sheesh, is this thread polarized!
Yes, I agree, homeopathy works well in certain situations. I know several MDs (current and former UCSF/Stanford professors) who incorporate it in their practice.
Alternative medicine fills in the gaps where conventional medicine fails. I haven't given up the latter but it's time conventional docs realize they don't have all the answers.
Throwing useless or harmful meds at a patient or telling someone "you'll just have to learn to live with it" is unacceptable. No wonder people look elsewhere.
I work in a health food store owned by a 'bush doctor'. Some customers hate doctors and just will not see them EVER. One customer had prostate cancer and refused REFUSED to get treated. There's a lot of polarization on both sides. I agree.