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The debate between Relman and Weil¹ is instructive and relevant to what happens today in many countries. I agree with every comment made by Relman and I disagree with most of what is said by Weil. But I think both physicians omitted the most important issue, namely, why do patients and physicians call it alternative medicine? Moreover, why do patients and physicians feel they need alternative medicine, and what do they gain from it?

Ten years ago, I expressed a personal point of view in an article² that relates to this issue. In my opinion, there is a genuine need of patients that modern conventional (ie, scientific) medicine fails to satisfy. The same is true for physicians themselves, who feel that modern orthodox medicine does not provide them with what they need for the proper management of their patients.

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