Alternative medicine
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Alternative medicine
（Opposing viewpoints series）
Greenhaven Press, c2008
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Opposing viewpoints
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- Homeopathic medicine is effective / Dana Ullman
- Homeopathic medicine is ineffective / Robert Todd Carroll
- Chiropractic can reduce some types of pain / Michael Menke
- Chiropractic is a potentially dangerous pseudoscience / John Jackson
- Herbal medicines are effective / Danny Siegenthaler
- Herbal medicines vary in their effectiveness and some may be dangerous / Jane E. Brody
- People choose alternative medicine because they are dissatisfied with conventional medicine / Benedict Carey
- People choose alternative medicine because they fall for sales pitches / Stephen Barrett and William Jarvis
- People choose alternative medicine because they want to believe it works / Ben Goldacre
- Employers choose alternative medicine to combat health care costs / George DeVries
- Spirituality should be part of conventional medical treatment / Barbara Anan Kogan
- Spirituality should not be part of conventional medical treatment / Timothy N. Gorski
- Alternative medicine should submit to conventional testing standards / The National Academies
- Conventional medical testing standards are flawed / E. Haavi Morreim
- Alternative medicine should be integrated into medical school / Philippe Szapary
- Alternative medicine should be evaluated critically in medical school / Wallace Sampson
- The FDA should tightly regulate herbal supplements / Joe Dobrin
- Tighter regulation of herbal supplements may overshadow their appropriate use / James S. Gordon
- The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine promotes pseudoscience / Kimball C. Atwood IV
- The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine promotes valuable research / Stephen E. Straus and Margaret A. Chesney
