In 2001, a study was made of immunotherapy with diphencyprone to treat alopecia areata.
Immunotherapy, also known as desensitization or allergy shots, alters the balance of antibody types in the body.
Bee venom therapy involves the injection of venom by a needle, insertion of the stinger, or stinging by live bees. While a licensed physician must give injections, other treatments can be done by a bee venom therapist
Milking a snake is the term used for getting venom out of a living snake. It is done by hooking the snake's fangs over the edge of a glass as if it was biting something and pressing on the venom glands. The venom is then used to create anti-venoms and in medical research.
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society has begun funding a study on apitherapy at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
Research is being done to determine how the venom of jellyfish can be used to treat cardiac problems.
"Some places where the genome sequencing has been done is cancer research, alzheimers research and other medical findings. It also has been used in DNA research."
little controlled research has been done on its effectiveness. However, lomilomi has been an accepted part of native Hawaiian culture for hundreds of years.
Anecdotal research has been performed on TT since its development in 1972, but little quantitative research has been carried out.
Tens of thousands of studies have been done on tuberculosis.
There is a great deal of research on curanderismo in the field of anthropology.
Little research has been done within the mainstream or alternative medical communities on labyrinth walking in comparison to other forms of treatment.