A new study shows that Baby Boomers use alternative medicine more than generations before or after them do. That's what researchers at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro recently found in a study of middle-aged adults.

The study found that although older adults often have poorer health, it is middle-aged adults who are most likely to turn to complementary and alternative medicine. They also found that race and ethnic backgrounds don't matter as much as age does in whether an individual used self-care methods

- Prince Charles has spoken out about an alternative treatment for breast cancer - complementary therapy. The prince says the therapy gives patients another option to weigh in and see whether it may be the best and most suitable treatment for them.

The prince recently promoted the use of complementary therapy at a breast cancer research center on Tuesday

Research by scientists at University of York in England, has shown that acupuncture can be effective therapy in treating patients suffering from lower back pain and that the benefits seem to improve with time. Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese remedy, which involves inserting fine needles at specific meridians of the body to cure a variety of ailments.

Short-term benefits of acupuncture have been long known but to investigate the long-term effects of the therapy, Dr. Hugh MacPherson and his team studied a group of 241 back pain sufferers who underwent a short course of acupuncture

A British study finds that acupuncture provides a less expensive way of easing lower back pain in the long-term.

Patients who received 10 sessions of acupuncture over three months said they had less pain at a two-year follow-up, when compared with those who did not get the treatment.

However, researchers say the difference between the two groups was modest

A state medical board has ordered 14 weight-loss businesses that perform ear stapling to stop the practice, alleging they are operating illegally.

Mal Morgan, executive director of the Mississippi Board of Medical Licensure, said board investigation into complaints from people suffering from serious ear infections prompted the board to take action