Health and Fitness | Some Alternative Therapies Are Valid

In the following viewpoint, Marlene Cimons of the Los Angeles Times discusses a growing number of medical personnel who have turned to "alternative" medicine when more conventional approaches failed to alleviate problems—mostly chronic conditions— experienced by themselves and their patients. While few doctors can explain why or how these therapies work, Cimons writes, they are increasingly convinced that treatments such as osteopathy, homeopathy, and acupuncture will complement more mainstream treatment methods.

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