Alternative Medicine Hype!
Alternative medicines (from acupuncture, to herbal remedies, to homeopathy) are quite popular today, but the majority of treatments are clinically unproven and in many cases worthless. In a recent study, nearly 95% of contemporary alternative treatments had no better effect than a placebo; a placebo effect is the measurable, observable, or felt improvement in health not attributable to a treatment or substance. In the remaining 5% of alternative treatment cases, there was a hint that something interesting or beneficial was taking place perhaps warranting further study… but, by and large, alternative treatments are typically nothing more than hype!
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