Conventional vs Alternative Medicine — An Excerpt from Shadow Medicine by John Haller
“In addressing the standoff between the dueling protagonists of conventional and unconventional medicine, the placebo has served as both mediator and judge….” —John S. Haller Jr.
We continue our week-long feature on Shadow Medicine: The Placebo in Conventional and Alternative Therapies by John S. Haller Jr. by presenting an excerpt from the book . In the introduction, Haller examines the debate between proponents of conventional and alternative medicine and the role in which the placebo plays in challenging both positions.
