A 1997 follow-up national survey2by the same teamfound that use of at least 1 of 16 alternative therapies during the preceding year increased from 33.8% in 1990 to 42.1% in 1997. Overall, use of alternative therapies increased by 25%, total visits to alternative medicine practitioners increasedby 47%, and expenditures for alternative goods and services increased by 45% (exclusive of inflation)