I do so wish people would be more conservative in treating children and go with what’s been shown to work most of the time.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12060507

If I hear the words ‘more natural’ one more time as a justification for using untested treatments I’ll scream really, really loud.

Pelagic

Yes, there seems to be an automatic presumption that anything labeles alternative or complementary, and certainly anything “natural” must be safe. This study justs adds a bit to the already ample evidence that this assumption is false.