Alternative medicine must face scientific scrutiny, conference hears

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Complementary medical treatments such as acupuncture, massage or herbal remedies are often dismissed by conventional health experts, but that hasn't deterred people from seeking the remedies.

An estimated 70 per cent of Canadians use alternative health products and services, said Dr. Sunita Vohra, a pediatrician in charge of a new alternative medicine service at Edmonton's Stollery Children's Hospital.

"It's not reasonable to dismiss all these therapies with the back of one hand," said Vohra, one of the organizers of the conference.

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