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An acupuncturist in Vietnam has become a minor celebrity after her claims to be able to detect a man's virginity — based on a small dot on the ear — led to three convicted rapists being released from prison. Traditional medicine practitioner Pham Thi Hong started lobbying for the men's release, pleading their case all the way to the president ...

The Portland Police Bureau has released an audio recording of the interview between a detective and the massage therapist who accused former Vice President Al Gore of groping her in 2006. The woman spoke with Detective Molly Daul in January 2009 — two years after she canceled three appointments to meet with ...

A patient advocacy group announced Thursday it is suing two Connecticut chiropractic trade groups, accusing the chiropractors of violating patients' right to know about the health risks of neck manipulations and committing hundreds of violations. Victims of Chiropractic Abuse Inc. is suing the Connecticut Chiropractic Council ...

A British science writer chipped away at the country's restrictive libel laws Thursday with an appeals court victory in a case that has become a rallying point for free speech advocates. The decision for Simon Singh was hailed by his backers as an important step in ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A substantial number of American couples are looking beyond just state-of-the-art fertility treatments to therapies dating back centuries in hopes of improving their chances of conceiving a baby, according to new research. More than a quarter of northern California couples followed in a study sought help from acupuncture, herbal therapy and massage-often as a complement to ...

Sri Lanka's president has offered the services of his spiritual healer and personal physician to help injured footballer David Beckham get back on the field within three days. Eliyantha Lindsay White, 37, President Mahinda Rajapakse's personal physician, told AFP that the former England captain had been invited for treatment involving "faith and ayurveda." An official at the president ...

Sri Lanka's president has offered the services of his spiritual healer and personal physician to help injured footballer David Beckham get back on the field within three days. Eliyantha Lindsay White, 37, President Mahinda Rajapakse's personal physician, told AFP that the former England captain had been invited for treatment involving "faith and ayurveda." An official at the president ...

The self-help guru charged with manslaughter in Arizona for the sweat lodge deaths of three people is taking his motivational messages to the Internet. In a video posted online, James Arthur Ray says he's unable to produce live events but still has a deep desire and ...

The self-help guru charged with manslaughter in Arizona for the sweat lodge deaths of three people is taking his motivational messages to the Internet. In a video posted online, James Arthur Ray says he's unable to produce live events but still has a deep desire and ...

Two people who were overcome in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony last year were unconscious when emergency crews arrived, and an autopsy concluded they died of heat stroke upon arrival at a hospital. Autopsy reports released Tuesday show multi-system organ failure was the cause of death for a third person attending the October ceremony led by motivational speaker James Arthur ...