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omplementary
medicine is a
phrase |
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used to describe treatments outside |
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the
area of traditional medicine. These |
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treatments are not traditionally prescribed |
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by a
physician, nurse practitioner, or |
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physician assistant. They include, but are |
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not
limited to, acupuncture, magnet |
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therapy, dietary supplements, meditation, |
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and
massage therapy. The number of |
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Americans who use some form of |
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complementary medicine is growing. |
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Many
areas of complementary |
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medicine are gaining support in the |
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traditional medical community. Most |
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medical schools in the United States |
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offer
courses in complementary |
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medicine. |
