Tag: Alternative Medicine
Acupressure useful in calming children pre-surgery: study
Acupressure helps calm anxious children right before they get anaesthesia for surgery, without the nausea and other side-effects caused by sedatives, US researchers reported on Tuesday.[MORE]
Warning about Chinese medicine
SA Health has issued a warning about a Chinese medicine after a 60-year-old man had an adverse reaction to it.[MORE]
Australia urged to ban China's 'transplant tourism'
A human rights lawyer from Canada has called on the Australian Government to ban transplant tourism.[MORE]
NT donkey hunters could become Chinese medicine men
Northern Territory feral donkey skins could be used to feed the growing and hungry Chinese medicine market.[MORE]
Cellulite therapy under investigation
Doctors urge tighter restrictions on a cosmetic therapy for cellulite that involves injecting fluids.[MORE]
S Africa bans AIDS vitamin trials
Controversial trials of vitamin therapies to treat AIDS in South Africa have been banned.[MORE]
Tougher complementary medicine rules 'would protect consumers'
The Federal Government says it is considering introducing tougher disclosure rules for complementary medicines.[MORE]
Child health therapy company goes into voluntary administration
The company behind a controversial exercise program to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in Australia has gone into voluntary administration.[MORE]
Lifestyle health group to set up in WA
The founder of the GutBusters program has set up a new national body to bring together health professionals treating lifestyle based diseases such as diabetes and heart failure.[MORE]
Unconventional cancer treatments under investigation
A Gold Coast doctor facing disciplinary action by the Medical Board of Queensland says he has yet to receive any of the documents filed by the board.[MORE]
Bamboo bashing a hit with the stars
Hollywood celebrities are now queuing up for an unusual health treatment that involves being beaten with bamboo.[MORE]
Music essential to human evolution: neuroscientist
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A Perth neuroscientist is working on a theory that music has been central to the evolution of the modern mind.[MORE]
Tough penalties flagged for alternative health industry
The New South Wales Government says a new code of conduct will help stamp out unethical behaviour in the alternative health industry.[MORE]
Chimps at forefront of drug research
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Scientists have been observing a group of chimpanzees that could help in the discovery of new drugs.[MORE]
Fishy way to prevent schizophrenia
Melbourne researchers say a daily dose of fish oil could prevent the onset of schizophrenia in high-risk youths.[MORE]
China's caged bears in long battle for freedom
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Chinese officials say bear bile farms save wild bears from poachers but conservationists remain sceptical.[MORE]
Coroner warns against 'sweat lodges'
The South Australian deputy coroner has recommended that 'sweat lodges' be discouraged particularly in remote areas.[MORE]
Coroner probes man's death in spiritual ritual
An inquest into a man's death in a ritual in the Australian bush has heard that other campers tried in vain to revive him.[MORE]
Flaxseed, ginseng hold up in cancer trials
US research into alternative medicines suggests flaxseed slows the growth of prostate tumours and ginseng helps relieve the fatigue of cancer patients.[MORE]
NSW cracks down on shonky alternative health practitioners
The New South Wales Government has introduced new laws targeting alternative health practitioners who manipulate the public.[MORE]
Major employer considers future
One of the region's biggest private sector employers may soon be up for sale.[MORE]
Doctor warns against alternative cancer therapies
A warning about the use of complementary and alternative medicines has been issued by the head of oncology at the Royal Hobart Hospital.[MORE]
Homeopathy ineffective, study finds
People who take homeopathic medicines may as well be taking a sugar pill, according to the latest review that finds this form of complementary therapy acts no better than a placebo.[MORE]
Study finds echinacea useless against colds
Echinacea, the herbal remedy widely believed to prevent or ease the misery of the common cold, turns out to be no more effective than a placebo, a new study by the University of Virginia School of Medicine says. [MORE]
Complementary therapies help cancer patients: study
A new Perth study has found alternative therapies like acupuncture and massage significantly improve the well-being of cancer patients.[MORE]
