| Description |
181 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Introducing issues with opposing viewpoints |
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Introducing issues with opposing viewpoints.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-172) and index. |
| Contents |
ch. 1: Is alternative medicine effective? -- Acupuncture is effective / Mike Adams -- Acupuncture is ineffective / Stephen Barrett -- Homeopathy is effective / Carolyn Dean and Elissa Meininger -- Homeopathy is ineffective / Ben Goldacre -- Chiropractic is effective / National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine -- Chiropractic is mostly ineffective / Bruce Thyer and Gary Whittenberger -- ch.2: Does alternative medicine help fight disease? -- Alternative medicine can cure cancer / R. Webster Kehr -- Alternative medicine cannot cure cancer / Edzard Ernst -- Alternative medicine can help fight autism / Kenneth A. Bock -- Alternative medicine treatments for autism are ineffective / Jeff Grabmeier -- Chinese stem cell treatments can help treat childhood blindness / Wally Kennedy -- Chinese stem cell treatments are unpredictable and risky / Mark Borchert, interviewed by Joe Neel -- ch. 3: What role should alternative medicine play in health care in the United States? -- There are many definitions of alternative medicine in the United States / Committee on the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by the American Public -- Alternative medicine has a lot in common with mainstream American medicine / John Gamel -- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine provides benefits to the American public / Josephine P. Briggs and Richard J. Turman -- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine should be eliminated / Wallace Sampson -- Many U.S. medical schools are teaching alternative medicine / Katherine S. Mangan -- U.S. medical schools should not teach alternative medicine -- Facts about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) -- Organizations to contact. |
| Subject |
Alternative medicine -- Juvenile literature.
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| Added Author |
Langwith, Jacqueline.
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| ISBN |
9780737743333 hardcover |
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0737743336 hardcover |
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