51.   Its mission is to provide a combination of conventional Western medicine and natural alternatives to low-income, immigrant and refugee populations.

52.   Most of those who shy away from conventional medicines for their animals are also suspicious about using Western medicine on themselves, said Kocen.

53.   She said although it differed from conventional medicine, alternative medicine still followed scientific principles.

54.   That aside, there is the problem of the dogmatic policy of the IMF, particularly its conventional medicine of keeping interest rates high.

55.   The First Church of Christ, Scientist, teaches that prayer is the most effective treatment for illness and that conventional medicine is incompatible with spiritual healing.

56.   The men are members of a strict religious sect that rejects conventional medicine and schools, authorities said.

57.   Vithoulkas, founder of the International Academy of Classical Homeopathy, takes a broad perspective on health, believing that conventional medicine has severe weaknesses.

58.   When conventional medicine fails, many turn to alternative approaches to alleviate their condition.