As Perez notes, menopause is not another health crisis; it’s a natural stage of life that requires a little care and a gentle ...

For our series on complementary cancer care, we spoke to five local women who tried different therapies. The complementary therapy:Oncology massage is a customized massage session designed to meet the ...

Researchers have reported people who undergo massage experience measurable changes in their body's immune and endocrine response. Although there have been previous, smaller studies about the health ...

Reflexology is a type of massage therapy that involves applying varying amounts of pressure to different parts of the feet, hands, and ears. The practice is purported to have a number of health ...

Cupping therapy is putting suction cups on your back to help with pain, inflammation, and other health problems. (Photo Credit: E+/Getty Images) Cupping therapy might be trendy now, but it’s not new.

What is complementary and alternative medicine? Complementary and alternative medicine includes a wide range of healing practices that some people use to treat lupus or other conditions. Some examples ...

There are a number of reasons why people use complementary or alternative therapies. A paper published in 2012 suggested that around half of people with cancer use some sort of complementary therapy, ...

The convenience of the acronym 'CAM', for complementary and alternative medicine, is outweighed by important distinctions between the two. Complementary therapies are adjuncts to mainstream treatment ...

Few complementary therapies appear to help musculoskeletal conditions like arthritis, say experts who have looked at the available trial evidence. Most alternative treatments have either not been ...