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Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) consists of medical treatments and therapies outside of what is traditionally taught in medical school or recognized for reimbursement by government health programs.

'''Complementary and alternative medicine''' (CAM) consists of medical treatments and therapies outside of what is traditionally taught in medical school or recognized for reimbursement by government health programs.

In the [[United States]], 36% of adults are using some form of CAM and spend $36 billion to $47 billion on CAM therapies in 1997.<ref>http://nccam.nih.gov/news/camsurvey_fs1.htm</ref>  The numbers of uninsured Americans increases by about 1 million persons per year, and the amount spent on CAM is likely much higher today.  If CAM is defined to include megavitamin therapy and prayer specifically for health reasons, 62% of Americans use CAM.

In the [[United States]], 36% of adults are using some form of CAM and spent $36 billion to $47 billion on CAM therapies in 1997.<ref>[http://nccam.nih.gov/news/camsurvey_fs1.htm "The Use of CAM in the United States", National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine]</ref>  The numbers of uninsured Americans increases by about 1 million persons per year, and the amount spent on CAM is likely much higher today.  If CAM is defined to include megavitamin therapy and prayer specifically for health reasons, 62% of Americans use CAM.{{fact}}

The US National Institutes of Health sponsor the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine NCCAM which spends $120 Million dollars a year researching CAM. To date they have found no major treatments and the vast majority of subjects that they research come up unproductive repeatedly.

The US National Institutes of Health sponsor the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) which spends more than $120 Million dollars a year researching CAM.<ref>[http://nccam.nih.gov/about/budget/appropriations.htm "NCCAM Funding: Appropriations History", Nation Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine]</ref> To date they have found no major treatments and the vast majority of subjects that they research come up unproductive. They received $31 million in additional funding from the [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act]].<ref>[http://genome.fieldofscience.com/2009/07/stimulus-funds-for-pseudoscience.html "Stumulus funds for pseudoscience", Genomics, Evolution, and Pseudoscience]</ref>

CAM Practices include the following:

CAM Practices include the following:

== References ==

== References ==

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