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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NEW YORK  - Osteopathic treatments can help   reduce the frequency, but not the intensity, of tension-type   headache, new findings hint.
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Fools can draw too many conclusions from too little data.
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Pre-clinical trial results are mixed, but mark a major step forward for developing human treatments.
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A new study claims to undermine the key argument used by people sceptical of climate change.
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Scientists have found a way of treating potentially fatal diseases by switching off harmful genes. In what is described as one of the most important breakthroughs in decades
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The stem cell lines available for federally-funded research in the US have characteristics which mean they may never be used for medical treatments in humans, a new study suggests.
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A Fool swears off biotech stocks, but not for the reason you'd expect.
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Doctors' pessimism is wrongly denying patients with chronic lung disease treatment, a study says.
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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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Science & environment: A demonstration by supporters of animal testing may reignite bitter row over the use of animals in medical research
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Scientists have taken an important step towards a new way of treating disease by switching off key genes.
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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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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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More research is needed to show that alternative therapies like acupuncture and herbal supplements work, a committee of experts said Wednesday.
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The darkness of the soul encounters the science of pharmaceuticals.
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The curative power of yogurt to prevent cases of thrush when taking antibiotics has been debunked by a University of Melbourne researcher.