<span>The National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) prefers ... So, per NCCAM, it is alternative to the usual practices of M.D.'s, D.O.'s, ... In 1988, 42% went to CAM because they felt mainstream medicine was ... Alternative medicine practitioners know something that many 'traditional doctors' do not.</span><span>
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Destroying germs and fighting against infection and disease
