MINNESOTA LOOKS AT ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE.

• Position: Brief Article

Minnesota has passed a law that would establish an office in the state health department to investigate complaints and disseminate facts about alternative treatments such as massage, acupuncture, herbalism, homeopathy and aromatherapy. Objective information on treatments is currently difficult to find, and if something goes wrong, consumers have little recourse, The law would not attempt to license or set training standards for alternative practitioners...