Forum: Alternative medicine

I've heard it recommended for everything from the common cold to arthritis, but the basic reasoning seems to be grounded in its effectiveness as an...

http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/science_technology/s_t_pn05_091020.cfm The new Science and Technology Committee has been asked...

From the Express http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/162375/Acupuncture-a-waste-of-time-for-couples-trying-for-a-baby Also:

Here is the website of The British Institute of Osteopathy - a ‘recognising’ body as opposed to a registering body. ...

"The scientific evidence is that thousands of people use homeopathy because it works." ;D Whilst her argument is utterly vacuous, she does have...

ITEC is an international qualifications body that has recently been offering a Level 3 Diploma in Reiki. They kindly posted the syllabus and...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/nov/09/medicalresearch Going to a chiropractor to treat back pain could be a waste of time, according to...

I've been recommended Serrapeptase for my rheumatoid arthritis. As I've said before, I'm surrounded by woo here, but the complaint is bad enough to...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8520171.stm No wonder some altmedders don't want to be regulated. You get let off giving people cancer and...

Mooching about at our local college's website, I discovered that they offer courses in some rather questionable subjects, reflexology among them. ...

According to this Sky News story Herbalists are worried, but I can't quite work out what they're worried about. So they're worried that...

I saw an advert for these guys in the paper yesterday. http://www.glasgowchiropractic.com/ The advert was worded in such a way that you would...

As a health practitioner working in private practice, I come accross many colleagues who dabble in reiki, energy medicine etc while claiming to...

I am writing an article about herbal therapy and using Saint John's Wort as an example. I heard at a conference some time back that a death had been...

- That remarkable documentary about Chris Sands the guy who has had chronic hiccups for 2.5 years was very good for reason, science and the skeptic...

Organic farming methods have never allowed 'feeding ruminants to ruminants' so the idea of processing dead and diseased animals back into animal feed...

I'm currently writing something up on homeopathic dilutions and I'm using 'C' potencies as the example as you can explain things quicker when...