"36% of U.S. adults aged 18 years and over use some form of complementary and alternative medicine." National Center for Health Statistics – 5/04
"55% of adults said they were most likely to use complementary and alternative medicine because they believed that it would help them when combined with conventional medical treatments." National Center for Health Statistics – 5/04
"26% of adults used complementary and alternative medicine because a conventional medical professional suggested they try it." National Center for Health Statistics – 5/04
"13% of adults used complementary and alternative medicine because they felt that conventional medicine was too expensive." National Center for Health Statistics – 5/04
"Results of the first placebo-controlled, multicenter clinical trial of the compound coenzyme Q10 suggest that it can slow disease progression in patients with early-stage Parkinson’s disease. While the results must be confirmed in a larger study, they provide hope that this compound may ultimately provide a new way of treating Parkinson’s." Archives of Neurology, 10/02
"Most people do not consume an optimal amount of all vitamins by diet alone. It appears prudent for all adults to take vitamin supplements." Journal of the American Medical Association, 2002
"Recognized by the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as the fourth leading cause of death in America, diabetes will cause more than 169,000 deaths this year. The American Dental Hygienists' Association - 4/02
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