A small study has found that yoga may cause a rise in the level of brain chemical which is low in mood disorders. The study involved 19 healthy participants, all whom had no psychiatric disorders and all whom practiced lyengar yoga and hatha yoga. The other set of participants involved were 15 people who walked read more »

Fabio Capello has enlisted the help of a fitness coach specialising in alternative and complementary therapies to accompany the England team on their altitude training in Austria. Italian Physio Stefano Tirelli specialises in acupuncture, shiatsu and Chinese medicine and is now part of a coaching support team who will endeavour to keep the England team read more »

Women in labour will be offered aromatherapy as a an alternative pain relief method at the North Bristol NHS Trust. Alongside the standard methods of labour pain relief such as gas and air and epidurals, midwives in Bristol will now be offering relaxation and massage with essential oils to help ease labour pains, sickness, muscle read more »

The journal of Clinical Oncology recently published a study which suggests that breast cancer patients suffering from treatment related joint pain could see positive results from acupuncture treatment. Aromatase inhibitor therapy is a commonly used treatment for breast cancer and is known to cause stiffness and joint pain, a side effect of the oestrogen blockage. read more »

The Pentagon has been experimenting with a number of different alternative therapies to treat soldiers traumatized by combat experiences including aromatherapy and acupuncture. The Pentagon has seen a dramatic increase in the number of soldiers suffering from PTSD and other psychological disorders during and after lengthy deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan. Defence secretary Robert Gates read more »

Recent research has found that many American families are turning to alternative treatments to manage autism and its symptoms in their children. One study in particular found that out of the 21% of families trialling alternative or complementary therapies, 17% of those were using special diets, most commonly gluten and casein free. The study was read more »

The charity founded by the Prince of Wales has been planning the closure of the the Foundation for Integrated Health for some months but it has been brought forward due to a fraud investigation. A 49 year old man and a 54 year old women have been arrested on suspicion of fraud and money laundering read more »