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Complementary and Alternative Health


Please also check for additional information on this subject in the General Guides page of the Health Research Guide.


About Herbs, Botanicals, and Other Products
An information resource from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Provides evidence-based information on herbal and botanical products. Lists purported uses, adverse effects, pharmacokinetics, herb-drug interactions, and more.
Alternative Medicine Foundation
This foundation's mission is to provide reliable information on alternative medicine to health professionals and the public. Especially useful are the Resource Guides which cover topics such as chosing a practitioner and making sense of medical research.
Alternative Medicine Homepage
A directory for all types of alternative and complementary health sites prepared and maintained by medical librarian, Charlie B. Wessel, at the Falk Library of the Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh.
Complementary and Alternative Medicine - MayoClinic
Presents an overview of the topic as well as links to questions and answers about popular alternative health treatments. The Mayo Clinic also has a page on Herbs, Supplements and Vitamins.
Complementary and Alternative Therapies - MedlinePlus
A comprehensive, high-quality site from the National Library of Medicine. Links to resources on topics such as accupuncture, cancer alternative therapies, dietary supplements, chiropractic, and herbal medicine.
Dietary Supplements Labels Database
Find supplements by searching brand names, active ingredients, or manufacturers. Results pages link out to high quality information on topics such as clinical trials, adverse effects, and mechanism of action. Provided by the National Library of Medicine.
Dr. Weil
Dr. Weil's site has a variety of information about natural health, vitamins and supplements. There is also a link to a question and answer library under "Ask Dr. Weil".
Health World Online Village
A general health site which also has a wide range of information on the alternative health and complementary medicine perspective. Offers resources in nutrition, fitness, emotional health, news, diseases and conditions. There is also a section on finding a practitioner.
HealthyNJ - Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Recommended websites and New Jersey-specific resources from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
HerbMed
A catalog of herbs and their uses. Summarizes research articles from Medline and offers a hyperlink to the original abstract. For each herb the site gives evidence for activity, warnings, preparations, mixtures, and mechanism of action. Only limited content is free.
Index to Chiropractic Literature
This database, from the Chiropractic Library Collaboration, indexes the peer reviewed literature produced by chiropractic publishers.
National Cancer Institute - CAM Topics
Information for the patient and health professional on specific topics from the Physician Data Query database from the National Cancer Institute.
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
The NCCAM is the federal government's lead agency for scientific research on practices and products not considered part of conventional medicine. Provides research-based information on treatments and conditions. Also has information on clinical trials, grants, research, and how to be an informed consumer.
Noah: Complementary and Alternative Medicine
This web page has information on a variety of alternative healing approaches, and a listing of additional resources.
Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM)
The National Cancer Institute site has information for consumers and health professionals on CAM therapies, research, clinical trials, grants and funding opportunities.
Office of Dietary Supplements - National Institutes of Health
The Office of Dietary Supplements supports research and disseminates information on the use of dietary supplements.ODS supports the International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS) which is a database of published, international, scientific literature on dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, and botanicals.
Quackwatch
Takes a conservative and critical look at many alternative health therapies in an effort to confront health related frauds, myths and fallacies.
 
   
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Updated: December 15, 2009  
   
   
   
   
   
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