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 negative development?

Recent years have witnessed

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increasing number of

patients

preferring taking

alternative

medicines

to

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their medical doctor. From my perspective, I regard

this

trend as a negative development. Granted, some would argue that it is justifiable to embrace

such

development. More specifically, people, especially those living under the poverty line, may find

alternative

medicines

as one of the

most saving

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treatments

to deal with slight illnesses.

For example

, the use of naturopathy is popularized in treating

headache

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or flu season in Vietnam

due to

its affordable costs compared to western

medicines

.

However

, because of not

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been scientifically tested and proven, many of these

medicines

and

treatments

may entail latent risk of side effects, allergy or even fatalities owing to anaphylactic shock.

Additionally

, the aforementioned financial burden can be relieved since there have been many Asian manufacturers, namely India or China, offering medical

treatments

at

reasonable

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price

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, leaving

alternative

ones with a subtle role in curing illnesses. Another reason for not welcoming the

alternative

medical approach is the lack of equipment.

In other words

,

patients

hospitalized in a hospital or clinic appear to be in

safe

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hands of not only skilled and seasoned physicians but

also

advanced medical

devices

.

Therefore

, if a patient had a stroke, modern

devices

like a defibrillator would be used to ensure the patient's life is saved during his or her golden hour.

By contrast

, there are no

such

medical

devices

in a medical establishment run by

alternative

medicine practitioners, which means that

patients

stand a lower chance of being saved when a traumatic injury happens.

Lastly

, the aforesaid lack of scientific and medical research renders

alternative

methods unreliable, and

therefore

, not

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covered by medical insurance plans. That means

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patients

can end up with exorbitant medical bills or not being protected by insurance laws if they negatively interact with these

treatments

.

To conclude

, considering the lack of scientific proof, medical

devices

and insurance coverage, I regard

this

trend as a negative development.