Alternative Treatments Do Work - Sometimes Health: Scientific Review Science Backs Up Claims for Certain Therapies
Sunday Herald › September 03, 2007
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IT'S a controversial field of medicine dismissed by some as quackery but now a new book claims to reveal which complementary therapies are backed by scientific evidence that they really do work.
A review of more than 10,000 studies found that echinacea and melatonin are among those with proven benefits, but the jury is still out on claims for some popular remedies, such as green tea.See the full content of this document
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Alternative Treatments Do Work - Sometimes Health: Scientific Review Science Backs Up Claims for Certain Therapies
Professor Jayney Goddard, president of the Complementary Medical Association (CMA), who edited the book, said that she had been surprised by the evidence for some of the treatments.
"A real old wives' tale, which is taking hawthorn for...See the full content of this document
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