The Alternative Fix 
 A FRONTLINE- Documentary (60 min.)

The past few years has seen an explosion in the popularity-and profitability-of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in the US. Under pressure from everyone from consumers to Congress, major hospitals, medical schools and HMOs have embraced therapies that they once dismissed as quackery. Tempted by huge grants, many hospitals now offer alternative cancer treatments, medical students take courses in magnet therapy and homeopathy, and insurance companies pay for services such as acupuncture and chiropractic. So accepted, in fact, have these alternative medical treatments become  that an entire branch of National Institutes of Health is now devoted to CAM. But the question remains: Do these treatments actually work? Have medical professionals put aside their doubts in the efficacy of CAM treatments in order to cash in on a multimillion-dollar market? And could precious research dollars be better spent elsewhere? FRONTLINE examines the controversy over complementary and alternative medical treatments.