Alternative Medicine

San Francisco airport unveils yoga room for travelers

Just cleared airport security and in need of a little deep breathing and stretching relaxation?

San Francisco Airport has opened what it…    

Does acupuncture boost IVF success

Acupuncture may help some women conceive through in-vitro fertilization (IVF), a new analysis of past research concludes. But the true benefit in the real…    

Headphone music eases anxiety during prostate biopsies

– Tuning in to tune out may be just what’s needed for men undergoing a prostate biopsy, according to researchers at the Duke Cancer…    

Chinese Herbal Medicine May Provide Novel Treatment for Alcohol Abuse

UCLA researchers have identified how a component of an ancient Chinese herbal anti-hangover medicine called dihydromyricetin, isolated from the plant Hovenia, counteracts acute alcohol…    

Really? The Claim: Listening to Music Can Relieve Pain

Can the right sonata soothe the pain of a medical operation?

A growing number of doctors have been using music in clinical…    

Acupuncture generally safe in children: study

Acupuncture treatment appears to be safe for those who are under 18, with very little risk involved when qualified practitioners are wielding the needles,…    

Yoga has small benefit for chronic back pain: study

In a new UK study of adults with chronic lower back pain, a 12-week yoga class led to a small improvement in how well…    

Physicians who play Mozart while performing colonoscopy may improve adenoma detection rate

Physicians who listen to Mozart while performing colonoscopy may increase their detection rates of precancerous polyps, according to the results of a new study…    

Hold the pillow mint, send up the yoga mat

Hotel chains are delivering everything from yoga videos to recumbent bicycles to guests who prefer to work out their jet lag, or shape up…    

Popular Herbal Supplements May Adversely Affect Chemotherapy Treatment

Acai berry, cumin, herbal tea, turmeric and long-term use of garlic – all herbal supplements commonly believed to be beneficial to your health –…    

Yoga boosts stress-busting hormone, reduces pain: York U study

A new study by York University researchers finds that practicing yoga reduces the physical and psychological symptoms of chronic pain in women with fibromyalgia.…    

Massage may ease chronic back pain short-term

A new study shows massage therapy may help people who suffer from chronic back pain.

After 10 weeks, patients who got weekly…    

Yoga helped older stroke victims improve balance, endurance

An Indiana University study that exposed older veterans with stroke to yoga produced “exciting” results as researchers explore whether this popular mind-body practice can…    

Acupuncture of benefit to those with unexplained symptoms

Attending frequently with medically unexplained symptoms is distressing for both patient and doctor and effective treatment or management options are limited: one in five…    

Music therapy relieves fibromyalgia symptoms and improves patients’ quality of life

University of Granada researchers have proven that music therapy combined with other relax techniques based on guided imagery reduces significantly pain, depression and anxiety,…    

Herbal remedies offer hope as the new antibiotics

Cancer treatments often have the side effect of impairing the patient’s immune system. This can result in life-threatening secondary infections from bacteria and fungi,…    

Chinese herbal paste may help prevent exacerbations of COPD

A traditional Chinese herbal paste known as Xiao Chuan, or XCP, may help reduce winter exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to…    

Health-Care Providers Are Prescribing Nontraditional Medicine

More than a third of Americans use some form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and that number continues to rise attributed mostly to…    

Acupuncture is equally effective with simulated needles

Simulated acupuncture - sometimes referred to as placebo - is just as beneficial as real acupuncture for treating nausea in cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy,…    

More Americans Turn to Lower-Cost Alternative Meds, Especially Whites

The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies experienced a significant growth in the United States in the last decade, and a new…    

Could acupuncture be used to treat “lazy eye?”

Sticking acupuncture needles into points on the body classically associated with vision in Chinese medicine could prove to be an alternative to bothersome patches…    

Many Brain Tumor Patients Use Homeopathy, Alternative Treatments

Many people with incurable brain tumors use alternative therapies, such as taking vitamins and homeopathy, in addition to their conventional treatments, according to a…    

Alternative therapies may leave asthmatics gasping

Approximately 13 percent of parents turn to alternative therapies to treat their children’s asthma, according to a new study from the Université de Montréal.…    

Acupuncture changes brain’s perception and processing of pain

Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), researchers have captured pictures of the brain while patients experienced a pain stimulus with and without acupuncture to…    

Yoga alleviates pain and improves function in fibromyalgia patients

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a debilitating condition affecting 11㈝ million individuals in the US alone. FM carries an annual direct cost for care of more…