Alternative Therapy
30/04/2013 - Borage oil does not help eczema
Evening primrose oil and borage oil offer little, or no, benefit for people with eczema, according to a report out today. More
08/04/2013 - Magic mushroom research plea
So-called magic mushrooms might be able to help treat severe depression, a controversial British expert has claimed. More
22/03/2013 - Alternative issues at heart conference
Calming techniques such as yoga could play a key role in helping patients with irregular heart rhythms, experts say today. More
27/02/2013 - Cholesterol vitamin problems
The vitamin niacin can cause unpleasant side-effects when taken with cholesterol-lowering statins, researchers warn today. More
04/02/2013 - Ear problem myths exposed
Campaigners are hoping to expose a series of "myths" about the hearing problem tinnitus this week. More
28/01/2013 - Yoga may aid mental health
Yoga may be able to help people with a range of mental health problems, including schizophrenia, according to a psychiatrist. More
11/01/2013 - Herbs work for hot flushes - expert
Women can take herbal treatments successfully for treating the problems of menopause, an expert says today. More
13/12/2012 - Cannabis treatment "not proven"
Studies have failed to prove that a cannabis extract can make a significant difference to patients with multiple sclerosis, experts say today. More
12/12/2012 - Therapies may help infant colic
Gentle manipulation may help infants suffering from colic, according to an expert analysis published today. More
03/12/2012 - Aroma oils aid heart - in short bursts
Essential oils used in aromatherapy can help to lower heart rate and blood pressure – but only if the user is exposed to them for less than one hour. More
15/11/2012 - Cannabis gene problem revealed
Researchers say they have moved closer to pinning down the genes which make cannabis users vulnerable to developing serious mental illness. More
25/09/2012 - Ginkgo Biloba does not help to improve memory
Ginkgo Biloba supplements do not aid memory, attention or problem solving in healthy people and taking them may be a waste of money, researchers said yesterday. More
06/09/2012 - Plant fails to delay Alzheimer's
A popular plant extract thought to boost the mind seems to have no impact in delaying Alzheimer's disease, researcher said today. More
29/08/2012 - New plant hope for breast cancer treatment
A constituent of a herbal tea may have a role to play in treating breast cancer, researchers say. More
21/08/2012 - Warning on cold remedy herb
Children should not be given a herb widely used to treat coughs and colds, British regulators warned yesterday. More
17/08/2012 - Group yoga backed for pain
Group yoga could provide a good treatment for people with chronic back pain, according to a British study. More
06/08/2012 - Child herbal product withdrawn
A major health food store has been ordered to withdraw a remedy targeted at children after it used pictures of dangerous herbs on the jar. More
24/07/2012 - Get fit quick products banned
As many as 84 sports supplements have been banned from the shelves of British shops because they contained illegal drugs, regulators announced yesterday. More
25/06/2012 - Daffodils may yield drugs
Scientists are hoping to find drugs for treating depression in a kind of pink daffodil that grows in South Africa. More
08/06/2012 - Questions raised over use of spinal manipulation
Spine manipulation for neck pain is “unnecessary and inadvisable” because it could lead to serious complications, researchers say today. 1 comments More
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