Many providers of alternative therapy say it is inherently unsuited to double-blind randomised trials.
She urged other patients to give the alternative therapy a chance.
This includes switching all patients on Valturna to an alternative therapy.
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The future for the alternative-therapy industry looks particularly bright in America.
Many cancer specialists see vaccines as a plausible alternative to drug therapy.
Soy protein, a fixture of Asian diets, has been considered a possible alternative to hormone therapy for years, ever since researchers observed that women in Asia tend to have lower rates of bone loss and osteoporosis than their counterparts in the West.
On the other hand, chelation therapy is strongly supported by the alternative medicine community and more than 100, 000 people receive chelation therapy each year.
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Despite a lack of evidence and the skepticism of the medical community, passionate supporters have kept the therapy alive in alternative medicine circles.
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Prof Steve Jones, who heads the Spectrum Centre, says web therapy provides an alternative to traditional face-to-face therapies which few people with bipolar actually access.
She said Totnes, which is known for its alternative lifestyle image, seemed the ideal location for her feline therapy cafe.
We expect initial uptake to be in patients who experience neuropsychiatric side effects on Atripla and are seeking an alternative or those who have already switched off Atripla to another therapy.
Many menopausal women who are afraid that hormone replacement therapy could increase their risk of breast cancer have turned to the herbal supplement black cohosh an alternative in recent years.
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