Alternative medicine is any practice that is put forward as having the healing effects of medicine, but is not based on evidence gathered using the scientific method. It consists of a wide range of health care practices, products and therapies. Examples include new and traditional medicine practices such as homeopathy, naturopathy, chiropractic, e...
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Practices used instead of standard treatments. They generally are not recognized by the medical community as standard or conventional medical approaches. Examples of alternative medicine include dietary supplements, megadose vitamins, herbal preparations, special teas, acupuncture, massage therapy, magnet therapy, spiritual healing, and meditation....
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Also referred to as complementary medicine, this approach to the treatment and prevention of disease encompasses a wide range of healing techniques which lie outside of, or overlap with, orthodox medical practices. Alternative or complementary medicine embodies a holistic approach to health, addressing both physical and psychological elements of an...
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A catch-all phrase for a long list of treatments or medicinal systems including traditional systems such as Chinese or Ayurvedic medicine, homeopathy, various herbals and other miscellaneous treatments that have not been accepted by the mainstream, or Western, medical establishment. Alternative medicine is also referred to as complementary medicine...
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see complementary and alternative medicine.
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Practices used instead of standard medical treatments. Alternative medicine is distinct from complem
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Our Alternative medicine Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Alternative medicine Alternative medicine: Healing arts not taught in traditional Western medical schools that promote options to conventional medicine that is taught in these schools.. An example of an alternative therapy is using a special diet t...
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The phrase Alternative Medicine refers to a range of treatments that are not typically classified as part of traditional
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n] - the practice of medicine without the use of drugs
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noun the practice of medicine without the use of drugs; may involve herbal medicines or self-awareness or biofeedback or acupuncture
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See medicine, alternative
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See definition of Alternative Medicine.
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