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What does complementary medicine mean?

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Noun
  1. Any of several therapies that combine conventional medical practices with those of alternative medicine such as acupuncture or homeopathy.
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Hypnosis has been popular in both mainstream and complementary medicine since the huge enthusiasm for mesmerism in the 19th century.
Practitioners of complementary medicine work with this concept of energy polarity and balance all the time.
He has also trained in homeopathy and is interested in all forms of complementary medicine.
Recently there has been a change in the attitude of those practising conventional medicine towards complementary medicine.
They are more likely to investigate ways of improving their health, and more open-minded to complementary medicine.
As complementary medicine grows the public may become more careful of its claims.

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