San Jose State University - HS 135HS 135 chapter 4

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HS 135 CHAP 4 Class Activity/Worksheet Complementary & Alternative Medicine Name: Michelle Huynh Define the following terms: 1. Complementary medicine 2. Alternative medicine Describe the hi... story of complementary and alternative practices CAM predates the history of the United States. Prior to the latter part of the 19th century, medical care was provided by lay healers, naturopaths, homeopaths, midwives, and botanical healers as well as formally trained doctors. Eventually the 19th century advances in science, such as germ theory, antisepsis, and anesthesia began to spur the trend to scientific medical education. Interest in whole foods and dietary supplements in the 1950s began a resurgence of interest in alternative medical practices. [Show More]

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