Patients seek kinder, gentler cures: alternative medicine as a social trend
Offerings many, rules few: the booming alternative industry and its frustrated regulators
Some help, some harm, many remain mysterious: herbal remedies
They are essential, but not in megadoses: vitamins and minerals
A pill for every purpose: other supplements, from andro to zinc
Acupuncture, magnets, massage, and exercise: alternative therapies
Prayer, laughter, meditation, and the power of placebos: the mind-body connection
Menopause, breast cancer, and wrinkles: a lucrative market: women and alternative medicine
Skeptics, misadventures, and charlatans: cautionary tales
Gingko candy bars and ketchup for what ails you: food as medicine.
