Alternative Medicine - Page 13

May 25, 2017

Marijuana extract may help kids with severe epilepsy

Backing up what some parents have been claiming for years, researchers are now hailing a compound in marijuana as a "game-changing medication" for epilepsy.

May 24, 2017

Facebook users recruit friends for diet, supplement programs — but is it legit?

Last winter, Natalie Vargas was nearing her mid-30s, eating fast food for lunch, drinking about nine cups of coffee a day, and feeling exhausted and sick to her stomach.

May 22, 2017

Gravity blanket is Kickstarter darling, but health claims are suspect

A company hawking a "gravity blanket," which went viral on Kickstarter after claiming to treat everything from insomnia to anxiety, has doubled back on those promises after a website questioned its science.

May 22, 2017

Marijuana's mind-altering compound may improve memory

Marijuana's main psychoactive compound, THC, may improve memory, according to a new study in mice.

May 9, 2017

Pets can help owners manage mental illness

Pets could play an active role in the treatment of their owners' long-term mental health problems, according to authors of a small study in the United Kingdom.

April 26, 2017

FDA cracks down on sham 'miracle' cancer treatments

In an effort to clamp down on a disturbing trend targeting cancer patients, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently sent warning letters to 14 companies ordering them to stop peddling fraudulent cure-all remedies — or else face possible criminal prosecution.

April 25, 2017

Chili pepper, pot may fix your ailing stomach

Have an upset stomach?

April 21, 2017

Elderly man in Cuba treats arthritis pain with scorpion venom – swears by it

Clinical trials begun in 2006 to test the efficacy of scorpion venom in cancer treatment.

April 7, 2017

San Diego woman dies after turmeric infusion

A San Diego woman who died in March had visited a naturopathic practitioner who administered an IV of turmeric solution to treat eczema, authorities said.

March 28, 2017

Would legalizing medical marijuana help curb the opioid epidemic?

In states that legalized medical marijuana, U.S. hospitals failed to see a predicted influx of pot smokers, but in an unexpected twist, they treated far fewer opioid users, a new study shows.