The second danger is that they may actually be harmful. The medical journal also published accompanying reports on the dangers of alternative medicine from around the nation, including one from the California Department of Health Services in which one third of 260 traditional Chinese medicines were contaminated with metal such as lead and arsenic or pharmaceuticals not mentioned on label ingredients. FDA has little power to regulate The multi-million dollar supplement industry has exploded since 1994 when Congress exempted dietary supplements from Food and Drug Administration regulation. Once a supplement is on the market, the government agency carries the burden of proving it is unsafe before it can restrict its use. Some supplements may be helpful Forms of alternative medicine have existed for centuries from Chinese herbs to therapeutic touch.
Research shows that some do work.
Still, experts caution medical effectiveness is not a matter of public opinion, it's a matter of scientific fact. Those treatments that are found to be effective will, believe me, be incorporated in the mainstream. Currently, about two thirds of medical schools in the United States offer courses in alternative therapies. The National Council Against Health Fraud recommends consumers of dietary supplements use caution. The council says beware of companies that claim research agencies are suppressing information about their dietary supplements.