Alternative Medicine

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

Acupuncture

Auriculotherapy: why poking needles into your earlobe is, essentially, pointless

Edzard Ernst -
Auriculotherapy - ear acupuncture - is a popular alternative therapy, even though proponents can't even agree which part of the ear does what
Alternative Medicine

Ear candling: why putting burning sticks into your ear is actually quite a bad idea

Michaila Passananti -
The idea that ear candling can remove built-up wax from the ear remains popular, even though it's clear ear candles are ineffective, and can be highly dangerous
Alternative Medicine

What, if anything, can cannabis treat, and what does the latest research say?

Alice Howarth -
While Cannabis is claimed to treat all manner of conditions, research has been hindered by political barriers - though that might be starting to change
Alternative Medicine

Ditch the coffee enemas – there’s no health benefit to a caffeinated colon

Christian Chaffee -
Although many alternative health gurus swear by them, coffee enemas are nothing but a waste of time, money, and coffee.
Alternative Medicine

Jolivi: The shady and highly profitable online market for false cures in Brazil

Silvia Lisboa, Chloé Pinheiro, Jaqueline Sordi -
Jolivi, a São Paulo based content publisher ‘focused on natural and integrative health’, has built up a huge audience for its misleading and dangerous health claims.
Alternative Medicine

Top five worst ‘uses’ for crystals in the world of wellness and pseudoscience

Alice Howarth -
It's easy to see why crystals are appealing: they’re natural, they’re ancient, and they’re beautiful - but they're not actually magic
Alternative Medicine

John Harvey Kellogg: the ‘Biologic Living’ theories of the inventor of corn flakes

Edzard Ernst -
Latterly famous for his breakfast cereal invention, John Harvey Kellogg was a religious zealot, eugenicist, and highly prominent early 20th Century quack
Cancer cures

A cancer treatment derived from ancient Chinese calligraphy ink?

Alice Howarth -
It might seem far-fetched to say ancient ink can help us treat cancer, but as a promising study showed, sometimes science can surprise us
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