Medical doctors and scientists define alternative medicine as any treatment that has not been verified through peer-reviewed, controlled studies.

Complementary medicine uses both alternative medicine methods and practices alongside conventional medical treatment. Integrative medicine, as defined by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, combines conventional medical treatments and alternative treatments for which there is some peer-reviewed evidence of their safety and efficacy. Collectively, these variations on alternative medicine are often referred to as complementary and alternative medicine (or simply as CAM).

From the free encyclopedia Wikipedia Alternative Medicine