Alternative Therapy
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How cannabis stunts growth
Young teenagers who smoke cannabis may experience early puberty – and reduced growth, a major European conference is to be told. Read more
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Meditation replaces medication
A treatment based on meditation may be as good as drugs in helping to treat depression, researchers report today. Read more
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Yoga as good as cycling for heart?
Yoga may be as good as other physical activities at improving heart health, researchers say today. Read more
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Hope for brain cancer cannabis cure
A cannabis extract could prove a "dramatically" successful treatment for brain cancer, British researchers said today. Read more
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Warning over herbal remedy chemical link to cancer
A link between kidney cancer and exposure to aristolochic acid, an ingredient in some herbal remedies, has been uncovered for the first time. Read more
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Ban sports supplement sponsorship call
Sporting organisations are giving "unwarranted credibility" to energy drinks and supplements by allowing them to sponsor events and teams, it was claimed today. Read more
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Vitamins don’t prevent Alzheimer’s
Vitamin B supplements offer no benefits in protecting the brain from ageing or Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new analysis. Read more
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Cannabis could yield cancer drugs
Scientists say they have pin-pointed some of the reasons why cannabis may have anti-cancer properties. Read more
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Doctors warn of party dangers and mushroom possibilities
So-called magic mushrooms really do induce a sensation of dreaming, according to a new scientific study. Read more
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New gene link to schizophrenia and cannabis
Scientists have found a link between genes that increase the risk of schizophrenia and the likelihood of using cannabis. Read more