Alternative therapies
By: Sylvia Engdahl, book editor
Series: Current controversies; Current controversies
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9780737756104; 9780737756111
Subjects: Naturopathy; Alternative medicine
Description: "Alternative Therapies: Is the Growing Use of Complementary and Alternative Therapies Beneficial?; Are the Major Alternatives to Conventional Medicine Safe and Effective?; Should the Government Restrict the Use of Alternative Therapies?; What Complementary Therapies Are Used Along with Conventional Medicine?"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1: Is the Growing Use of Complementary and Alternative Therapies Beneficial? Overview: What is complementary and alternative medicine? / National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine; title: Yes: Complementary and alternative therapies serve needs not met by conventional medicine. Cost-effective alternative therapies are being employed by integrative medicine / Deepak Chopra, Dean Ornish, Rustum Roy, and Andrew Weil; title: Alternative therapies do good but should not be integrated with conventional medicine / Bruce G. Charlton; title: Complementary and alternative therapies are helpful even if they are placebos / William Grassie; title: No: Most complementary and alternative therapies are unproven and sometimes harmful. Complementary and alternative therapies are based on pseudoscience / Narendra Nayak; title: Promotion of complementary and alternative therapies is deceptive / Marilynn Marchione; title: ch. 2: Are the Major Alternatives to Conventional Medicine Safe and Effective? Chapter preface; title: Acupuncture is suitable for treating a wide range of conditions / Douglas Dupler, Teresa G. Odle, and David Edward Newton; title: Acupuncture produces no greater effect than a placebo / Richard Saint Cyr; title: Homeopathic medicines are worthless and should not be sold as drugs / Stephen Barrett; title: Many patients are being helped by chiropractic care / Julie Deardorff; title: Chiropractic spine manipulation may do more harm than good / J.D. Haines; title: Ayurveda is a widely used traditional system of healing / National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine; title: The effectiveness and safety of ayurvedic drugs has not been tested / Meera Nanda; title: Naturopathy aims not only to treat disease but also to restore health / American Association of Naturopathic Physicians; title: There is no evidence to support the claims of naturopathy / Robert T. Carroll; title: ch. 3: Should the Government Restrict the Use of Alternative Therapies? Chapter preface; title: Yes: The government should favor conventional medicine and judge alternatives by its standards. Protecting public health is the responsibility of the government / Brennen McKenzie; title: The government should force minors to accept conventional medical treatment / Steven Novella; title: Parents of children who die from reliance on alternative therapies should go to prison / Phil Plait; title: The law exempting dietary supplements from regulation should be repealed / David H. Gorski; title: No: Government interference with health care choices is a violation of personal freedom. Access to complementary and alternative therapies must be protected / Diane Miller; title: The 2010 health care reform law hurts users of alternative therapies / Curt Levey and Jim Turner; title: Opponents of CAM apply a double standard to evidence of its effectiveness / Richard A. Jaffe; title: People have a right to make their own health care choices even if they are wrong / Jon Rappoport; title: ch. 4: What Complementary Therapies Are Used with Conventional Medicine? Chapter preface; title: Tai chi has many health benefits for people of all ages and conditions / HealthyWomen; title: Music therapy is used in many ways to help patients heal / Pam Mellskog; title: Creative arts are often used as therapy by health care institutions / Elaine Zablocki; title: Dog therapy helps people recover from emotional illness / Jennifer Caprioli; title: Glossary; title: Organizations to contact.