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Alternative Medicine- The Evidence

1. Acupuncture
Channel: BBC 2
Date: Tuesday 24th January 2006
Time: 21:00 to 22:00
Duration: 1 hour.

Series that looks at different types of alternative medicine. Kathy Sykes investigates the 2,000 year-old practice of acupuncture. In a Chinese hospital she sees doctors perform open heart surgery on a young woman using acupuncture instead of a general anaesthetic, and finds that acupuncture is often used alongside Western medicine and, at times, as a replacement. She meets scientists in the UK and in the US and discovers that acupuncture can have a powerful effect on chronic pain.

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2. Healing
Channel: BBC 2
Date: Tuesday 31st January 2006
Time: 21:00 to 22:00
Duration: 1 hour.

Series that looks at different types of alternative medicine. Kathy Sykes investigates the power of healers and discovers that although there is no evidence that they have any special powers, their patients do appear to recover. She attends a rally given by spiritual healer Benny Hinn, witnessing dozens of people claiming to be cured of a range of conditions, and also tracks down a team in the US who are putting healers through a series of tests to find out if they really have special powers.

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3. Herbs
Channel: BBC 2
Date: Tuesday 7th February 2006
Time: 21:00 to 22:00
Duration: 1 hour.

Series that looks at different types of alternative medicine. Kathy Sykes investigates the ancient practice of herbalism and discovers that not only do herbs have healing powers, but that some may provide answers to medical conditions that continue to baffle modern science. In South Africa she learns about a herb which is being touted as a new weapon in the fight against HIV/Aids, while in Germany she meets scientists who are taking herbs apart and submitting them to rigorous clinical trials.

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