Medical Students Supportive of Alternative Medicine

Medical Students Supportive of Alternative Medicine - BusinessWeek: "A new national survey finds that most medical students think that knowledge of complementary and alternative medicine could help Western doctors do a better job.

Complementary and alternative medicine, or CAM, includes such therapies as acupuncture, yoga, massage and herbal treatments.

'Even with the high prevalence of CAM use today, most physicians still know little about nonconventional forms of medicine,' Michael S. Goldstein, senior research scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles, and senior author of the study, said in a university news release. 'Investigating medical students' attitudes and knowledge will help us assess whether this may change in the future.'"