PSA: Alternative Medicine in Place of Cancer Treatment Can Be Deadly
Cancer is scary. Chemo and radiation are scary. Herbal medicines and special diets seem friendly and comforting by comparison, but…
Category: Alternative Medicine
Acupuncture Alleviates Menstrual Pain In Australia
The Australian research team investigated the effects of manual acupuncture and electro-acupuncture on patients with chronic dysmenorrhea (menstrual-related cramping and…
Top 5 Home Remedies For Curing Arthritis
Arthritis is a very unpleasant condition which causes severe pain, almost unbearable at times. But with a little help from…
5 Natural Remedies To Treat Rosacea
Rosacea is a condition that results in enlarged, inflamed blood vessels, particularly on the face. It’s a frustrating and sometimes…
Four of the Most Misused Terms in Alternative Medicine
A lot of talk about alternative medicine involves taking legitimate medical terms and infusing them with dubious new definitions to…
Herbal medicine vs. synthetic drugs: What’s better?
According to a World Health Organization, there are 250,000 practitioners of traditional medicine in the Philippines. Natural medicine users have…
Acupuncture Heals Bedsores With Turtle Technique
Research published in the Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion finds acupuncture effective for the treatment of pressure ulcers. Yang…
Regulator Could Strip Alternative Medicine Charities of their Status
Charities that promote unproven treatments for sick patients could be stripped of their charitable status under proposals being considered by…
‘Kratom Is the Cure for the Opioid Epidemic.’ – Chris Bell
I think kratom is the cure for the opioid epidemic,” says Chris Bell, the acclaimed documentary filmmaker behind 2008’s Bigger,…
Challenges raised about kava at workshop in Waikato
Kava enthusiasts and researchers have gathered in New Zealand for a workshop to discuss challenges facing the kava kava crops.…