the national government and its constituent states to take CAM into consideration in its health services. It is an astonishing victory and may set the model for other countries as well.

As the United States examines what needs to change in an effort to drive down cost and raise accessibility, do you think there is any chance special interests, Big Pharma or the playground's bully known as the FDA will allow U.S. citizens access to complimentary medicine as part of their health care plan? I think not but I am pleased to note there is a country which is coming around. Of course Switzerland is always ahead of the rest of the world.