College of Medicine born from ashes of Prince Charles’s holistic health charity

Prescribing homeopathic pills and other complementary therapies on the NHS makes integrated health, supported by the Prince of Wales, controversial. Photograph: Alix/Phanie/Rex Features Senior figures at the Prince of Wales’s complementary health charity, which closed amid a criminal investigation this year, are opening a college to promote holistic medicine in the NHS. The College of Medicine aims to raise the acceptance of “an integrated approach to health” among doctors, politicians and the public by running... [Read More]

The Best Acne Scar Treatments

Everyone has experienced acne at a particular point in their life, and this usually happens during the teenage years. For other people, the acne goes away quickly, but it leaves a few acne scars and marks. Other acne sufferers, on the other hand, come away with dark acne scars that last for many years. Acne scars can be taken care of, sometimes even with quick treatments. They aren’t that expensive, these methods of scar reduction do help by making the skin smooth and toned for a period of time. Safe Chemical Peels This process makes use of... [Read More]

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