Researchers in the U.K. are to explore the health benefits of homeopathy and alternative medicine as part of a £1.3 million program being funded by the British government. The research will focus on the role of complementary and alternative medicine in the treatment of cancer, asthma, depression and chronic fatigue syndrome…It is thought that evidence gained from the scheme will also inform future clinical practice within complementary and alternative medicine and demonstrate when and where these approaches may be used to their best advantage, either as stand-alone therapies or in a complementary role to mainstream medicine.

—Nutraingredients.com, 4/23/03