mainstream medicine

collocation in English

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mainstream
adjective
uk
/ˈmeɪn.striːm/us
/ˈmeɪn.striːm/
considered normal, and having or using ideas, beliefs, etc. that are accepted by ...
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medicine
noun
uk
/ˈmed.ɪ.sən/us
/ˈmed.ɪ.sən/
treatment for illness or injury, or the study ...
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(Definition ofmainstreamandmedicinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Many complementary treatments seem relatively inexpensive when compared withmainstreammedicine.
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The first category is cell therapy inmainstreammedicine.
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Leading physicians and those involved in complementary medicines are seeking a solution whereby their approach to medicine can go intomainstreammedicine.
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The influence of the drugs companies, with their multi-billion pound turnover, now reaches into almost every corner ofmainstreammedicine.
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Disciplines that were once regarded as suspect are now part ofmainstreammedicine, but there is great scope for that process to be taken further.
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Many patients are no longer prepared to submit themselves to the hazards ofmainstreammedicine, necessary as this often may be.
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The theory is popular among natural health practitioners, but is generally not recognized bymainstreammedicine.
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For most of its existence, chiropractic has battled withmainstreammedicine, sustained by antiscientific and pseudoscientific ideas such as subluxation.
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For three years (1973-1975), he wrote about optimal wellness, staying healthy,mainstreammedicine, alternative therapies, nutrition, fitness, and sexuality.
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In other cases, controversy overmainstreammedicinecauses questions about the nature of a treatment, such as water fluoridation.
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Unlike straight chiropractors, mixers believe subluxation is one of many causes of disease, and hence they tend to be open tomainstreammedicine.
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For several years he struggled alone, in spite of criticism from traditional medicineand even attempted arreststo provide a template which is now rivalingmainstreammedicine.
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The profession maintained ties and gradually moved closer tomainstreammedicinein its practices, and came to be called osteopathic medicine.
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Sometimes when alternative medicine is mixed withmainstreammedicinethe result is called holistic medicine, though this is more commonly termed integrative medicine.
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By the middle of the 20th century, the profession had moved closer tomainstreammedicine, adopting modern public health and biomedical principles.
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For most of its existence it has been at odds withmainstreammedicine, sustained by pseudoscientific ideas such as subluxation and innate intelligence that are not based on solid science.
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His treatise on venereal disease was the first to suggest that syphilis and gonnorrhea were different diseases, a hypothesis which was not accepted bymainstreammedicineuntil many decades later.
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These ideas are not based in science, and along with the lack of a strong research base are in part responsible for the historical conflict between chiropractic andmainstreammedicine.
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Alternative medicine andmainstreammedicinedebates can also spill over into freedom of religion discussions, such as the right to decline lifesaving treatment for one's children because of religious beliefs.
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