Alternative Medicine - Page 17

January 23, 2017

Are 'natural' cigarette smokers being misled?

Natural American Spirit tobacco products are marketed as “natural” and “additive-free,” and many users think that means the cigarettes are safer to smoke, according to a recent U.S. study.

January 20, 2017

Sweating in sauna might help keep brain healthy: Finnish study

Regular visits to the sauna can help lower the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease as well as dying of heart ailments, a Finnish study suggests.

January 20, 2017

Gwyneth Paltrow's jade eggs are a bunch of baloney

Move over, vaginal steaming: Actress Gwyneth Paltrow is suggesting an alleged new way to boost your reproductive health: a "jade egg" that's inserted into the vagina.

January 18, 2017

'Wolf therapy helped me overcome anorexia'

A California rape survivor who became severely anorexic after the assault credits wolves with saving her life.

January 18, 2017

Can cannabis oil help heal wounds?

A middle-age man in Canada with oral cancer found that medical cannabis oil may have helped to slightly reduce the size of a wound that his cancer caused on his cheek, according to a new report of his case.

January 18, 2017

Doc warns against 'Nose Lifter' that promises results in 30 seconds

An Australian doctor is warning against using an increasingly popular device that promises a nose job in 30 seconds.

January 17, 2017

Will colicky babies benefit from acupuncture?

Colicky babies may cry less after treatment with a scaled-back version of acupuncture, according to a new study - but the results are controversial.

January 16, 2017

In this new era for marijuana, let’s examine its medical uses

Americans' growing acceptance of marijuana use offers an opportunity to explore its potential benefits for easing pain and treating other medical conditions.

January 16, 2017

US panel recommends folic acid supplements for young women

Women who may get pregnant - whether planned or unplanned - should take a daily folic acid supplement to prevent neural tube defects like spina bifida, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

January 13, 2017

The good, bad and unknown about marijuana's health effects

It can almost certainly ease chronic pain and might help some people sleep, but it may also raise the risk of getting schizophrenia and trigger heart attacks.