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[[Chelation therapy]] for things like heavy metal poisoning are probably not considered alternative medicine. | [[Chelation therapy]] for things like heavy metal poisoning are probably not considered alternative medicine. | ||
Is the author thinking of a particular kind, like ETDA with heart diseases? [[User:David E. Volk|David E. Volk]] 14:52, 13 April 2008 (CDT) | Is the author thinking of a particular kind, like ETDA with heart diseases? [[User:David E. Volk|David E. Volk]] 14:52, 13 April 2008 (CDT) | ||
== Change article title to Complementary and Alternative Medicine == | |||
I believe making such a change would be more consistent with general usage in the broad fields of health. In the terminology of the [[National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine]], alternative medicine describes "whole systems" that totally supplant mainstream medicine or different whole systems. Complementary medicine can work with whole systems, including mainstream medicine. [[User:Howard C. Berkowitz|Howard C. Berkowitz]] 21:00, 19 November 2008 (UTC) |
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Chelation therapy for things like heavy metal poisoning are probably not considered alternative medicine. Is the author thinking of a particular kind, like ETDA with heart diseases? David E. Volk 14:52, 13 April 2008 (CDT)
Change article title to Complementary and Alternative Medicine
I believe making such a change would be more consistent with general usage in the broad fields of health. In the terminology of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, alternative medicine describes "whole systems" that totally supplant mainstream medicine or different whole systems. Complementary medicine can work with whole systems, including mainstream medicine. Howard C. Berkowitz 21:00, 19 November 2008 (UTC)