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Alternative Medicine

Should such offbeat medical practices as homeopathy and biofeedback be incorporated into mainstream medicine? Should insurance cover alternative medical techniques? In this hour: the pros and cons of alternative approaches to medicine.

Guests:
Alan Trachtenberg
Acting Director
Office of Alternative Medicine
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD

Andrew Weil
Author, "Spontaneous Healing"
Director, Program in Integrative Medicine
University of Arizona
Tuscon, AZ

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