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Alternative Medicine
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Prescription for an Ailing Care System: Combat Health Illiteracy
Dr. Walter Bortz of Stanford University argues that we need to shift our medical system's focus from disease to health.
Ginkgo Biloba Not a Wonder Drug, After All
A well-designed study shows that the popular Chinese herb does not protect against Alzheimer’s. Will anyone listen?
Today in Mysterious Athletic Tape: Now It’s for Horses Too
Debate continues to rage over the effectiveness of Kinesio Tape, the colorful substance so many London Olympians, Tour…
Homeopathy Not All It’s Quacked Up to Be
Professional skeptic James Randi's offer to pay a million dollars to the maker of any homeopathic remedy that actually works points out the logical fallacies in this branch of 'medicine.'