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Starting today, the weekly lectures will take place Fridays at noon beginning with mediation, covering aromatherapy next week, biofeedback Oct. 23, yoga Oct. 30, herbal remedies on Nov. 6 and Feldenkrais (a movement technique...
First a warning: An alternative treatment for prostate cancer called PC-SPES-a potent mix of eight herbs, including saw palmetto and licorice--may have unwanted side effects. A report out last week finds that while the herbal alternative does lower levels of PSA (a marker for the cancer), it may be linked to breast tenderness, loss of libido and possibly blood clots. Now some guidance for men undergoing traditional care. Those who have a slow-growing cancer can survive for years with conservative treatment, like periodic monitoring or hormonal therapy. But men with more aggressive cancer seem to fare...
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Alternative medicine" is a broad term which encompasses all nontraditional therapies and treatments outside of the Western biomedical paradigm. Prominent examples include acupuncture, Chinese medicine, homeopathy, herbal medicine, Indian Ayurvedic medicine, tai chi and massage therapy...
...singled out by many as the main reason for the efficacy of alternative therapies. It is unreasonable to dismiss all alternative medicines as working through the placebo effect, because of the systematic and controlled scientific studies which have begun to demonstrate the validity of such treatments as acupuncture or herbal medicine. The pervasiveness of the placebo effect, which we must keep in mind when examining both conventional and alternative medicine, reminds us that controlled, double-blind studies are essential for assessing the efficacy of any type of therapy...