Complementary or alternative medicine (CM) is an area of intensive growth. At present about a third of the general population of the US use at least one form of complementary treatment.' In Europe its prevalence ranges from 49% in France to 24% in Denmark.2 In some countries (for instance Austria) CM can only be practised by physicians; in most countries, however, its practice is dominated by n...

The treatments used by most doctors are considered conventional medicine. Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) consists of a group of health care practices and products that are considered out of the mainstream. An “out-of-the-mainstream” treatment is considered complementary if you use it along with conventional medicine. Research shows that 40 percent of women in the United States use...

Complementary and alternative therapies are popular among the general public and cancer patients, in particular breast cancer patients. This report, which is based on the review of the literature, aims to investigate the biomedical and social contexts of complementary and alternative medicine use among women with breast cancer and how they seek, integrate and use complementary therapies. Resear...

The American Academy of Pediatrics is dedicated to optimizing the well-being of children and advancing family-centered health care. Related to these goals, the American Academy of Pediatrics recognizes the increasing use of complementary and alternative medicine in children and, as a result, the need to provide information and support for pediatricians. From 2000 to 2002, the American Academy o...

BACKGROUND Use of complementary and alternative medical therapies is common and increasing, particularly for children with chronic disease. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this work was to describe the use of complementary and alternative medicine by children and to identify factors that may influence the use of complementary and alternative medicine. PATIENTS AND METHODS We conducted a cross-sec...

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