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Article: Alternative Medicine Goes Mainstream in Quest for Health.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Article date:
- September 4, 2001
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By Wendy Y. Lawton, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Sep. 4--Massage, herbs, acupuncture and other alternative treatments are here to stay. And boomers aren't the only ones embracing them.
Their children -- and their parents -- are trying everything from aromatherapy to yoga to stay healthy or get well, according to a new survey by Harvard Medical School researchers. The survey found that 68 percent of adults have used at least one kind of alternative or complementary therapy. Nearly half stuck with at least one treatment as long as 20 years.
But that doesn't mean consumers are ditching their doctors, according ...