What is Complimentary and Alternative Medicine
medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine. Conventional medicine is medicine as practiced by holders of M.D. (medical doctor) or D.O. (doctor of osteopathy) degrees and by their allied health professionals, such as physical therapists, psychologists,and registered nurses. Some health care providers practice both complimentary/alternative and conventional medicine. While some scientific evidence exists regarding some complimentary and alternative therapies, for most there are key questions that are yet to be answered through well-designed scientific studies—questions such as whether these therapies are safe and whether they work for the diseases or medical conditions for which they are used.
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