1. Susan Ince argues that some alternative therapies, such as acupuncture and hypnosis, have proven health benefits. Roland J. Lamarine maintains that alternative therapies are not submitted to the rigorous testing that conventional remedies are and therefore can be dangerous. With whose argument do you most agree? Explain your answer.
2. According to Eric L. Foxman, homeopathy enhances the body’s healing system without the unpleasant side effects of conventional drugs. Stephen Barrett argues that the amount of medicine in homeopathic treatments is too small to have any effect on the patient, and any relief the patient feels is due to the placebo effect. Examine the evidence offered by both authors and construct your own opinion about whether or not homeopathy has healing powers.
3. In Anne McIntyre’s opinion, herbal supplements relieve a number of physical and mental ailments and slow down the aging process. John...