Alternative Medicine By definition, alternative medicine is the practice of medicine without the use of drugs. ... Alternative medicine is sometimes used to support medical treatment in which drugs are used. ... Alternative medicine is now the largest growing industry in health care. In the second half of the 1900's, people became more aware of alternative medicine and began to use it more instead of conventional medicine. ... According to Landmark Healthcare Inc., an alternative care company in Sacramento, California, by 1997 42% of American adults used a type of alternative medicine....

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Alternative Medicine By definition, alternative medicine is the practice of medicine without the use of drugs. ... Alternative medicine is sometimes used to support medical treatment in which drugs are used. ... Alternative medicine is now the largest growing industry in health care. In the second half of the 1900's, people became more aware of alternative medicine and began to use it more instead of conventional medicine. ... According to Landmark Healthcare Inc., an alternative care company in Sacramento, California, by 1997 42% of American adults used a type of alternative medicine....

• Word Count: 1769
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

The use of alternative medicines is rising not just in the United States, but worldwide. ... This returns to the argument concerning medicine verse quackery and where complementary and alternative medicines fall in this argument. Whether alternative and complementary medicines fall under the category of medicine or quackery is often of debate. The differences between alternative and complementary medicine to mainstream medicine can be complex. ... Alternative medicines have been around for hundreds of years and the use of alternative medicines for the treatment of various injuries, illnesses...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate