Perspectives
Practitioners, doctors and academics share their perspectives from a range of backgrounds in the controversial world of alternative therapies
Critical, not dismissive
Seeking proof for practitioner's claims isn't to dismiss them as charlatans, but a duty for the sceptical scientist.
Should doctors consult CAM?
Are there lessons for all doctors in the series? Tom Heller offers a view from a GP.
Testing challenges
The nature of the treatments can create challenges when validating alternative therapies.
Deeper thought
Brain imaging techniques shows something happens - but it's still far from clear what that is. Consider meditation.
Under the influence?
Used with care and seen as a vehicle rather than a cure, can there be a medical role for hypnotherapy?
There's the rub
Science struggles to find any basis for it, but its supporters insist it helps them - so is reflexology valid?
My reflexology
Reflexologist Elizabeth Rabone explains how she believes her specialism works: a reflexologist writes...
