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Alternative medicine is any type of treatment or healing of a disease or ailment that does not fall under traditional medical curricula.
In 1993, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that 34 percent of adults used alternative medicine treatments in 1990.AARP: Alternative Medicine: An Overview
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Fast Facts
- Any medicine that differs from traditional medicine
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM): Umbrella term for both treatment branches
- Numerous types
- Number of physicians using CAM increasing
- Health insurance increasingly covering it
- 1992: Office of Alternative Medicine establishedAARP: Alternative Medicine: An Overview
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Specific Types
- Homeopathy
- Ayurveda
- Chiropractic care
- Osteopathy
- Herbalism
- Naturopathy
- Chinese medicine
- Acupuncture
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