Medical board backs down on new rules for doctors offering alternative medicine
The draft guidelines, published in 2019, would have effectively banned treatments that had no reasonable expectation of clinical benefit.
Tag: Complementary and alternative medicine
Can flaxseed oil cause gynecomastia?
Japanese doctors suspect a phytoestrogen precursor in the oil triggered an elderly man's breast growth.
Naturopath used ‘contaminated’ IV solution on patients: HCCC
The health watchdog is investigating the practitioner, who also allegedly used dirty colonic irrigation devices.
Professor Harvey quits TGA over failure to act on ‘bullshit’ CAM
Associate Professor Ken Harvey says the watchdog's advertising compliance committee has been a waste of his time.
‘Benefits’ of vitamins all in head of the worried well
Regular multivitamin and mineral users feel better than non-users but are not in ruder health, shows US research.
Increasingly popular CAM leads to anaphylaxis: case
Melbourne doctors are reporting the first case of anaphylaxis from the microalga Chlorella vulgaris.
Naturopath wins case against ombudsman
The Queensland Health Ombudsman acted too hastily when it assumed ozone therapy had put the patient at risk, tribunal finds.
Crackdown on sports supplements in wake of deaths
From November, the TGA will regulate the supplements in the same way it does medications.
Professor Michael Kidd tasked with ‘Rolfing’ review
He will recommend whether 16 alternative therapies deserve private health funding
How listening to Mozart may calm the epileptic brain
Music deserves consideration as a 'non-invasive approach' for epilepsy, review authors say.
