Clampdown on alternative medicines

The Times (London) newspaper’s top story on Saturday 20 September was the anticipated restrictions on complementary medicine.

The article describes another mechanism that could reduce the ability of consumers to take responsibility for their own health.

Clampdown on alternative medicines

The Times, London, 20 September 2003

By Oliver Wright, Chris Johnston and Rosemary Bennett

The alternative medicine industry is to be strictly regulated in the same way as doctors in a drive to root out charlatans and boost public confidence in complementary therapies.

New proposals set out yesterday will force all alternative medicine practioners in the