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Friday September 5, 2008
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A fifth of the nearly 200 concoctions tested contained levels of the toxic metals that, if taken at the maximum recommended doses, would surpass California’s safety guidelines.Also: a review of Trick or Treatment, in which Simon Singh and Dr. Edzard Ernst report the results of hundreds of studies on the purported benefits of various alternative-medicine treatments.
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Friday May 26, 2006
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More than 600 practitioners and scientists from 19 countries are meeting in Edmonton to talk about how to assess the benefits and risks of alternative therapies.
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Tuesday March 28, 2006
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Golden, Colo. (AP) -- An alternative medicine practitioner was sentenced Monday to 13 years in prison in the death of a 19-year-old cancer victim who underwent a procedure in which his blood was exposed to ultraviolet light.
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Monday March 27, 2006
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A major BBC series claimed to show new evidence of the power of alternative medicine. Now scientists who worked on it say it was flawed and hyped
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Sunday March 26, 2006
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Some of Britain’s leading scientists have accused the BBC of “quackery” by misleading viewers in an attempt to exaggerate the power of alternative medicine.
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Thursday March 23, 2006
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A research review published in 2002 in an Australian medical journal linked transcendental meditation (TM) to decreased hypertension. The authors concluded that the technique was promising for prevention and treatment of heart disease.
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Friday March 3, 2006
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Acupuncture shown to relieve migraines
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Wednesday November 2, 2005
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The family room in Rita Oldani's south St. Louis County basement was perfect for unblocking some chakras one rainy evening.
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Tuesday August 30, 2005
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The world may be beating a path to the doors of homeopathic practitioners as an alternative to conventional medicines, but a study has concluded they may just as well be taking nothing.
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Sunday August 28, 2005
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The government is dealing in deceit when it allows public money to be wasted on alternative remedies
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Friday August 26, 2005
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A report commissioned by the Prince of Wales into the cost of complementary medicines has sparked controversy.
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Sunday June 12, 2005
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McALLEN, June 12, 2005 — The warm smell of mint and lemon tea filled María Liliana Patlán’s childhood home in Michoacán, Mexico, offering soothing remedies for aching throats or poor digestion.
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Monday June 6, 2005
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California man who injured three Hmong men in a fight must pay their medical bills including more than $6,000 for animals and herbal medicines used in traditional healing ceremonies, a court has ruled.
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Tuesday April 12, 2005
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than 70 percent of adults aged 50 or older use some type of alternative therapy, such as herbal medicine, meditation, or seeing a chiropractor, according to new study findings.
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Thursday March 3, 2005
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Washington, Mar 3 : More and more US companies are paying for yoga and meditation classes for their employees to relieve stress and save on health costs.
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Tuesday February 15, 2005
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Spiritual healing can appear to have a positive effect, but when placebo reigns over rationality, I'm wary
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Sunday February 13, 2005
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Complementary therapies such as acupuncture, reiki and reflexology have gained huge public approval in recent years for the treatment of anything from epilepsy to cancer.
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Monday January 31, 2005
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Used by more than a third of Americans, alternative medicine is slowly becoming accepted by the healthcare establishment.
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Monday January 17, 2005
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TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Some Florida State University professors have been circulating a parody map showing the campus of the future, with a new Bigfoot Institute, a School of Astrology and a Crop Circle Simulation Laboratory.
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Friday October 29, 2004
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The ancient Japanese tradition of Reiki is emerging in Israel, and its fresh presence is posing a simple question in the heart of the Jewish world: Is there a place for Reiki in Judaism?
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Friday October 22, 2004
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MILWAUKEE - (KRT) - Johnnie Thomas spent 22 years trying to get teenagers to behave.
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Thursday October 7, 2004
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Your body is pretty complex, sometimes needing an unconventional approach to soothe ills. Rosamund Burton checks out some wacky alternative therapies.
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Friday May 28, 2004
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Majority in U.S. Try Some Form, Survey Finds
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Monday May 17, 2004
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From the moment a patient walks into his consulting room, Jan de Vries studies every tiny detail. The way they walk. The way they talk. Hair. Eyes. Not so different, then, from the professional interviewer. So here is that very first glimpse of the interviewee: up through the stairwell of his Edinburgh clinic, Jan de Vries is visible on the top landing. An array of our photographer’s equipment is spread out and de Vries stands, a small figure in a neat suit and tie, hands clasped one over the other, smiling stiffly at the camera. Climbing towards him, I notice he looks uncomfortable facing the lens.
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Monday May 3, 2004
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Summary: PT examines whether treating illnesses with homeopathy is simply unconventional nonsense or a medicinal cure thatis here to stay.
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