Alternative Therapy
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Slimming pills warning
Many innocent-sounding slimming products sold on-line contain dangerous medicines, UK regulators have warned. Read more
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Magic mushroom secrets offer treatment hope
British doctors want to test "magic mushroom" drugs as treatments for depression after a series of brain scans gave new insights into the chemicals. Read more
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Joint herbs challenged
Most herbal treatments for arthritis have "unconvincing" evidence in their favour, experts warn today. Read more
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Acupuncture hope for cancer pain
German researchers say that acupuncture may help relieve pain in patients undergoing cancer treatment – and that they have found a scientific way of showing this. Read more
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Doubts over balance exercise programmes
Exercise programmes can help elderly people keep their balance and prevent falls – but dozens of pieces of research have failed to establish the best way of doing it, according to an analysis published today. Read more
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Yoga backed for back-ache
Yoga can make a dramatic difference to people with back-ache, British researchers reported today. Read more
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Blue-green hope to beat sunscreen allergy
Swedish researchers are hoping that blue-green algae will yield a "natural" sunscreen that may spare users from skin reactions. Read more
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How stretching eases back-ache
Yoga or stretching classes can help relieve the misery of back-ache, researchers reported last night. Read more
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Autumn flower may yield cancer drugs
Chemicals in a poisonous wild flower have been used to develop powerful new cancer treatments, British researchers report today. Read more
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Saffron passes lab test
The yellow spice saffron may help to prevent liver cancer, researchers reported yesterday. Read more