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The Cause of Many Cures: 'I Believe'

Placebos Used By More than a Third of All Americans

By MARILYNN MARCHIONE
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(Nov. 10) - Ten years and $2.5 billion in research have found no cures from alternative medicine. Yet these mostly unproven treatments are now mainstream and used by more than a third of all Americans. This is one in an occasional Associated Press series on their use and potential risks.
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2009-11-10 15:20:22

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EDITOR\'S NOTE: Ten years and $2.5 billion in research have found no cures from alternative medicine. Yet these mostly unproven treatments are now mainstream and used by more than a third of all Americans. This is one in an occasional Associated Press series on their use and potential risks.