Measles had been declared eliminated from the US in 2000. Now the disease is back with a vengeance. In February, an unvaccinated Texan child became the first person in a decade to die from measles in ...

This systematic review was aimed at assessing whether spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) procedures (i.e., target, thrust, and region) impacted on pain and disability for adults with spine pain. The ...

This study was aimed at investigating how Spanish media reinforce a positive image of dietary supplements in the treatment of children, potentially leading to harmful health attitudes and behaviors.

There are many interesting and complex interrelationships between religion ond so-called alternative medicine (SCAM). Some of them were discussed here: The list might need to be up-dated with ...

I was appointed Professor of Complementary Medicine at the University of Exeter. After settling in, I started to wonder what a suitable initial research project would be. Someone alerted me to some ...

Use of so-called alternative medicines (SCAM) is, as we have frequently discussed on this blog, associated with an anti-vax attitude or vaccine hesitancy. However, the nature of—and reasons for—this ...