Alternative Medicine
Weird science
Method to alternative medicine madness
Luke Malone Cupping, leeches, urine therapy. Alternative therapies can be strange - but surprisingly effective.
Breeding success
How to boost your fertility
Emily Dunn Protect your reproductive health to give yourself the best chance of conceiving.
Snake oil
Watchdog crackdown on alternative medicines
Mark Metherell Nine out of 10 alternative medicine products checked by the therapeutics watchdog have been found to breach regulations, fuelling calls for tougher controls of the $4 billion-a-year industry.
Sugar pills
Why placebos may work - even if patients know they're fake
Daniel Hurst People taking pills to treat medical conditions may report health improvements even if they know they're being given placebos, a new study suggests.
'Battle acupuncture' used to heal concussed US soldiers in Afghanistan
Saeed Shah CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan: The US military is applying an ancient Chinese healing technique to the top modern battlefield injury for American soldiers, with results that doctors here say are...
