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On bbc.co.uk:
BBC News Guide to alternative medicine.
Horizon - Homeopathy: the test - James Randi has offered a million dollars to anyone who can provide convincing evidence of the effects of homeopathy. Horizon took up the challenge.
Other health matters on Open2.net:
Alternative Therapies and Alternative Medicine - Kathy Sykes takes a personal journey through the controversial fields of treatment outside the fields of Western Orthodox Medicine.Lab Rats - Science with a difference, as Zeron Gibson and Mike Leahy push their bodies to the limit.
Ever Wondered Food - explore the links between what you eat and your health with our interactive digestive system.
Being Positive - explore the numbers underneath the AIDS crisis in Africa and discover your risk factor at home.
Governing Bodies and Umbrella Organisations:
Since Spring 2008, there has been a new, unified body, the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council.
Older bodies dealing with more specific fields still exist:
British Complementary Medical Association
British Homeopathic Assocation
Complementary Medicine Association
Institute for Complementary Medicine
Research Council For Complementary Medicine
British Association of Homeopathic Veterinary Surgeons - because even animals can benefit from properly-administered homeopathic treatments.
For a more sceptical approach to complementary therapies, it's worth keeping an eye on Ben Goldacre's Bad Science column in The Guardian: he often casts a careful eye over some of the more outlandish claims of practitioners.
There's also DCScience's Improbable Science, which skewers charlatans and provides a counterbalance to the misuse of science.
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Content last updated: 08/09/2004
