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Alternative medicine

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Alternative Treatment/Medicine : Environmental Health Terms
77 words, approx. 1 pages
The collective term used to describe a wide range of therapeutic (or claimed therapeutic) techniques or remedies that are not in general use within the established practice of the Western medical world. There are numerous different therapies that come...
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Alternative Medicine Summary
9,677 words, approx. 32 pages
While conventional health care is still thought by many to be the primary option for treating an illness, particularly in the United States, many people throughout the world seek alternative medical solutions to their physical ailments. In fact,...
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Alternative Medicine Summary
7,230 words, approx. 24 pages
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), an institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), was created in 1992 because consumers of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and health care practitioners wanted...
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Alternative Medicine Summary
2,960 words, approx. 10 pages
Alternative medicine covers a broad range of philosophies, approaches, and therapies for healing. It is usually defined as treatments and practices outside of traditional Western medicine that are not taught widely in medical schools, not used in...
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Alternative medicine Information
5,988 words, approx. 20 pages
Alternative medicine is a controversial term covering practices which do not follow medical methods (such as homeopathy, naturopathy, chiropractic, and herbal medicine). It has been defined as "every available approach to healing that does not fall...
 


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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Alternative Medicine
07/16/2000: 304 words, approx. 1 pages
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE Real medical care may suffer Sunday, July 16, 2000 The announcement of Aurora Health Care about the opening of an alternative medicine facility called the Aurora Center for Well- Being ought to be of serious concern to all of...
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International Journal of Childbirth Education
Alternative medicine or alternative to medicine
09/01/2001: 1,184 words, approx. 4 pages
INTERNATIONAL FOCUS Alternative is a choice between things. Choice is an act of will based upon a matter of taste and is the result of a powerful judgment. Alternative is a matter of perspective. Perspective is the relationship or relative importance of facts...
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AP News
Study: Black cohosh no help in menopause
12/18/2006: 577 words, approx. 2 pages
A popular herbal treatment called black cohosh is practically ineffective at relieving hot flashes and night sweats in women going through menopause, a study found.The findings were disappointing news for women seeking alternatives to estrogen-progestin hormone supplements, which have been linked to breast cancer and...
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AP News
Menopause study disputes herb use
12/18/2006: 614 words, approx. 2 pages
A popular herbal treatment called black cohosh is practically ineffective at relieving hot flashes and night sweats in women going through menopause, a study found.The findings were disappointing news for women seeking alternatives to estrogen-progestin hormone supplements, which have been linked to breast cancer and...
 


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Alternative Medicine: Why Millions Use It
2,350 words, approx. 8 pages
Explores the field of alternative medicine. Describes trends and discusses why more people are turning toward alternative medicine.


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