Alternatif Medicine
Alternative medicine is a term that describes medical treatments that are used instead of traditional (mainstream)therapies. Some people also refer to it as “integrative,” or “complementary”medicine. About 40% of adults in the United States say they use some form ofalternative medicine. Alternative therapies may be credited for perceived improvement through placebo effects , decreased use or effect of medical treatment (and therefore either decreased side effects ; or nocebo effects towards standard treatment), or the natural course of the condition or disease . Alternative treatment is not the same as experimental treatment or traditional medicine , although both can be misused in ways that are alternative. Alternative or complementary medicine is dangerous because it may discourage people from getting the best possible treatment, and may lead to a false understanding of the body and of science . Alternative medicine is used by a significant number of people, though its popular...