Article: CAM diagnostic procedures for some allergic diseases may do more harm than good.

2004 SEP 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Complementary and alternative (CAM) diagnostic procedures in IgE-mediated allergic diseases may do more harm than good.

According to recent research published in the journal Allergy, "A considerable body of literature on therapeutic aspects of complementary and alternative medicine has been published in recent years, but little is known on diagnostic procedures. This short review lists complementary and alternative diagnostic procedures for the diagnosis of allergic diseases and presents an assessment of their usefulness for the daily practice."

"The review of the literature revealed that neither the ...

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