Some women in the country’s capital are turning to midwives who they say offer a more holistic approach to care than hospitals usually provide.
Tag: Alternative and Complementary Medicine
In Mexico, New Mothers Are Seeking Out Old Rituals
Some women in the country’s capital are turning to midwives who they say offer a more holistic approach to care than hospitals usually provide.
Tourists Go to Siquijor Island in the Philippines for ‘Magic’ Healing
Siquijor, in the Philippines, is trying to capitalize on a centuries-old association with the occult.
Unregulated Sexual Stimulants Flood West Africa
Unregulated sexual stimulants claiming to be herbal remedies or pharmaceuticals are flooding the region. Officials are scrambling to address the issue.
New Zealand Approved Psychedelic Therapy. He’s the Only Doctor Who Can Do It.
The government has permitted Dr. Cameron Lacey, a psychiatrist, to prescribe psilocybin, a hallucinogenic compound found in “magic mushrooms,” for depression.
Virginia Farmers Are Reviving a Tradition of Harvesting Herbs
Farmers have banded together to make the market for herbal supplements and remedies, part of Appalachia’s cultural heritage, more sustainable and more profitable.
At This Clinic in Hawaii, Nature Is the Medicine
A neglected parcel of land was restored by volunteers and patients at a community medical center. Along the way, their health also improved.
In Africa, Danger Slithers Through Homes and Fields
Venomous snakes bite millions of people worldwide each year, killing at least 120,000. Many of them are poor people in rural areas of Africa without easy access to treatment.
In Africa, Danger Slithers Through Homes and Fields
Venomous snakes bite millions of people each year, killing at least 120,000. Many of them are poor people in rural areas of Africa without easy access to treatment.
Africa’s Donkeys Are Coveted by China. Can the Continent Protect Them?
Governments are seeking to curb donkey skin exports to China, where demand for traditional medicine and other products is threatening animals that rural households need.