Ear Candling

“Ear candling,” also known as auricular candling or coning, refers to various procedures that involve placing a cone-shaped device in the ear canal and supposedly extracting earwax and other impurities with the help of smoke or a burning wick. The origins...

Scottish doctors

A survey suggests as many as 60 percent of Scottish doctors prescribe homeopathic or herbal remedies. University of Aberdeen researchers analyzed prescribing data from 2003 and 2004, covering 1.9 million Scottish patients in 323 practices, and found that children...

Regulate Homeopathic Profession

An omnibus bill introduced on December 12, 2006, proposes to streamline the process for handling patients’ complaints; establish naturopathy, homeopathy, kinesiology, and psychotherapy as regulated professions in the health-care system; and more. —CBC News, December...