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Herbal medicineProduction team

By Calder Bendle (Guest)

02 February 2009

Caldar Bendle gives an overview of herbal medicine, its history and its role in medicine today.  Read more : Herbal medicine

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By Dr Elaine Weatherley-Jones (Guest)

20 October 2008

Elaine Weatherley-Jones asks whether science can bring its demands for evidence to the world of complementary and alternative therapies  Read more : Testing therapies

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Medicine in 14th Century VeniceUsed with permission

By The Renaissance Secrets team (The Open University)

01 September 2005

Treatments were made from a variety of ingredients, both herbal and mineral. John Henderson has found evidence that treatment of the soul was as important...  Read more : Medicine in 14th Century Venice

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Medical knowledge and beliefs in Renaissance ItalyUsed with permission

By The Renaissance Secrets team (The Open University)

01 September 2005

Although medical services were widely provided, they relied on a second century view of how the body worked.  Read more : Medical knowledge and beliefs in Renaissance Italy

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East v west: What are the differences?BBC

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

09 August 2005

Britt Ekland enjoys a Chinese massage as she gets under the skin of the differences between eastern and western approaches to health  Read more : East v west: What are the differences?

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Princes and placebos: A Brief HistoryCreative Commons Image Kuwait-Ra'ed Qutena under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

By Jane Feinmann (Guest)

14 September 2004

Freelance journalist Jane Feinmann reviews the history of changing attitudes to alternative medicine.  Read more : Princes and placebos: A Brief History

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CAM: Get to know the big fiveUsed with permission

By Jane Feinmann (Guest)

14 September 2004

These are the five forms of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) - often termed "the big five" - which have the most mainstream acceptance and...  Read more : CAM: Get to know the big five

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The Other Medicine: Why is CAM so popular?Used with permission

By Anna Ford (Guest), Dr Julia Farrants (Guest), Diane Seymour (Guest), Dr Anna Rewilak (Guest), John Morrison (Guest), Professor Roger Cooter (Guest), George Lewith (Guest), Professor Michael Baum (Guest), Dr Ben Goldacre (Guest), Dr David Jewell (Guest)

14 September 2004

Anna Ford attempts to explain the rise in numbers of patients seeking treatment beyond the mainstream.  Read more : The Other Medicine: Why is CAM so popular?

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