Researchers said today that magnetic bracelets, worn by many for their supposed health benefits, do reduce the pain of osteoarthritis. The study focused on 194 patients, aged 45 to 80, who had ...

Magnet therapy has become an increasingly popular alternative approach for managing arthritis pain. While scientific opinions remain mixed, many individuals report relief from stiffness, joint ...

The patients were given one of three bracelets to wear for 12 weeks - a standard strength magnetic bracelet, a weak magnetic bracelet, or a non-magnetic 'placebo' bracelet. The patients were asked to ...

YORK, England, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Randomized placebo controlled trials say copper bracelets or magnetic wrist straps do little to reduce osteoarthritis pain, British researchers said. The study, ...

Why exactly does a baby need to wear a “homeopathic magnetic hematite healing bracelet”? Probably not to get lead poisoning. But that is what apparently happened to a 9-month-old baby in Manchester, ...

Today we find magnets in almost everything from socks to mattresses, bracelets, and even athletic wear. Magnetic bracelet has become quite popular recently. The magnets claim to heal numerous ...

It was a real stick-to-your-ribs meal. Doctors were flabbergasted after discovering that a four-year-old’s “colicky” pain turned out to be caused by a magnetic bracelet that he’d swallowed. “We ...

Is the pain relief that magnetic bracelets appear to provide to people with conditions like osteoarthritis just one more example of the placebo effect? Probably, suggests the latest study. Attracted ...

Hexagonal shaped magnetic beads retrieved from the boy's stomach. Children have problems with ingesting foreign objects like coins, magnets and small toys into their gastrointestinal tracts. In a ...