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CAM: Get to know the big five

These are the five forms of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) - often termed "the big five" - which have the most mainstream acceptance and are amongst the most popular therapies on offer...

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East v west: What are the differences?

Britt Ekland enjoys a Chinese massage as she gets under the skin of the differences between eastern and western approaches to health Britt Ekland. Britt Ekland is a Swedish actress and long-time...

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Medicine in 14th Century Venice

Treatments were made from a variety of ingredients, both herbal and mineral. John Henderson has found evidence that treatment of the soul was as important as that of the body. The Renaissance Secrets...

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Medical knowledge and beliefs in Renaissance Italy

Although medical services were widely provided, they relied on a second century view of how the body worked. The Renaissance Secrets team. The Renaissance Secrets team created a series of programmes...

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OU on the BBC: Alternative Medicine - Programme 3: Herbalism

Kathy Sykes continues her investigation for the BBC/OU series Alternative Medicine, this time looking at the ancient practice of herbalism The Alternative Medicine webteam. Alternative Medicine brought...

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Herbal medicine

Caldar Bendle gives an overview of herbal medicine, its history and its role in medicine today. Calder Bendle. Calder Bendle, MNIMH Dip Phyt. is a medical herbalist who has been working in Sheffield...

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Fishbourne Roman Palace, West Sussex

Around the year AD 75, work began on what would be a spectacular palace, as big as many imperial palaces in Italy. The Romans In Britain team. How did occupation change Britain - and how are we still...

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East v west: What are the differences?

Britt Ekland enjoys a Chinese massage as she gets under the skin of the differences between eastern and western approaches to health Britt Ekland.First published on Tue, 15 Mar 2005 as East v west:...

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Medicine in 14th Century Venice

Treatments were made from a variety of ingredients, both herbal and mineral. John Henderson has found evidence that treatment of the soul was as important as that of the body. The Renaissance Secrets...

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Medical knowledge and beliefs in Renaissance Italy

Although medical services were widely provided, they relied on a second century view of how the body worked. The Renaissance Secrets team.First published on Mon, 04 Apr 2005 as Medical knowledge and...

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OU on the BBC: Alternative Medicine - Programme 3: Herbalism

Kathy Sykes continues her investigation for the BBC/OU series Alternative Medicine, this time looking at the ancient practice of herbalism The Alternative Medicine webteam.First published on Thu, 11...

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Fishbourne Roman Palace, West Sussex

Around the year AD 75, work began on what would be a spectacular palace, as big as many imperial palaces in Italy. The Romans In Britain team.First published on Thu, 22 Jun 2006 as Fishbourne Roman...

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