The UK government's rejection of a damning Commons report on homeopathy leaves Martin Robbins baffled and depressed The government has released its eagerly anticipated response to the Science and Technology Committee's Evidence Check on Homeopathy and, incredibly, it's even worse than I thought it would be. The verdict is "business as usual", with the main recommendations of the committee ...

In the late 1800s, people suffering from asthma might have been told by a pharmacist to smoke a special cigarette. For a headache, patients were given a tonic of alcohol and opium. And if a person felt droopy, a rented leech would suck out the bad blood.

BEDFORD – Most people ride bicycles to get to a destination. For Mandy Bechert, that destination is a cure for her daughter’s illness.

"Water, water everywhere nor not a drop to drink." So goes the famous line of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. It illustrates the anomaly that during our hot summer days, dehydration can be a serious threat to surfers in spite of sitting up to our elbows in the ocean.

Australian scientists have identified the behaviour of the mutant protein 'huntingtin' which leads to the fatal Huntington's disease providing potential targets to treat the disease, a University of Melbourne study reveals.

BEDFORD – Most people ride bicycles to get to a destination. For Mandy Bechert, that destination is a cure for her daughter’s illness.

In the late 1800s, people suffering from asthma might have been told by a pharmacist to smoke a special cigarette. For a headache, patients were given a tonic of alcohol and opium. And if a person felt droopy, a rented leech would suck out the bad blood.

The UK government's rejection of a damning Commons report on homeopathy leaves Martin Robbins baffled and depressed The government has released its eagerly anticipated response to the Science and Technology Committee's Evidence Check on Homeopathy and, incredibly, it's even worse than I thought it would be. The verdict is "business as usual", with the main recommendations of the committee ...

Australian scientists have identified the behaviour of the mutant protein 'huntingtin' which leads to the fatal Huntington's disease providing potential targets to treat the disease, a University of Melbourne study reveals.

"Water, water everywhere nor not a drop to drink." So goes the famous line of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. It illustrates the anomaly that during our hot summer days, dehydration can be a serious threat to surfers in spite of sitting up to our elbows in the ocean.