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OverviewMillions of Americans are using complementary and alternative medicine and spending billions of dollars, out-of-pocket, for it. Why? Do the therapies work? Are they safe? Are any covered by insurance? How is the medical profession responding to the growing use of therapies that were only recently thought of as quackery? These are some of the many questions asked and answered in this book. It describes a transformation in the status of alternative medicine within health care. Paving the way toward legitimacy is research currently underway and funded by the National Institutes of Health. This research is proving the safety and efficacy of certain therapies and the harm or inefficacy of others. While some therapies will remain alternative to conventional medicine, others are becoming complementary, and still others are busting the boundaries and contributing to a new approach to health and healing called integrative medicine. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mary Ruggie (Harvard University, Massachusetts)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing) ISBN: 9780511810619ISBN 10: 051181061 Publication Date: 05 June 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Undefined Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews[An] extremely comprehensive, detailed, and well-referenced look at the explosion of interest in CAM. Annals of Internal Medicine A superb dissection ... the best sociological interpretation of [the] subject currently available. American Journal of Sociology [An] extremely comprehensive, detailed, and well-referenced look at the explosion of interest in CAM. Annals of Internal Medicine A superb dissection ... the best sociological interpretation of [the] subject currently available. American Journal of Sociology Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |