Alternative Therapy
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Coffee cream may protect skin
Caffeine-based creams could be developed to help prevent some skin cancers, researchers claimed last night. Read more
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Warning over herbal slimming products
A warning has been issued over several herbal slimming products that can cause serious side effects. Read more
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Music to soothe troubled
Cancer patients may benefit from listening to music or having music therapy sessions, researchers say today. Read more
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Soy fails menopause test
A soy-based therapy fails to offer any improvements for women going through the menopause – and may aggravate their symptoms, researchers reported last night. Read more
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Herb law set to be flouted
A European crackdown on herbal treatments may be widely circumvented – denying users critical information on side-effects, British researchers say today. Read more
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Warning over men’s ‘herbal’ supplements
Men are being warned not to take unlicensed herbal remedies after they were found to contain a medicine that could cause life-threatening high blood pressure. Read more
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End cowboy hypnosis – practitioners
The NHS should make more use of hypnosis – and save patients from "cowboys", practitioners said today. Read more
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How t’ai chi aids elderly
The popular Chinese martial art t’ai chi may boost the wellbeing of elderly people – but is not a cure-all, researchers reported today. Read more
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Wound bacteria "checked" by honey
New research suggests that honey should be better exploited by modern medicine, a British scientist says today. Read more
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Experts question point of acupuncture
There is little evidence that doing acupuncture properly relieves pain – and the risks of the procedure are too high, experts have claimed. Read more