The Lure of Treatments Science Has Dismissed
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Exploring the reasons people swear by treatments that have no scientific evidence backing them.
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A study intended to demonstrate the safety of a diabetes treatment seems, instead, to have added to the controversy.
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A false belief among young patients that the virus can be cured is fuelling a rise in infections, a specialist says.
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Researchers say results aren't necessarily transferable to human beings.
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Therapeutic cloning is both vilified and hailed as the only hope for stem-cell cures. But it may be prohibitively expensive and unnecessary, at least for developing stem-cell therapies. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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It goes against the current scientific conventional wisdom. But a suprising new study suggests that therapeutic cloning may be more successful using the most mature adult cells
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One might expect cancer researchers to promote the free and open exchange of information. They donât.
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Many popular treatments for back and neck pain may be ineffective or overused.
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Scientists have discovered a genetic variation that may help explain why some people who develop the condition get no relief from drug treatments.
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Use of alternative therapies may damage a woman's chance of getting pregnant, research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Osteopathic treatments can help   reduce the frequency, but not the intensity, of tension-type   headache, new findings hint.
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Two recent studies that suggested oral contraceptives reduced a woman&#39;s risk of heart disease and cancer seemed to take conventional wisdom and stand it on its head.
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Scientists have developed a treatment which may be effective against the most common and deadly form of brain cancer.
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Following a so-called detox programme is a waste of time and money, a leading scientists says.
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If you're looking for evidence that diet and exercise can match the effectiveness of drugs in staving off osteoporosis in middle age, you're going to be disappointed.
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Science & environment: Experts welcome drop in unfounded claims, but gaffes still cause concern
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As cancer patients increasingly embrace alternative therapies, oncologists are calling for well-designed clinical trials to determine if they are helpful or harmful.