During her time working with underserved communities in southwest Philadelphia, Maureen George encountered many unconventional asthma treatments, including the use of homemade botanical teas or tonics ...

Considered fringe or alternative, practices like acupuncture, sauna bathing, cold water immersion and others are now entering ...

What is complementary and alternative medicine? Complementary and alternative medicine includes a wide range of healing practices that some people use to treat lupus or other conditions. Some examples ...

Dear Dr. Gott: I love your column and look for it every day, but why do you consistently denounce "alternative" health care or vitamin therapy? It would be nice if the American Medical Association ...

For Roberta Eggart and other reflexologists, the solution to good health is underfoot. Reflexology, an alternative medicine practice that includes applying pressure to the areas of the feet or hands, ...

There are a number of iOS and Android apps out there that can be used by anyone to better care for their health. There are fitness apps, medicine tracker apps, sleep apps, and even apps for ...

"Pseudoscience is popular because it confirms what we believe; science is unpopular because it makes us question what we believe. Good science, like good art, often upsets our established ways of ...

The practice has made the specialty of integrative medicine, in which medical doctors get training in alternative medicine practices, gain popularity (see sidebar, page 39).

Rebecca Couture demonstrates using the bulb of a molecular enhancer at Zen Den in Eureka on Wednesday, March 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) Rebecca Couture demonstrates using the bulb of a ...