Alternative Medicine for HIV and AIDS
Be cautious about "miracle cures" or treatments that claim they can treat a wide variety of ailments. Look for studies backing the claims. Success stories are often based on anecdotal evidence (individual experience), rather than on data collected by controlled studies with large groups of people.
Research on alternative medicine is being done. But this is often difficult because:
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Be cautious about "miracle cures" or treatments that claim they can treat a wide variety of ailments. Look for studies backing the claims. Success stories are often based on anecdotal evidence (individual experience), rather than on data collected by controlled studies with large groups of people.
Research on alternative medicine is being done. But this is often difficult because:
- Many types of alternative medicine are highly individualized or customized.
- Many types of alternative medicine treat the whole person, not a particular illness, making them more difficult to evaluate.
- Many types of alternative medicine aren't standardized. Different brands of herbs, for example, may have different amounts of active ingredients.
- It is expensive to do research. The makers or practitioners of these therapies do not have the kind of financial resources drug companies do.
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