The Alternative Medicine Handbook: The Complete Reference Guide to Alternative and Complementary Therapies
Language: English
Published by W W Norton & Company, 1998
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.The BiblioFile
AbeBooks seller since November 30, 2006
Condition: Used - Good
£ 7.39
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
Moderate wear overall. Cover crease, slight discoloration at front endpaper edge. Pages very good, no writing. In this comprehensive and user-friendly volume, Dr. Cassileth covers over 50 alternative and complimentary therapies. She provides criteria for evaluating everything from Ayurveda, flower remedies, chiropractic, and enzyme therapy to homeopathy, herbal medicine, acupuncture, aromatherapy, naturopathy, and crystal healing. 340 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Seller Inventory # 011166
- Title
- The Alternative Medicine Handbook: The Complete Reference Guide to Alternative and Complementary Therapies
- Author
- Cassileth, Barrie R.
- Publisher
- W W Norton & Company
- Publication year
- 1998
- Condition
- Good
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Soft Cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0393318168
- ISBN 13
- 9780393318166
- Seller catalogs
- Unique Shelf
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
From the Publisher
People are finally taking control of their health. But that means using as discerning an eye about alternative therapy as about mainstream medicine. Cassileth has studied what does--and what doesn't--work. I find the Booklist review inaccurate and dangerous. There are no anti-cancer therapies outside of mainstream medicine that have cured people yet. I do believe that if an alternative therapy for cancer is found that works--look at tamoxifen from yew trees--doctors will use it. In the meantime, mainstream medicine has prolonged the lives of some of my friends who have cancer--and given them the hope of a cure. Cassileth is, indeed, open to other cultures. She finds yoga, acupuncture, and some other types of Chinese medicine do enhance well being, and lists almost 40 conditions in a brief chart that can be alleviated through alternative/complementary medicine. She admits that some therapies seem to work despite no firm scientific evidence. She tries to remind people that whether what you take is made by a pharmacy or by nature, it can still have powerful--and sometimes dangerous--effects. This book is a good way of learning about the myriad therapies and finding ones that will help you.
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
The BiblioFile
Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since November 30, 2006
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 4 to 14 business days | 2 to 5 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 12.80 | £ 20.35 |
Payment methods
Store description
Great selection from personal collection.
Specialty
Literature & Fiction, Rare & Collectible, Esoterica, Children's Books, History, Social Sciences, Religion & Theology, Non-fictionSeller's business information
The BiblioFile
OR, U.S.A.
Terms of sale
Refunds offered upon return receipt.
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to The BiblioFile, Gladstone, Michigan, U.S.A., without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.
Shipping terms
Books usually post within two days. Based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If over five lbs./oversized, additional post may be applicable.