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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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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Don't count on freezing eggs to offset a ticking biological clock just yet. So say new guidelines for fertility specialists that conclude the procedure remains highly experimental even though it is increasingly offered.
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If they want more new drugs, they shouldn't be looking at the pharmaceutical industry.
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More research is needed to show that alternative therapies such as acupuncture and herbal supplements work and this may mean changing laws that protect the industry, a committee of experts said on Wednesday.
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Why Pfizer and Novartis are literally giving genetic information away.
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Researchers may have hit upon a strategy to prevent or treat Alzheimer's disease -- although the technique has only been tested in the lab at this point.
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A new study claims to undermine the key argument used by people sceptical of climate change.
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Doctors are told too many patients have been let down by poor use of freeze therapy to remove diseased tissue.
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Â· Controversial warning on complementary therapiesÂ· Experts say study findings raise important issue
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Rejection might not mean the end of the road for this cancer treatment.
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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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If Social Security is as sick as President Bush claims, it&#39;s a mystery why he&#39;s proposing a cure that&#39;s no cure at all.
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Sorry, diet devotees calorie counters and carb cutters: Scientists say there&#39;s no proof that popular weight-loss programs help keep the pounds off.
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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.
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Routine physiotherapy for mild back pain is no more effective than advice, researchers have found.
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Fools can draw too many conclusions from too little data.