I was appointed Professor of Complementary Medicine at the University of Exeter. After settling in, I started to wonder what a suitable initial research project would be. Someone alerted me to some ...

Use of so-called alternative medicines (SCAM) is, as we have frequently discussed on this blog, associated with an anti-vax attitude or vaccine hesitancy. However, the nature of—and reasons for—this ...

There are many interesting and complex interrelationships between religion ond so-called alternative medicine (SCAM). Some of them were discussed here: ‘The power of all religions’ is being tested in ...

I have to admit I don't normally read the DALLAS MORNING NEWS -but perhaps I should! Here are a few excerpts from an article they just published: Texas health experts are warning that vitamin A — ...

This review is entitled “A narrative review of the impact of reiki and therapeutic touch on sleep quality and health in women” and aimed to evaluate the application methods of energy therapies, ...