Nowadays, a growing number of people with health problems are trying alternative medicines and treatments instead of visiting their usual doctor. Do you think this is a positive or a negative development?

People have been turning to

alternative

medicine

practitioners for help

instead

of family physicians or specialists. They are convinced that

alternative

medicines

are superior to modern

treatment

with fewer adverse

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. From my perspective,

alternative

medicines

cannot fully replace modern

medicine

.

Firstly

,

alternative

medicines

might not be well tested,

thus

patients

will be delayed to get prompt diagnosis and

treatment

.

For instance

, traditional herbs are shown to improve

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symptoms

systems

symtoms

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symptoms

of infections.

However

, antibiotics are indicated to curb systemic infections.

Otherwise

,

patients

will develop

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fatal complications including

spesis

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sepsis

and shock. Another important argument is that

alternative

medicines

might cost

patients

far more than visits to their regular doctors. Expenditures in

alternative

medicines

are not generally covered by national medical insurance, and they are usually costly.

Additionally

, a majority

patients

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suffering from terminal illnesses

cannot

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be cured by mainstream

treatment

seek

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opinion

in

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alternative

medicines

. Some

alternative

medicine

practitioners might claim that they can effectively cure cancer by providing misleading information.

Consequently

,

patients

might pay fortunes to receive ineffective treatments.

Conversely

, some

alternative

medicines

can be beneficial to

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patients

paitents

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patients

.

For instance

, several traditional Chinese

herbes

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herbs

and

accupuncture

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acupuncture

, which have been

proved

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to be effective in treating certain disorders and alleviating symptoms, can be applied with proper guidance from a licensed

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practitioner

practitioners

practitoner

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practitioner

.

However

,

patients

cannot rely on

alternative

medicine

in

the

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case they need

an

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necessary surgery or specific

medicines

,

for

instance

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antibiotics and insulin, which cannot be supplanted with

alternative

treatments. In conclusion, people should be encouraged to visit regular primary care providers

instead

of relying on

alternative

medicine

. It might lead to

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in diagnosis,

treatment

, and extra costs.

However

, selected

alternative

medicine

provided by qualified physicians can sometimes benefit

patients

in the alleviation of symptoms.