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Which alternative treatments work?(Alternative medicine)

Consumer Reports

| August 01, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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 ...

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