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World Service,04 Jun 2004,22 mins

Medicine - What Are The Alternatives?

Health Matters

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An exploration into the place and role of alternative medicine. The programme looks at alternatives to mainstream medicine and why more and more people are using them to treat common illnesses. Some of the treatments have been proven scientifically to work, such as T'ai chi, but not all have been subjected to the same rigorous tests.

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