Chapter 1. Does alternative medicine work? -- Homeopathic medicine is effective / Dana Ullman -- Homeopathic medicine is ineffective / Edzard Ernst -- Sham acupuncture's effectiveness casts doubt on the efficacy of real acupuncture / Ted Burnham -- Acupuncture is effective despite research showing that sham acupuncture is helpful / John Amaro -- Chelation therapy is a safe and effective treatment for many conditions / Elmer M. Cranton -- Chelation therapy is dangerous and ineffective for treating most health problems / Saul Green -- Chapter 2. Why is alternative medicine popular? -- Politics and culture contribute to alternative medicine's popularity / Rahul Parikh -- The popularity of alternative medicine is exaggerated / Brennen McKenzie -- The prevalence of complementary treatments reflects frustration with traditional medicine / Lauren Cox -- Celebrities influence public interest in alternative treatments that can be detrimental / Liz Szabo -- Chapter 3. Can alternative and conventional medicine work together? -- The need for improvements in health care highlights the advantages of integrative medicine / Donald Berwick (and Andrea M. Schultz, Samantha M. Chao, J. Michael McGinnis) -- A complementary medical treatment approach can lower health care costs / Kathleen Koster -- A complementary approach to medicine helps patients and is scientifically sound / David Katz -- Complementary medicine is scientifically unsound and only increases provider profits / Ben Kavoussi -- Doctors can and should regularly use ethically prescribed placebo treatments / Steve Silberman -- Placebo treatment can have harmful as well as beneficial effects / Eliezer Sobel -- Chapter 4. How should government research and regulate alternative medicine? -- The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine should be funded / National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine -- The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine should not be funded / David Gorski -- The value of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine is unclear / David Brown -- Expanding labeling requirements would better inform consumers about safe supplement use / The Office of Senator Dick Durbin -- Expanding labeling requirements for dietary supplements would punish consumers and manufacturers / Hank Schultz and Todd Runestad.
Summary
"Alternative Medicine: Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications"--
