Alternative medicine

Those who participated in heated yoga sessions had significantly reduced depressive symptoms than those who did not in a randomized controlled clinical trial of people with moderate-to-severe depression, according to new research.

Amid the rising hype and demand for "wellness retreats" and "personal development reclusion camps," a renowned psychiatrist has warned that some of these programs are made with the sole intention of misleading people for financial gains and offer no scientifically valid information.

China's prestigious Shanghai Qigong Research Institute has partnered with the EastWest MEcenter in Greece to build a "Taiji Health Base" in Athens, it announced on Thursday.

Strapped in tight, the prone poodle nervously eyes the vet as he gently sticks fine needles into its back and paws, summoning the ancient art of acupuncture to treat the pet's aches and pains.

With vaccination against COVID-19 in full swing, social platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter say they've stepped up their fight against misinformation that aims to undermine trust in the vaccines. But problems abound.

The Shanghai Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Municipality of Maroussi launched a joint exhibition of traditional Chinese medicine and health culture in northern Athens on Friday.

Turkey's Health Ministry has been planning to give Turkish hospitals authority to take up new traditional and complementary medicine practices, including blood-letting, in order to reduce medicine costs, minimize the addiction to chemical medication and fight against illegal activities done with the use of traditional medicines. 

You can now sip on an ice cold beer at a Vinyasa Yoga class in London. It’s called “Beer Yoga” and classes are hosted by Funzing UK in a traditional English pub.
They say it “complements the joy of drinking beer and the mindfulness of yoga.”

The Federal Trade Commission has demanded that manufacturers of homeopathic treatments specify on the label that their products do not work.

Greek police have arrested the owner of a massage parlour in the city of Patra for using his business as a front for illicit sexual services. A 37-year-old female Latvian woman, who was employed as a professional masseuse at the establishment, would offer sexual services to clients for extra money, a commission of which went to the owner.