Trick or Treatment? - Alternative Medicine on Trial

Informationen zum Autor Simon Singh and Professor Edzard Ernst Klappentext Professor Edzard Ernst is the world's first professor of complementary medicine. Formerly a clinical doctor, he has studied homeopathy and practiced this and many other alternative treatments. He has now built a world-class reputation for successfully applying science to test the value of alternative therapies and is regularly interviewed for TV and radio. Dr Simon Singh has a Ph.D. in particle physics and started his career as a producer on BBC science programmes such as Horizon . He is the author of the worldwide bestsellers Fermat's Last Theorem and The Code Book . Big Bang , his history of cosmology, became a New York Times bestseller. Zusammenfassung Analyzes the evidence for and against alternative therapies. This book presents an examination and judgment of more than thirty of the most popular treatments, such as acupuncture, homeopathy, aromatherapy, reflexology, chiropractic and herbal medicine.

Product details

• Authors: Ernst, Edzard Ernst, Professor Edzard Ernst, Sign, Dr Dr. Simon Singh, Dr. Simon Singh, Simo Singh, Simon Singh
• Publisher: Corgi
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 07.05.2009
• EAN: 9780552157629
• ISBN: 978-0-552-15762-9
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 198 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Holistic medicine; HEALTH & FITNESS / Alternative Therapies, MEDICAL / Alternative & Complementary Medicine, Complementary therapies, healing and health