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NEWS ABOUT: alternative treatment

alternative treatment stories: 8 news summaries

Treating Addicts With
Heroin Gains Steam

British study finds benefits in giving addicts their fix

Sep 28, 09 12:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Giving heroin to heroin addicts may not sound like a great idea, but it could soon become the preferred treatment for hardcore addicts. Switzerland and a handful of other countries already have clinics that administer small, supervised doses to addicts, and Britain could be next after completing a four-year trial... More »

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drug addiction • heroin • Switzerland • addiction • alternative treatment • Britain • methadone

Scientists Urge WHO to Slam Homeopathy as HIV Remedy

Brits want such treatment ruled out
for HIV, TB, malaria

Jun 1, 09 8:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Concerned about deaths tied to choice of treatment, British scientists are calling on the World Health Organization to speak out against homeopathy as a way to battle HIV, TB, malaria, influenza, and infant diarrhea. Clinics throughout Asia and sub-Saharan Africa offer to treat such diseases through homeopathy, though there is... More »

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AIDS • malaria • HIV • medical treatment • alternative treatment • World Health Organization • HIV/AIDS • tuberculosis • homeopathy

Castration Drug Claims Rile Autism Community

Experts blast flimsy science, lack of testing

May 21, 09 11:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - A drug used to chemically castrate sex offenders is being touted as a "miracle" autism treatment, but many leading doctors say the use of the chemical is medically indefensible, the Chicago Tribune reports. Lupron blocks testosterone, and users embrace the unsupported theory that autism emerges from a link between... More »

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autism • puberty • alternative treatment • medication • aggression • Lupron • Mark Geier

 Flesh-Nibbling Fish Latest
 Pedicure Fad 

Carp smooth feet by eating dead skin

Jul 22, 08 11:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fish pedicures where dozens of tiny carp smooth out your tootsies by eating away the dead skin is the latest in spa pampering. Since March, a DC area salon has offered the pools of garra rufa, aka doctor fish—popular in Turkey and Asia—as an alternative to scraping razors.... More »

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weird • Washington DC • beauty • fish • Virginia • alternative treatment • spa • pedicure

Illegal Workers Must Rely
on Healers, Home Remedies

Farm workers without health care shun doctors, hospitals

May 10, 08 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Faced with high medical costs and fearing deportation, many illegal immigrants avoid doctors and instead seek their cures among traditional healers, the New York Times reports. With an estimated two-thirds of illegal immigrants uninsured, visits to a doctor are often reserved for emergencies. Instead, the immigrants—most of whom toil... More »

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health care • illegal immigrant • public health • alternative treatment • herbal medicine

Honey Works on Kids' Coughs

Study says it soothes throat, helps children sleep

Dec 4, 07 7:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Parents looking for an alternative to cold medicines for their young kids might consider a sweet solution—honey. A new study suggests that a commonly available dark variety soothes children's coughs and helps them sleep better, the Houston Chronicle reports.  The study comes in the wake of the FDA's... More »

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FDA • children • honey • cough syrup • cold medicine • alternative treatment • common cold

Acupuncture Reduces Post-Op Pain: Studies

Patients needed less medication, had
fewer side effects

Oct 17, 07 10:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Acupuncture before or during surgery can reduce post-operative pain, researchers have found. Patients who received the nontraditional treatment reported less pain after various surgeries, needed less pain medication and suffered fewer side effects from the medication they took, according to 15 clinical studies reviewed by the team. "The use... More »

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medicine • surgery • alternative treatment • painkiller • acupuncture

Norway Royal Talks to Angels

Peculiar princess speaks of miracles, psychic powers, claims she'll teach disciples

Jul 25, 07 2:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Princess Martha Louise of Norway says she can talk to angels—and teach other people how to strike up a chat as well. The 35-year-old princess claims to have psychic powers that she plans to use in her new alternative therapy center: For about $4,150 a year she'll teach... More »

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Norway • horse • royalty • physical therapy • alternative treatment • British royals

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