Latest news

• UCB launches arthritis exercise programme in the UK

  However, the move comes just as Arthritis Research UK publish a report that criticises many complementary therapies for arthritis as lacking scientific evidence of efficacy. ... Rheumatoid arthritis was singled out in the report as being an area where

• Finding patterns in past market research

  Yet, with all these advances in medical science, there has also been an enormous shift over the last 10 years towards, or perhaps it should be back to, complementary therapies. ... Yet, in other case studies, parents are often more willing to try

• R&D news in brief

  Last month, a report written by economist Christopher Smallwood and commissioned by the Prince of Wales said that complementary therapies, including herbal medicines, should be used more frequently by the NHS.

• Doctors attack NHS support of complementary medicine

  It criticised two initiatives - a government-funded guide on homeopathy for patients, and the Smallwood Report, which was commissioned by Prince Charles, and advocates greater access to complementary therapies. ... She said: ìPatients rightly expect to

• New laws for alternative medicines in UK

  The UK government will regulate aromatherapy, homoeopathy and other complementary therapies in a scheme due later in 2008. ... The NHS spends GBP 50m a year on complementary therapies, which will be covered by the new council.