Do you do yoga, take probiotics, see a chiropractor, or follow a special diet? If so, you're not alone; roughly 34 percent of Americans make use of complementary therapies, and these are among the most popular ways to do so.
You may have read about the CDC report (.pdf) that came out last month and showed the prevalence of complementary medical approaches among American adults. For more, check out this podcast from The Lancet, during which Josephine Briggs, MD, director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), and Richard Nahin, PhD, MPH, NCCIH’s lead epidemiologist, discuss the major findings of the report and some of the potential implications for public policy.
Previously: Study shows complementary medicine use high among children with chronic health conditions, More hospitals offering complementary medicine, Older adults increasingly turning to complementary medicine and Americans' use of complementary medicine on the rise
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