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

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Health
 is wealth for a human.
Medicines
 and healthy habits boost the
health
 condition of an average person.
However
, people tend to take alternative
medicines
 and treatments without proper guidance.
This
 essay will discuss the positive and negative aspects of
this
 new development. Globalisation leads to
accessto
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access to
a wider range of information which provides both useful and harmful information.
Moreover
, with their busy life
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schedule
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 some folks prefer to use alternative methods while using available information on the internet. When considering the positive aspect, it will heal our
health
 concerns for a short time period and provide the opportunity to use our valuable time for productive work rather than waiting in a hospital.
On the other hand
, a strong opponent side can be built up based on
this
 argument. Doctors prescribe
medicines
 while prerequisite symptoms and their past experiences as well
,
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 because some inconsiderable symptoms can be symptoms of life-threatening issues
such
 as cancers.
Further
, if we medicate ourselves at home these concerns might lead to uncontrollable levels.
Moreover
, people tend to use unprescribed antibiotics which leads to harmful liver function in the long term and has more side effects as well.
For example
: in Uganda considerable amount of patients died due to unnecessary alternative treatments each year. In conclusion, it is proven that the drawbacks outweigh the benefits of
this
 phenomenon and in my ,opinion
this
 is not a positive development since
medicines
 are for cure
health
 hazards and not for enhancement.
Submitted by prashadi.maheesha on

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