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What is complementary or alternative medicine?

Read about treatments that fall outside of mainstream healthcare. Everything from acupuncture and homeopathy to aromatherapy, meditation and colonic irrigation can be considered complementary and alternative.

How to choose a CAM practitioner

How to choose a complementary or alternative therapies practitioner, including what qualifications to look for and what questions to ask.

How CAM is regulated

How are complementary therapies regulated? Who controls alternative practitioners? Where can I check my therapist's credentials?

The placebo effect

All about the placebo effect, how it works and why the placebo effect should be taken into account when considering treatment.

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CAM: what is evidence?

What is scientific evidence and how can you use it when deciding whether to use complementary and alternative medicine?

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