NZ Herald 4:00AM Monday Jul 13, 2009

Course a boost for natural medicine
By Maria Slade
An Auckland training institution has begun the country's first degree in naturopathy, a move welcomed by the natural health industry as a further step towards legitimation....The degree course would cover basic medical science such as anatomy, physiology, pathology and health assessment, and students would be trained to know when to refer patients for more sophisticated treatments. Lani Lopez, one of New Zealand's few degree-qualified naturopaths, gained her qualification from an Australian university by correspondence. She said that 10 to 15 years ago there was "a definite line" between naturopaths and orthodox mainstream medicine. Now doctors would ring her to discuss a patient's treatment. Lopez said traditional medicine could only do so much for some chronic illnesses and people were using supplements to manage their conditions alongside prescribed pharmaceuticals.

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