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  • Peroxide ingestion, promoted by alternative medicine, can be deadly

    High-concentration peroxide, sometimes promoted in alternative medicine circles for cleanses or as a so-called "natural cure," can lead to numerous life-threatening ailments and death itself. "Ingesting high-concentration peroxide can cause embolisms affecting the cardiac, respiratory and neurologic more

  • Acupuncture's molecular effects pinned down

    In a paper published in Nature Neuroscience, a team at the University of Rochester Medical Center identifies the molecule adenosine as a central player in parlaying some of the effects of acupuncture in the body. Building on that knowledge, scientists were able to triple the beneficial effects of ac more

  • New 'biofactories' produce rare healing substances in the endangered Devil's claw plant

    Deep in Africa's Kalahari Desert lies the "Devil's claw," a plant that may hold the key to effective treatments for arthritis, tendonitis and other illnesses that affect millions each year. Unfortunately, years of drought have pushed the Devil's claw toward extinction, so scientists are scrambling t more

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Alternative medicine Alternative Medicine This article is part of the CAM series of articles. CAM Article Index Alternative medicine is a controversial term covering practices which do not follow medical methods (such as homeopathy ... more

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