appropriate treatment unreasonable expectations discourage patients families accepting dealing effectively medical conditions '''direct harm''' results adverse patient outcome ref name napcam ref interactions conventional pharmaceuticals forms alternative medicine biologically active dangerous even used conjunction conventional medicine examples include immuno augmentation therapy shark cartilage bioresonance therapy oxygen ozone therapies insulin potentiation therapy herbal remedies cause dangerous interactions chemotherapy drugs radiation therapy anesthetics surgery among problems ref name cassilethdeng ref name ref name arye example dangers reported
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