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

#trend #alternative #forms #medicine #methods
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Admittedly, even in the modern world, there is
trend
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a trend
trending
trendy
 in the society to rely on conventional forms of
medicine
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. Advocates of Modern
medicine
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 assert that
this
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treatments
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treatment
,
nevertheless
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,
do not cure
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does not cure
 the diseases and even leads to grave consequences. I support their view owing to the following reasons. Fallible diagnostic methods
,
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,
 which are still used by
alternative
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medicine
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 is the predominant reason. Unlike
allopathy
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allopathic
, other branches of
medicine
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 do not rely on state-of-the-art equipment
such
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 as x-ray or MRI Scanning for a precise diagnosis but finding out
disease
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the disease
 by
it's
of a thing, of it; possessive form of "it"
its
 symptoms. Since many diseases having same symptoms, diagnosis
are often misinterpreted
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is often misinterpreted
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 which, in turn, leads to inappropriate treatment. Conventional forms of
medicine
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 often fail to manage an emergency situation is yet another serious matter of concern. Many people, especially in developing countries lost their
life
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lives
 after taking
traditional treatments
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the traditional treatments
 for snake bite
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are
 an epitome
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of
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 as those lives could be saved by
proper anti-venom
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the proper anti - venom
 in modern
medicine
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.
Similarly
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,
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,
morality
the quality or state of being mortal
mortality
 rate is high while taking
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alternative treatment
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an alternative treatment
 for acute diseases
such
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 as appendicitis that need an emergency surgical management.
However
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, side effects of modern medicines seem to be one of the major misconceptions for the trend of
alternative
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 medicines. Those who prefer
such
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 treatments are unaware that in modern
medicine
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,
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 all new treatment methods undergo years of research to avoid all possible hazards before implementation.
Alternatively
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Alternative
 medicines
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,
 In fact
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 doesn’t have any scientific based study for most of the treatments.
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, the argument of naysayers is neither tangible nor tenable. In conclusion, though many prefer
alternative
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 medicines
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 it is not effective as it
often fail
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often fails
 to diagnose correctly and even dangerous for the patient during crisis management.
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