Friday, January 23, 2009

The Skeptics are Coming Around: More Doctors Accepting Complimentary Medicine as Useful and Cost Effective

A recent article in the Chicago Tribune addresses the growing trend of doctors in the United States accepting integrative treatments to aid longstanding medical techniques.
Complimentary and Alternative medicine (CAM) is seen as a cost-effective way of improving the overall health of the nation, compared with the estimated $2.5 trillion, and rising, being spent each year on chronic disease (mood disorders, diabetes, heart disease, asthma, and high blood pressure). The article mentions that traditionally more skeptic medical practitioners have begun to listen to the public who is growing to expect an integrated and holistic approach to healthcare.

Read the complete article here.

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