alternative medicine, treatment and prevention of diseases through techniques that modern Western medicine considers neither scientifically proven nor unorthodox. The term alternative medicine can encompass a wide range of therapies, including chiropractic, homeopathy, naturopathy, acupuncture, herbal medicine, meditation, biofeedback, massage therapy, and various new age therapies such as imaging. guided and naturopathy. Although many alternative therapies have been widely used in the treatment of diseases, the modern scientifically oriented medical institution is generally skeptical and sometimes even opposed to its use. However, Americans spend billions of dollars each year on alternative treatments. In 1993, the US National Institutes of Health created a bureau of alternative medicine to study the benefits of these techniques. See also holistic medicine.
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