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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many people deal with their medical problems with the help of unusual types of
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of professional medical treatment. I strongly believe
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that
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ways of
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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
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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.
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, 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
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towards them is the price that society should pay for
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uncontrollable situation. Turning into another difficulty with
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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,
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, 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
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medical services. The lack of information about the sources they used in their treatments makes their financial
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impossible. In conclusion, even in some ,situations people believe that
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is more favourable for their health,
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, they need strong governmental
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and financial gratitude in front of society. I reconfirm my concerns about the safety of their activity and the law
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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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