The Evolution of the 'Alternative Medicine' Movement

Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is one of many unconventional medical practices, from herbal medicine to acupuncture. Some scientists see the CAM revolution as a return to more primitive characteristics of thought. But Sampson says the rise of this system is due to a combination of human non-rational traits, several ideological, social and political shifts of the second half of the 20th century, and a "critical mass" of economic power and advocates in influential positions.

Speaker: Wallace Sampson, M.D.; Founder/Editor, The Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine