Herbal remedies are very popular these days, with many pharmacies in New Zealand happy to promote products that don't work as treatments for medical conditions, or even just as a preventative measure ... (371 words)

The Aussies have just had their skeptics conference, and have given out a Bent Spoon award to Sarah Stevenson, for her Sarah's Day brand of nonsense. Sarah has claimed that she managed to cure a case ... (175 words)

Tanya Filia​, who has beaten the odds and outlived doctors' estimates of her life expectancy, is now pushing for the government to subsidise natural treatments. Unfortunately this kind of story is ... (166 words)

Britt Hermes used to be a naturopath. She graduated and treated patients in the US, before realising that naturopathy was all bluster and no substance, and she wasn't helping anyone with their ... (408 words)

Stuff has a great article about a Naturopath who has been involved in treating the cancer of two patients who have died recently. The patients have both spoken out about how they think they made a ... (575 words)

I totally agree that people should not be allowed to talk about treating health conditions if they have not received approval, and hopefully the upcoming Natural Health Products bill will be a step ... (124 words)

Somebody asked Sandra Clair from Artemis, who writes for the Herald and sells natural remedies: "My daughter was recently diagnosed with glandular fever. She is missing quite a bit of school and the ... (108 words)

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/health/judge-to-sentence-parents-whose-little-boy-died-of-bacterial-meningitis-384237241.html A couple in Canada who treated their child's ... (152 words)

An article on Stuff makes a lot of claims about these herbs and spices, but makes sure to qualify their claims with phrases such as: could be beneficial can be linked to age-old remedy used to ward ... (327 words)