Just because a therapy works in a hospital doesn’t mean in works in a wellness clinic, or is even safe.
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Supermodel Noami Campbell is said to be into it, as is the US military. Here’s what you need to know about ear seeding.
A new review recommends lifting the ban on seven complementary therapies. Nine others remain prohibited.
The heightened relaxation of a hypnotic state can be similar to meditation or an athlete’s ‘flow’.
PanaNatra is a line of herbal products from the makers of Panadol. But can herbal ingredients relieve different types of pain?
Research suggests that alternative treatments for migraine, including physical therapy, massage and vitamin supplements, can make a difference.
Manufacturers of dietary supplements aren’t required to provide warnings to consumers about their potential risks. Here’s what to look out for.
If their social media accounts were anything to go by, celebrities can’t get enough of vitamin and mineral infusions, or vitamin drips. Now therapy lounges are popping up for everyone else to try.
Many of the gels, toys or therapies recommended to help kids through teething may be dangerous. So, what’s a parent to do?
From this week, private health insurers are unable to provide rebates for 16 natural therapies. But these changes may have unintended consequences.
Australian parents who visit complementary health practitioners are less likely to vaccinate their kids. But could these practitioners be best placed to educate sceptical parents about vaccination?
Some emergency doctors are already using acupuncture to relieve patients’ pain. Now a new study shows when it works, when it doesn’t and how emergency departments of the future might use it.
Hold up: mindfulness training as a complementary therapy in cancer treatment might not work for everyone.
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Professor of Public Health, Southern Cross University
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Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Macquarie University
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NHMRC Research Fellow, University of Technology Sydney
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CEO of Cancer Council Queensland; Secretary of International Pyscho-Oncology Society; President of Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Control, Cancer Council Queensland
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Professor of Health Sciences, RMIT University
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Associate professor, University of Sydney
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney
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Accredited Practising Dietitian and Lecturer, Southern Cross University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland
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Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Colorado Anschutz
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Paediatric dentist, Associate Professor and Clinician-Scientist Fellow, MCRI and University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Professor in Psychology, Bond University
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Director Menzies Health Institute, Griffith University
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Lecturer - Women's Health; Pharmacology, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia