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Alternative medicines is a whole field of treatment for diseases developed outside conventional, standard, scientific, ‘western’ medicine. Some kinds of alternative medicine, like ayurveda, are traditional systems of medicine practiced by certain people before ‘modern’ medicine became available. Others, like aromatherapy, are more recent developments. Treatments for diseases are not as rigorously tested in alternative medicine, and there is a wide range of effectiveness: some alternative treatments work when regular ‘western’ medicine fails, but others are ineffective and may cause harm.

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Alternative Medicines for Arthritis Don’t Help

Alternative medicines for arthritis don’t help, says the UK-based Arthritis Research Campaign says.

The campaign looked at the scientific evidence available for 40 treatments.

Two thirds of treatments for rheumatoid arthritis and a ...Read More

Posted on : Wednesday, February 11, 2009 12:00 AM
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13 out of 21? Well what about the 8 that were found effective? What a negative slant to this story.
Anyone with experience in alternative medicine and RA knows that the treatment is individual and what works for one will not work for another.

I must say that CMO took me from being nearly an invalid due to RA in the knees to full restoration.

Replied on Saturday, March 7, 2009 12:00 AM
 


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