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?

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
. Advocates of Modern
medicine
assert that
this
treatments
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treatment
,
nevertheless
,
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
medicine
is the predominant reason. Unlike
allopathy
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allopathic
, other branches of
medicine
do not rely on state-of-the-art equipment
such
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
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
is
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are
an epitome
for
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of
this
as those lives could be saved by
proper anti-venom
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the proper anti - venom
in modern
medicine
.
Similarly
,
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,
morality
the quality or state of being mortal
mortality
rate is high while taking
alternative treatment
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an alternative treatment
for acute diseases
such
as appendicitis that need an emergency surgical management.
However
, side effects of modern medicines seem to be one of the major misconceptions for the trend of
alternative
medicines. Those who prefer
such
treatments are unaware that in modern
medicine
,
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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.
Thus
, the argument of naysayers is neither tangible nor tenable. In conclusion, though many prefer
alternative
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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