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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?

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Currently
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 many people deal with their medical problems with the help of unusual types of
medicine
instead
 of professional medical treatment. I strongly believe
,
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 that
alternative
 ways of
medicine
 are dangerous for the population because of the lack of guidelines and laws which can organise their activity. The absence of legislation in the sphere of
alternative
medicine
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 difficulties with their usage. There are a huge amount of data which illustrated the medical problems which were caused by people who called them herbal doctors and shamans.
For instance
, in Spain in 2021 were accounted 58 medical cases in governmental hospitals where applied patients with any medical problem were discovered after they visited doctors with no diploma from any registered medical university. The lack of
control
 towards them is the price that society should pay for
this
 uncontrollable situation. Turning into another difficulty with
alternative
medicine
 is that even they have some advantages, because of the use of plants and more organic items for treatment, though they did not register in governmental institutes and,
therefore
, did not pay taxes. The US government pronounced that about 8 billion dollar taxes have not been paid because of the absence of
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information about
alternative
 medical services. The lack of information about the sources they used in their treatments makes their financial
control
 impossible. In conclusion, even in some ,situations people believe that
alternative
medicine
 is more favourable for their health,
however
, they need strong governmental
control
 and financial gratitude in front of society. I reconfirm my concerns about the safety of their activity and the law
control
 which they must apply.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • alternative medicines
  • treatments
  • positive development
  • negative development
  • health problems
  • usual doctor
  • access
  • personalized approach
  • holistic well-being
  • lack of regulation
  • evidence-based research
  • proper medical treatment
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