What doctors won’t do
From steroids to sleeping tablets, IVF to the flu jab – doctors reveal the treatments they would avoid
Brian Youngs obituary
Other lives: Founder member of the Research Society for Naturopathy which was set up in the late 1950s
New Year’s Eve partygoers in rush for herbal hangover cure
Sales of milk thistle capsules are soaring as social media spreads the word
Jeremy Hunt under fire for stance on NHS tribute, homeopathy and abortion
Labour claims health secretary's apparent attempt to exclude NHS scenes from Olympic ceremony shows lack of support
Is the Shuzi sport band a brilliant technology or a waste of money?
Michael Marshall: The Shuzi sport band claims to deliver 'Nano Vibrational Technology' to perk up your blood and enhance performance
Dr Dillner’s health dilemmas: should I give herbal remedies to my children?
Parents have been advised not to give echinacea to their children, but what about other alternative medicines?
Scientology detox programmes: expensive and unproven
Edzard Ernst: There is no evidence Scientology's 'Purif' and 'Narconon' detox work, and the megadoses of vitamins involved may harm health
Regulating alternative practitioners may give them false credibility
Edzard Ernst: Statutory regulation of herbalists and the like might merely lend authority to professions that do not deserve it
A different class: the expansion of Steiner schools
Jeevan Vasagar: The number of Steiner schools is set to expand, thanks to state funding via the coalition's 'free schools' policy. Their alternative approach is appealing, but do they offer a rounded education?
Why I changed my mind about homeopathy
Edzard Ernst: There can be no doubt – people get better after consulting a homeopath, and the reason is clear