Alternative Therapy
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Trance cuts pain of heart procedure
Guiding patients into a trance helps them to cope with pain and anxiety during the heart procedure, ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF), according to Danish experts. Read more
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Glucosamine does not benefit knee
Taking glucosamine supplements does not help stop the deterioration of knee cartilage, a new study has found. Read more
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No evidence over herbal cannabis effectiveness
Patients with rheumatic conditions should not use herbal cannabis to help ease the pain of their condition, researchers say today. Read more
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Warning as body-builders take cancer drug
Body-builders may be unwittingly taking the anti-cancer drug tamoxifen in a popular supplement used by participants in their sport, it was revealed today. Read more
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Acupuncture needles flawed
Acupuncture is a popular alternative medicine, widely used in its country of origin – but the quality of needles has not kept pace with modern manufacturing techniques, experts say today. Read more
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Garden plant hope for HIV care
A common garden plant may hold the key to new treatments against HIV, researchers revealed yesterday. Read more
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Cannabis clue to arthritis treatment
Cannabis-type drugs could be developed to help treat people with arthritis, British researchers have reported. Read more
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Chinese medicine plant could treat chronic pain
A plant traditionally used in Chinese medicine to relieve suffering contains key ingredients that could be used to combat chronic pain, researchers have reported. Read more
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How acupuncture helps breast cancer patients
Women undergoing breast cancer may benefit from acupuncture to help relieve the side-effects of treatment, researchers have reported. Read more
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Vitamins "waste of money" – doctors
Vitamin and mineral supplements are a "waste of money", a group of doctors declared yesterday after a series of studies finding them failing to help prevent heart disease and cancer. Read more