Spirituality's rising role in medicine stirs debate
Science and religion straddle disparate worlds, periodically creating tense standoffs as in the recent disputes about intelligent design and the Dalai Lama's lecture at a large neuroscience meeting. Amidst those debates, some researchers are posing the contentious question: is spirituality good for health?

Innovative Software Provides Consumers with Drug Free Alternatives for Sleep Problems
Integrative Interventions, Inc., announces the release of The Sleep Advisor -- a computer program that evaluates sleep using the same methods employed by sleep specialists. The program, which provides immediate results includes extensive personalized recommendations for improving sleep and is intended for use by consumers in the privacy of their own homes.

Natural Remedies for Sexual Dysfunction in Women
Many women experience sexual difficulties at some point in their lives. A survey conducted by the American Medical Association in 1999 indicates that sexual dysfunction affects approximately 43% of women under the age of 60 in the United States....

Therapeutic massage continues to increase in popularity
Many years ago, people saying they were going out for a massage elicited raised eyebrows and doubts about their real intent. Generally, massage "parlors" were thought to harbor illegal activity...

Homeopathy 'does boost health'
Homeopathy helped improve the health of over 70 per cent of patients with chronic diseases at Bristol homeopathic hospital, re-igniting debate over the controversial practice...