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2. Complementary vs. Alternative Medicine: What’s the Difference?

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   Both terms refer to treatments, like herbs or acupuncture that are out of the medical mainstream. But complementary medicine is when these therapies are used along with traditional Western ...

3. Alternative medicine - Wikipedia

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   The 2019 World Health Organization (WHO) Global Report on Traditional and Complementary Medicine states that the terms complementary and alternative medicine "refer to a broad set of health care practices that are not part of that country's own traditional or conventional medicine and are not fully integrated into the dominant health care ...

4. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) - WebMD

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   Herbal Medicine. Ayurvedic Medicine. 3 min read. Alternative medicine is a term that describes medical treatments that are used instead of traditional (mainstream) therapies. Some people also ...

5. Terminology of alternative medicine - Wikipedia

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   t. e. Alternative medicine describes any practice which aims to achieve the healing effects of medicine, but which lacks biological plausibility and is untested or untestable. Complementary medicine ( CM ), complementary and alternative medicine ( CAM ), integrated medicine or integrative medicine ( IM ), and holistic medicine are among many ...

6. Holistic Medicine: A Comprehensive Guide - WebMD

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   Takeaways. Holistic medicine is an approach to health care that takes the whole person – mind, spirit, and body – into consideration. It includes a variety of practices, ranging from ...

7. National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

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   The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health ( NCCIH) is a United States government agency which explores complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). It was initially created in 1991 as the Office of Alternative Medicine ( OAM ), and renamed the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine ( NCCAM) before ...

8. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Is Becoming Less ...

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   One small focus group study of Alaskans found that a primary reason they used complementary medicine was that it was more relationship-focused. Lane thinks part of this is that CAM providers often ...

9. A Guide to Naturopathic Doctors and Their Practice - Healthline

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   Takeaway. Naturopathic medicine is a branch of medicine that focuses on using a whole-body approach to prevent, diagnose, and treat medical conditions. Although naturopathic medicine is prohibited ...