Alternative Medicine

News, commentary, criticism, analysis, and research from complementary and alternative medicine.

Alternative Medicine

Allergies can be common, debilitating… and a perfect market for pseudoscience

Kaylene Choe -
With a third of the global population affected by one or more allergic conditions, it's no wonder people turn in desperation to pseudoscience
Reiki

The relentless march of reiki in public universities in Brazil

Carlos Orsi -
Brazilian academia has shown itself to be a receptive home - and a lucrative source of funding - for Reiki and its practitioners
Health

Kind Patches almost certainly aren’t the answer to ADHD focus issues

Alice Howarth -
Kind Patches sell patches filled with natural ingredients, with all manner of health claims - but, as so often with supplements, no real evidence
Wellness

Navel glazing: the beauty fad of applying castor oil to the belly button

Alice Howarth -
Beauty influencers rave about 'shedding' their overnight treatments – including removing castor oil packs from their navels
Alternative Medicine

My first experience at a Holistic Health and Healing Expo

Brian Seiler -
If you've ever been curious about what goes on at a holistic heal and healing expo, you should consider attending – it's an eye-opening experience for a skeptic
Alternative Medicine

Obstetric emergencies are no place for alternative medicine

André Bacchi, Melania Amorim -
During obstetric emergencies like preeclampsia, patients need proven, evidence-based medicine, not unproven therapies like acupuncture
Alternative Medicine

Latest studies map conspiracy theories in Brazil and Latin America

Cesar Baima -
Conspiracy theories have spread like wildfire across Latin America, according to researchers whose tools scrape Telegram to document viral misinformation
Alternative Medicine

Prof. Ernst’s Research Trustworthy Index, and the ‘Alternative Medicine Hall of Fame’

Edzard Ernst -
Given not all tested treatments turn out to be effective, we should judge trustworthiness of research based on how many negative findings researchers publish
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