Americans Spent $33.9 Billion Out-of-pocket On Complementary And Alternative Medicine In One Year
Friday, July 31, 2009 - 22:21
in Health & Medicine
Americans spent $33.9 billion out-of-pocket on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) over the previous 12 months, according to a 2007 government survey. CAM is a group of diverse medical and health-care systems, practices, and products such as herbal supplements, meditation, chiropractic and acupuncture that are not generally considered to be part of conventional medicine.