http://www.almotamar.net صحيفة إلكترونية يومية تصدر عن حزب المؤتمر الشعبي العام (اليمن) http://www.almotamar.net/958.htm 2006-09-23 Alternative medicine and complementary therapy are no longer terms used solely by the granola-eating crowd. The search for alternatives to conventional medicine, especially within the realm of pain relief, has been gaining momentum. Whatever the reason—from the health-threatening side effects of popular pain medicines like Vioxx®, to a desire to use only natural remedies—the chase is on for new therapies to alleviate the pain of chronic illness.