Alternative Medicine - Page 22

November 7, 2016

Adding music to pain meds may reduce pain

As a complement to traditional pain relief tools like medication, listening to music may lessen acute or chronic pain related to cancer and other conditions, according to a new review.

November 4, 2016

Mom says childbirth sparked 3-week-long orgasmic sensation

A midwife in the U.K. claims that natal hypnobirthing helped her experience pain-free labor and an orgasmic sensation for up to three weeks after the birth of each of her four children.

November 4, 2016

Chinese medicine technique may offer some relief in perimenopause

A Chinese medicine technique using a smooth-edged instrument to scrape or rub certain areas of the body may relieve troublesome symptoms women experience in the years leading up to menopause, according to a new study.

November 1, 2016

Why a hospital has a harmonica band

The patients amble in one by one.

October 31, 2016

New York farm acts as retirement home for elderly dogs

Finding the right home for elderly loved ones can be difficult — especially when they’re aging in dog years.

October 28, 2016

Man says 'miracle cure' promoted by fringe church killed his wife

An institution calling itself the Genesis II Church of Health and Healing is anything but, according to a man who says an elixir promoted by the church as a "miracle cure" is the same concoction that killed her, ABC News reports.

October 27, 2016

Dr. Manny: Stop poisoning our autistic kids

In the early 1900s, radium-laced water was marketed as a promising elixir that could cure anything from arthritis to impotence to aging skin.

October 27, 2016

Dementia risk may rise in the wake of disaster

Elderly people forced out of their homes and separated from their neighbors after a natural disaster may be more prone to dementia than survivors who are able to remain in their homes, a study suggests.

October 27, 2016

Woman says magnets cured her depression

In August, Michele Pagano laughed for the first time in months.

October 26, 2016

Prescription testosterone gets new warning

The labels on prescription testosterone will now carry a new warning about the serious health risks that have been linked with abuse of these products