When we say “medicine” we usually refer to the type of care one gets in the office of an M.D. or in a hospital. This care usually includes scientific diagnosis and treatment with pharmaceutical drugs or surgery. This is the excellent medicine, based on research and technology, that we have the good fortune to enjoy. [...]
Since the study compared acupuncture patients with a group who received no treatment, however, the patients might have experienced the “placebo effect,” said Dr. Claudia Witt of Charite University Medical Center in Berlin.
“Nevertheless, our study showed that acupuncture was beneficial for women if offered as part of the health insurance system,” the researchers write in [...]
Our field has been exponentially expanded by the ability to view molecular imaging results in an anatomic context, a capability that can be applied in PET, SPECT, MR imaging, MR spectroscopy, and a growing range of optical and fluorescent technologies. In fact, anatomic context is now requisite for most molecular imaging agents.
As an example, [...]
White, green, oolong and black tea all originate from the same camellia senensis plant. Their differences come from how they are processed to the desired level of oxidation.
Green tea has been all the rage for its content of epigallocatechin (EGCG), a form of antioxidants associated a number of health benefits. However, Mukra points out that [...]
Millions of Americans suffer from allergies every season. Most rely on over the counter and prescription medicines to work wonders. But a large number of people are also turning to alternative therapies for relief. More and more allergy sufferers are turning to these types of treatments. While some small studies have shown positive benefit, there’s [...]
Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst explore the merits of alternative medicines. The writers rise to the challenge in this careful review of the many claims made for CAM, either in the forms of diagnostic gadgetry or physical procedures, such as acupuncture and chiropractic, or medicinals, such as homoeopathy or herbal remedies.
AFTER decades of fighting for credibility within mainstream medicine, alternative health practitioners are once again in the firing line.
This latest salvo has been launched from Britain, where two recently released, hard-hitting books accuse the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) industry of quackery and trickery.