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Seaweed may help treat lymphoma

Seaweed extract has the potential to become a treatment for the immune system cancer known as lymphoma, according to the results of preliminary research.

Zen meditation fends off pain

Zen meditation helps lower sensitivity to pain by thickening a part of the brain that regulates emotion and painful sensations, a new study has found.

Pregnant, depro? Try acupuncture

For pregnant women with depression, a couple months of acupuncture might help reduce the severity of their symptoms, a small study hints.

'Homeopathy a placebo'

Britain's National Health Service (NHS) should stop funding homeopathy, which was merely a placebo, a UK parliamentary committee recommended recently.

Herbal pill destroys womans health

A Chinese herbal practitioner admitted selling pills which destroyed the health of a UK woman, leading to calls for the tighter regulation of those selling alternative medicines.

Bilberry acts against blood sugar

Bilberry and other brightly coloured foods such as blueberries, purple grapes and cherries help control blood sugar levels, researchers have found.

Athletes' bizarre remedies

You felt reminded of boxers using a steak to treat their black eyes when a US Olympic team doctor said that skier Lindsey Vonn really chose curd cheese for a shin problem.

Laser acupuncture, menopausal woes

Women seeking relief of hot flashes and other bothersome symptoms of menopause might want to take a pass on laser acupuncture, based on a new study.

Herbal remedies bad for heart

The growing number of people who are taking traditional herbal medications for heart problems are unaware of the dangers those treatments pose, a new report says.

Green tea treats uterine fibroids

Green tea extract shows promise as a treatment for uterine fibroids, say U.S. researchers who add they'll soon begin human trials of the therapy.

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