Alternative Therapy
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Warning on cold remedy herb
Children should not be given a herb widely used to treat coughs and colds, British regulators warned yesterday. Read more
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Group yoga backed for pain
Group yoga could provide a good treatment for people with chronic back pain, according to a British study. Read more
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Child herbal product withdrawn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. Read more
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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. Read more
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Daffodils may yield drugs
Scientists are hoping to find drugs for treating depression in a kind of pink daffodil that grows in South Africa. Read more
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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. Read more
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MS patients get "no benefit" from fish oil
A study of supplements for multiple sclerosis has found no beneficial effect from fish oils – omega-3 fatty acids, researchers report today. Read more
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Toxic plants and endangered animal traces found in traditional Chinese medicines
DNA sequencing technology has revealed that some traditional Chinese medicines contain potentially toxic plant ingredients, allergens, and traces of endangered animals. Read more
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Herbs for acne?
Teenagers troubled by acne may fare better with herbal treatments than prescriptions, scientists claim today. Read more
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Herbs and needles that may soothe pelvis pain
Some complementary therapies may benefit women with chronic pelvic pain, say experts, but there is still a lack of clear evidence, British experts say today. Read more