Alternative Medicine By definition, alternative medicine is the practice of medicine without the use of drugs. Doctors sometimes call it complementary medicine. ... (Conventional medicine refers to medicine 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. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Alternative Medicine By definition, alternative medicine is the practice of medicine without the use of drugs. Doctors sometimes call it complementary medicine. ... (Conventional medicine refers to medicine 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. ...

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