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| Two in five Americans surveyed have turned to some type of
alternative medicine not offered by their regular doctor to treat their aches and pains, a
report published today says. Alternative medicine was equally popular among different
races, income groups and both genders, according to the survey, published in the Journal
of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Those who tried alternative therapies such as chiropractic and acupuncture did so not because they were fed up with conventional medicine but because they view health more holistically, the survey of about 1,000 randomly selected people found. The most popular alternative treatments were chiropractic (used by 16% of all respondents), lifestyle diet (by 8%), exercise/movement (done by 7%) and relaxation (by 7%). The survey also identified homeopathy, megavitamins, spiritual healing, massage, folk medicine, psychotherapy and art/music as alternative treatments employed. (Reuters)
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