During her time working with underserved communities in southwest Philadelphia, Maureen George encountered many unconventional asthma treatments, including the use of homemade botanical teas or tonics ...

With the increased interest in complementary therapies, a team of scientists recently explored their use in cancer patients, and how they impacted both adherence to treatments and survival rates.

Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Photo Taken In United States, New York City Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. About a third of cancer patients use alternative medicine — but many of them don’t ...

There are many ways to define health and wellness. In turn, there are many ways to achieve what one might consider good health or wellness. Some might say seeing a doctor and taking prescription ...

Acupuncture, aromatherapy, supplements, and the like -- more and more people across the nation are using these therapies. Because a number of these people will be your patients, it's important for you ...

A recent survey from the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences found patients with psoriasis frequently use complementary or alternative therapies to treat their symptoms when traditional ...

Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder that disrupts your wake-sleep pattern and brings about overwhelming drowsiness and periods of sudden sleep attacks during the daytime. The complex, lifelong ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A patient with long-standing irritable bowel syndrome came to her gastroenterologist after a flare, indicating ...

A distinct trend toward the integration of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies with the practice of conventional medicine is occuring. Hospitals are offering CAM therapies, health ...

"Pseudoscience is popular because it confirms what we believe; science is unpopular because it makes us question what we believe. Good science, like good art, often upsets our established ways of ...