Alternative Medicine A Critical Assessment of 202 Modalities

Alternative medicine (AM) is popular; about 40% of the US general population have used alternative treatment in the past year, and in Germany this figure is around 70%. The global market is expected to reach nearly US $ 200 billion by 2025, with most of these funds coming directly out of consumers’...

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Main Author: Ernst, Edzard
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2022, 2022
Edition:2nd ed. 2022
Series:Copernicus Books, Sparking Curiosity and Explaining the World
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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520 |a Alternative medicine (AM) is popular; about 40% of the US general population have used alternative treatment in the past year, and in Germany this figure is around 70%. The global market is expected to reach nearly US $ 200 billion by 2025, with most of these funds coming directly out of consumers’ pockets. Consumers are bombarded with misleading and false information on AM and therefore prone to making wrong, unwise, or dangerous therapeutic decisions, endangering their health and wasting their money. This book is a reference text aimed at guiding consumers through the maze of AM. This second edition includes over 50 additional treatments as well as updates on many others.