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Press articles (used media abbreviations)

Alternate medicine, by Kanika Deshpande (kp 30/06/2008)

Promote naturopathy: Experts (kp 05/05/2008)

Superstitions, by Howard Roak (kp 26/10/2007)

Promotion of Ayurveda sought (samn 23/06/2007)

Holistic treatment of tuberculosis: The best of both worlds, by Rachel E Peniston (kp 20/05/2007)

Shamans 'refer' patients to docs, by Shankar Acharya (kp 13/04/2007)

Govt for promotion of homoeopathy (samn 31/12/2006)

“Ayurveda Stresses On Prevention of Diseases”, interview with Madhusudan Lohani (sp 08/12/2006)

Situation of Ayurveda, by Bhupendra Nirajan (kp 19/11/2006)

Ayurveda- 'the life science', by Rupendra Puri (kp 22/10/2006)

Ramdev’s yoga gaining popularity, by Mohan Budaair (kp 16/09/2006)

School closed for two days ‘Strange sight’ causes students to faint, by Prem Nepali (kp 07/09/2006), Foreboding felt as strange ‘illness’ hits 30 more, by Prem Nepali (kp 08/09/2006), Faith healers’ rivalry causes tension, by Prem Nepali (kp 11/09/2006)

Nepal: Health and Inefficiency. Sole authorized producer of homeopathic medicines in crisis after governmental delays, by Rupa Kharel (Ohmy News 14/07/2006)

Vibes of Ramdev (kp 18/06/2006)

Ayurvedic Treatment An Alternative Therapy, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 11/06/2006)

Witch doctor kills two ‘possessed’ persons, by Arjun Sahi (kp 18/08/2005)

Ayurveda Cultural, Medical Heritage, by L. M. Singh & B. N. Khaniya (rn 12/07/2005)

Shamans rule the roost at Rajgaon, by Tika Prasad Bhatta (kp 30/01/2005)

Doctors without herbs Himalayan medicinal plants are endangered and so are the healers who know how to use them, by Shreya Mukherjee (nt 31/12/2004)

Shamans aren’t what they were in past, by Devdas Shrestha (ht 19/12/2004)

Mangsebung folk prefer shamans to doctors, by Bimal Pradhan (ht 23/11/2004)

Monk-docs to health sector rescue (kp 10/10/2004)

Hospital on sickbed (ht 28/09/2004)

Ayurveda, by Prabhat Gautam (kp 31/08/2004)

Holistic homeopathy Complementary, not alternative, by Pragya Kharel Rajouria (kp 10/08/2004), Homeopathy for stronger immune system (kp 10/08/2004)

Madan Chettri the Jhankri, by Caesar Rana (kp 27/07/2004)

Shamans herald paradigm shift (ht 07/06/2004)

Natural cycles of harmony (ht 16/(05/2004)

A tale of foretellers, by Lava Gaunle (kp 09/05/2004)

Herbal Medicines, High Hopes, by P. Gopakumar (rn 05/04/2004)

Focus on traditional medical system (kp 16/11/2003)

Patients suffer due to shortage of ayurvedic medicines (Kathmandu Post, 09/11/2003)

Time to improve oldest Ayurvedic Hospital, by Chiranjibi Poudel (Kathmandu Post, 02/11/2003), Lack of infrastructure hits Ayurved hospital (Rising Nepal, 02/11/2003)

Management of traditional medicine: Problems and potentialities, by Bhupendra Nirajan (Kathmandu Post, 10/06/2003)

Medicine shortages in Ayurvedic Health Centre affects locals, by Prakash Adhikari (Kathmandu Post, 29/03/2003)

Promote ayurvedic treatment system (Space Time Today, 26/02/2003)

Foreign patent baggers put Ayurvedic treasures at risk, by Rupak D Sharma (Space Time Today, 25/02/2003)

Ayurveda and the issue of integration, by LM Singh and Bhupendra Nirajan (Kathmandu Post, 30/01/2003)

Heal yourself the ayurvedic way (Kathmandu Post, 08/12/2002)

Holistic healing, by P Gopakumar (Space Time Today, 05/12/2002)

‘Sahib Jhankri’ from the States, by Yuyutsu R.D. Sharma (Kathmandu Post, 30/08/2002)

We Are Squandering Our Traditional Heritage And Wealth (Spotlight, 24/05/2002), interview with Rishi Ram Koirala, consultant physician at the Ayurveda Health Home and Research Center

People still call on shamans for treatment (Kathmandu Post, 15/05/2002)

Palpa's herbal wealth lacking development (Rising Nepal, 31/01/2002)

Demand for Ayurvedic medicines on rise (Rising Nepal, 24/12/2001)

Cow urine therapy camp in the offing (Kathmandu Post, 12/10/2001)

Wild for beauty and health, naturally, by Ramyata Limbu (Nepali Times, 31/08/2001)

More and more switching to naturopathy, by Ghanashyam Ojha (Kathmandu Post, 17/06/2001)

Shamans’ Utility (Rising Nepal, 07/06/2001)

Jhankris participating in International seminar (Kathmandu Post, 18/04/2001)

Yoga ... best companion for modern medicine (Kathmandu Post, 20/03/2001)

Chirait to boost income (Sunday Post, 17/12/2000)

Containing HIV/AIDS In Nepal: More Resources Needed, by Mahesh Sharma (Rising Nepal, 01/12/2000), see also editorial Ayurvedic Treatment (Rising Nepal, 01/12/2000)

Ayurveda suffers in obscurity (Rising Nepal, 30/11/2000)

An ancient system of treatment still packs a punch, by Tashi Dolma Thinley (Kathmandu Post, 29/11/2000)

Promote Ayurveda, emphasizes : Dr. Yadav (Rising Nepal, 26/10/2000)

Ayurveda: The Art & Science Of Life, by Bhuwan Poudel (Rising Nepal, 12/09/2000)

Ayurvedic medicines in need of strong institutional back-up (Rising Nepal, 21/05/2000)

Alternative healing system for better living (People's Review, 17/02/2000)

Background

Ayur Nepal, a website exploring Ayurveda