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Comprehensive directory of alternative medicine articles.

From the page: "Rosenthal Center - Complementary and alternative medicine, commonly known as CAM, focuses on maintaining a healthy lifestyle, treating illness and preventing disease. It embraces a holistic approach to wellness, addressing our physical, emotional, and spiritual needs through a variety of therapies and practices, many of which are centuries old."

From the page: "WholeHealthMD.com is dedicated to providing the best in complementary and alternative medicine. All of our information is developed by a team of leading board- certified doctors and specialists. Our integrative medicine experts will guide you through a range of safe and effective options that will positively impact your health."

From the page: "ABC of complementary medicine. What is complementary medicine? Complementary medicine refers to a group of therapeutic and diagnostic disciplines that exist largely outside the institutions where conventional health care is taught and provided. Complementary medicine is an increasing feature of healthcare practice, but considerable confusion remains about what exactly it is and what position the disciplines included under this term should hold in relation to conventional medicine. In the 1970s and 1980s these disciplines were mainly provided as an alternative to conventional health care and hence became known collectively as "alternative medicine." The name "complementary medicine" developed as the two systems began to be used alongside (to "complement") each other. Over the years, "complementary" has changed from describing this relation between unconventional healthcare disciplines and conventional care to defining the group of disciplines itself. Some authorities use the term "unconventional medicine" synonymously. This changing and overlapping terminology may explain some of the confusion that surrounds the subject."