Alternative Medicine

• Father accused in son’s meningitis death says boy wasn’t sick enough to make parents worry

  A father accused in his son's death testified Monday that the sick boy's condition worsened after he had appeared to be doing better, but not to the point where his parents were worried.

  Crime

  Jun 24, 2019
  
• Judge won’t dismiss charges against Alberta couple charged in son’s meningitis death

  An Alberta couple charged in the meningitis death of their toddler wants a judge to dismiss the case against them.

  Canada

  Jun 20, 2019
  
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• Here’s what naturopaths and chiropractors shouldn’t be advising you about

  According to their regulatory bodies, chiropractors and naturopaths definitely shouldn't be telling you to skip vaccinations, among other things.

  Health

  Jun 2, 2018
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• Gua Sha is the new ‘cupping’: What experts want you to know

  Gua Sha is an ancient East Asian alternative treatment to pain management, and it has some people asking questions on its safety and effectiveness.

  Health

  Oct 25, 2017
• 2 fall critically ill after drinking tea from San Francisco herbalist

  Two people are critically sick in San Francisco after drinking tea from the same Chinatown herbalist.

  Consumer

  Mar 11, 2017
• What it’s like to struggle with unexplained infertility in your 20s

  “You sort of feel like your life is on hold,” says one 27-year-old who’s been trying to have a baby with her husband for the past two years.

  Features

  Dec 13, 2016
• Alberta meningitis death trial shines light on natural medicine

  Experts say it's faith in all things natural combined with a distrust of science and possibly authority that leads some to bypass the medical system.

  Crime

  Apr 26, 2016
• Attorney General to make submission in controversial aboriginal medicine case

  The province's attorney general is expected to seek clarification in court Friday on a controversial ruling that said the family of an 11-year-old First Nations girl with cancer has a constitutional right to choose traditional aboriginal medicine over chemotherapy.

  Apr 24, 2015
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• Dr. Ali Zentner on homeopathy: ‘I only speak the truth’

  Global National's health specialist Dr. Ali Zentner discusses some points of clarification on homeopathy and what it does and does not do.

  Health

  Apr 21, 2014