entional therapies really work? Critics say that a definitive scientific proof is yet to come. Up to now, most of the studies have relied on personal observation and testimonies from satisfied patients. The official position of the American Medical Association is that a patient's improvement or recovery after alternative treatment might just as well be incidental to the action taken or psychological. This may be true for scientists and researchers, but the fact is that many people, desperately seeking alternative treatments disagree. The solution is obvious: more research needs to be conducted.
             Some of the alternative treatments, such as acupuncture and herbal medicine, have impressive histories starting thousands of years ago. In America, professional and public interest in the field of alternative care has grown to such an extent that, in 1992, the U.S. government established the Office of Alternative Medicine (OAM). Its mission is
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