Yes, alternative medicine works mostly by the power of suggestion. But so do a lot of conventional treatments.
By Robert Burton Aug 1, 2008
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I need help dealing with these migraines or I don't know if I'll make it!
By Cary Tennis
July 3, 2008
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The host of the PBS special "Change Your Brain, Change Your Life" addresses the critical Salon article about him.
By Daniel Amen, M.D.
May 12, 2008
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The author of the bestselling "Natural Cures 'They' Don't Want You to Know About" claims to be a consumer advocate in the Ralph Nader mold. But the infomercial king just wants your cash.
By Christopher Dreher
July 29, 2005
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A trip into the medical marijuana demimonde smokes out America's confusion about drugs, pleasure and morality.
By Chris Colin
January 31, 2001
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He did good work at first ... but I don't want the hands of a crazy man around my neck.
By Cary Tennis
January 18, 2007
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Does the debunker need debunking? Plus: Up with the Sponge! "Mission to Mars" doesn't get off the ground.
March 20, 2000
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How Cuba is integrating natural remedies into its public health care.
By Andrew Webster
January 26, 2000
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Microsoft's not the only Web host that wants your content; George W. is a puppet and a paper tiger.
Letters to the Editor
July 9, 1999
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The Village Voice pronounces Generation X as dead as Kurt Cobain and as irrelevant as a Cheesy Poof. Plus: Alternative health stories that don't suck.
By Jenn Shreve
July 9, 1999
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Unconventional remedies are ripe for journalistic inquiry, but are weeklies up to the job? Plus: The secrets of mosquitoes, Osama bin Laden's hiding place and Internet IPOs revealed!
By Jenn Shreve
July 2, 1999
Why "placebo" is not a dirty word
My migraines make me feel like driving a pickax through my face!
Daniel Amen responds to "Brain scam"
What Kevin Trudeau doesn't want you to know
Doctor's orders: Get high
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