Acupuncture involves inserting fine needles into the body to heal pain and illness.

Alternative medicine is thousands of years older than modern medicine.

If you have a headache, you should take an aspirin.

Much so-called alternative medicine is at best harmless and at worst dangerous.

Much so-called alternative medicine is at best harmless and at worst dangerous.

I pretended to be calm although I couldn't help feeling worried.

Independent scientists want to see proof of the claims for alternative medicine.

Supporters of alternative medicine say its critics are influenced by pharmaceutical companies.

Much so-called alternative medicine is at best harmless and at worst dangerous.

The first synthetic drug, aspirin, only dates from 1899.

There is evidence that when the media report direct action politicians listen.

The experiment tells us that when people expect to get better, they often do.

One group of patients had normal operations; the other had fake operations.

Herbal medicine didn't stop my father smoking but that's probably his fault.

Acupuncture involves inserting fine needles into the body.

A young Chinese woman had open-heart surgery without a general anaesthetic.

Much so-called alternative medicine is at best harmless and at worst dangerous.

Herbal medicine involves treating illness and pain with natural remedies.

Herbalists treat pain and illnesses with natural remedies.

He had a serious illness and needed to have an operation.

Independent scientists are not influenced by anyone else.

Herbalists spend time with patients and treat them as individuals.

Acupuncture involves inserting fine needles into the body.

If we feel strongly about an issue, we should make our case with the elected representatives.

All footballers get nervous before a match.

A young Chinese woman had open-heart surgery without a general anaesthetic.

One group of patients had normal knee operations; the other had fake knee operations.

Acupuncture can often help people with back pain.

Herbalists treat their patients as individuals.

Pharmaceutical companies make and sell medicine.

The placebo effect is when an ill person gets better without receiving 'real' treatment.

Fine needles are inserted at selected points in the body.

Both groups had the same positive results from their operations.

Herbalists are prepared to spend more time with patients than modern doctors.

Pharmaceutical companies are worried about losing sales of their very profitable drugs.

Experts want to see proof from scientific tests.

Scientists question whether there is proper research evidence for the claims.

The needles appear to change the brain's reaction to pain.

Herbalists treat pain and illnesses with natural remedies.

I wouldn't risk going to an all-night party without telling my parents.

Pharmaceutical companies are worried about losing sales of their very profitable drugs.

Fine needles are inserted at selected points in the body.

I was worried about going for my first acupuncture session.

What the experiment tells us is simply this: when people expect to get better, they often do.

Much so-called alternative medicine is at best harmless and at worst dangerous.

Supporters of alternative medicine say its critics are influenced by pharmaceutical companies.

The surgeon cut the knee open and then closed it again.

The first synthetic drug, aspirin, only dates from 1899.

A major medical trial compared the reactions of patients to real and fake operations.