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Which alternative treatments work?(Alternative medicine)
Alternative medicine has come of age Nearly half of the 34,000 readers that we surveyed nationally for this report had tried some form of nontraditional treatment during the past two years, and their doctors were likely to have approved of it or even suggested it.
However, results show that for the 12 conditions we covered, ranging from depression to high blood pressure, alternative treatments, especially herbs and supplements, were usually far less effective than prescription drugs and even exercise. Although some readers said alternatives made them feel "much better," many more said they helped only "somewhat," indicating that most alternatives may make more ...
- Editorials.(National Foundation for Alternative Medicine investigates...
- Magazine article from: Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients June 1, 2001 700+ words
...Office of Alternative Medicine. The report...validate" alternative treatments for disease...Office of Alternative Medicine was supportive...validate" any alternative treatments. Three years...Office of Alternative Medicine from "investigating...validating" ...
- Finding alternative treatments that really work: these four popular therapies...
- Magazine article from: Focus on Healthy Aging January 1, 2007 700+ words
...turning to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Nearly 90 percent...four of the most popular alternative treatments available: 1. Herbal...Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine: www.nccam.nih.gov...
- Patients are seeking more 'unconventional therapies.' (alternative medicine...
- Magazine article from: San Diego Business Journal Crabtree, Penni June 14, 1993 700+ words
...are interested in alternative medicine and are using it...medical care and alternative medicine, so they don...medical doctors about alternative treatments." Gained Recognition Alternative medicine has gained recognition...
- Malpractice insurers eye growing alternative medicine market.
- Press release article from: Business Wire March 31, 1997 700+ words
...interest in alternative medicine parallels...of certain alternative treatments. Also making alternative medicine attractive...force behind alternative medicine's malpractice...trend of alternative treatments being rendered...
- Oxford Health Plans Announces Alternative Medicine Program; First Health Plan...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 8, 1996 700+ words
...some type of alternative medicine provider. Oxford...by Oxford's alternative medicine group to evaluate...effectiveness of natural alternative treatments for improving...Network Oxford's alternative medicine network is comprised...
- Alternative Medicine Goes Mainstream in Quest for Health.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News September 4, 2001 700+ words
...traditional and alternative treatments in tandem. The national alternative medicine trend, which...helped alternative treatments grow and...growth in alternative medicine use and spending...is using alternative treatments, the second...
- Which Alternative Treatments Work? Consumer Reports' Survey of 34,000 Readers...
- News wire article from: AScribe Health News Service June 30, 2005 700+ words
...Newswire) -- Alternative medicine is no longer...reported that alternative treatments were far...hazardous alternative treatments. - Do your...Complementary and Alternative Medicine (nccam...including alternative treatments, for several...
- Alternative Medicine on the Rise.
- Newspaper article from: Nutrition Health Review January 1, 1997 700+ words
...popularity of alternative medicine is based on many...9-2-98) Alternative medicine enables individual...reported with alternative treatments. According to...11-98), "Alternative medicine accounts for...
