CAM use survey

Dietary supplements and herbals are the second most common form of CAM used by people age 50 and older, according to a survey recently released by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine and AARP. Supplements were used by 42% of respondents, while 45% of survey participants had used massage or chiropractic therapy, 15% had used mind/body practices such as meditation or hypnosis and 14% had used naturopathy or acupuncture. Additionally, 31% of respondents who had used CAM said they had discussed it with their physician. Among those who had not spoken to a physician about their CAM use, 42% said it was because the physician had never asked, while 30% said it was because they did not know they should. The study, a telephone survey of 1,559 people, was conducted in spring 2006...