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Stop teaching 'nonsense' alternative medicine courses, Australian doctors say
Some of Australia's most prominent doctors and scientists have banded together to urge universities to stop teaching "nonsense" alternative medicine courses such as aromatherapy and homoeopathy.
Read more...Scientists urge unis to axe alternative medicine courses
MORE than 400 doctors, medical researchers and scientists have formed a powerful lobby group to pressure universities to close down alternative medicine degrees.
Read more...Alternative Healer Cures Breast Cancer With Leeches
PEKANBARU, Jan 26 (Bernama) -- A practitioner of alternative medicine claims he has cured hundreds of women suffering from breast cancer with the help of a most unorthodox medium -- leeches.
Read more...UK universities drop alternative medicine degree programs
Enrollment in acupuncture and other 'complementary medicine' programs has fallen in Britain. A University College London pharmacology professor has led the charge to drop public funding for teaching 'quackery.'
Read more...Honey becoming popular alternative to modern cold medicine
Some parents have been choosing honey instead of modern cold medicine when it comes to kids’ colds. Allegheny General Hospital pediatrician Dr. TaTanisha Smith said there are pros and cons to honey making a comeback with parents who don’t want to deal with the side effects their kids feel from over-the-counter medications. “It is a traditional homeopathic remedy that has been used for years ...
Read more...LaRon Landry’s future hinges on alternative medicine procedure
By electing not to have surgery on his fragile left Achilles’ tendon and instead choosing a second straight offseason of alternative medical procedures, safety LaRon Landry is rolling the dice as he approaches free agency this spring. Read full article >>
Read more...Australian Universities Asked To Stop Teaching "Quackery" Courses
Australian doctors and scientists are urging universities to stop teaching "nonsense" alternative medicine courses like aromatherapy and homoeopathy. Friends of Science in Medicine say universities have been trashing their reputations by teaching "quackery" and pseudoscience courses. Half of Australia's universities offer courses in alternative medicine, including Chinese herbal remedies ...
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