Tag: alternative medicine

People have been using plant-based remedies for at least 5,000 years. Essential oils, which are a concentrated form of the beneficial compounds in plants,...

A person needs a little madness every once and awhile, or else they’ll go crazy. I’m paraphrasing words from a character in the novel...

Cancer has proven to be a crafty adversary. So far, the disease has found ways to circumvent the body’s defenses and many sophisticated medical...

People have been using herbs for thousands of years as medicines, to season meals and (in some cases) to expand minds. Science is confirming...

When the all-too-familiar symptoms of the common cold or, even worse, the onset of the flu begin to take hold, most people reach for...

Cancer has proven to be a crafty foe, but scientists are beginning to find ways to outwit this deadly adversary. For roughly 100 years,...

Americans, in general, like a lot of freedom when it comes to choosing health remedies. In addition, there’s a fair amount of skepticism about...

November is lung cancer awareness month. More than 160,000 Americans will die from this condition every year. That’s more than the number who will...

U.S. health officials are warning hospitals to prepare for an emerging multidrug-resistant type of yeast that is causing potentially fatal infections in hospitalized patients...

The latest rage among celebrities seeking the fountain of youth involves freezing. Cryotherapy began with the use of low temperatures in medicine to eradicate...