Currently there is a trend towards the use of alternative forms of medicine. However, at best these methods are ineffective, and at worst they may be dangerous. To what extent do you agree with this statement?

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As a human we are greedy and want to live forever.
Inspite
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In spite
of all the modern medical advancements we are no where near to that goal. Currently there is a trend of more advanced form of
medicine
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which in my opinion are risky and ineffective. Due to advancements in the medical fields we now have different options for any procedures and people are opting for them. These processes are not only expensive but are risky as well
,
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,
but people go
for
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to
the
humongus
(used informally) very large
humongous
humungous
hospitals and big fake
advertisments
a public promotion of some product or service
advertisements
.
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, a study in
USA
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the USA
found that almost 40% of the patients were squandering away their money thinking that they are having a new and alternative form of
medicine
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however
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, they were just getting the same old procedures with different names.
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In spite
of paying high amounts for the procedures people
endup
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end up
with side effects for which they have to have other different operations. In
this
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way the cycle just keeps on continuously going, the thought of people getting better is
nobodies
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nobody's
concern. The alternative
medicine
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is in trials for certain procedures and so is unreliable, but people with money just want to try.
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, a study in Canada shows that 60% of the upper class indulge into alternative
medicine
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more than the middle class, just to show it as a status symbol. In conclusion, the people should not just get influenced by big
adverts but
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adverts, but
do proper research before handing over their healthy lives to the modern
medicine
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.
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