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Alternative
Medicine - MEDLINEplus Health Information - National Library
of Medicine
MEDLINEplus is a goldmine of good health information from
the world's largest medical library, the National Library
of Medicine. Health professionals and consumers alike can
depend on it for information that is authoritative and up
to date. MEDLINEplus has extensive information from the
National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources
on over 500 diseases and conditions.
Complimentary
& Alternative Medicine on PubMed, a subset of Natonal
Library of Medicine's PubMed
Complementary
Medicine - Special Interest Group
Purpose of group is to:
• Generate discussion to define and establish the boundaries
of this emerging field • Facilitate dialogue with colleagues
working in older related fields such as Chiropractic, Osteopathic,
Naturopathic, and Acupuncture traditions • Develop
networking and resource sharing
Foundation
for the Advancement of Innovative Medicine (FAIM)
FAIM was conceived in 1986 and incorporated in 1989 as a
voice for innovative medicine's professionals, patients
and suppliers. This Foundation defines innovative medicine
as a treatment or therapy of empirical clinical benefit
that is yet outside the mainstream of conventional medicine.
Innovative medicine is complementary to conventional medicine,
offering alternatives as an individual situation may warrant.
Music
Therapy: The Power of Music
Examines the power of using popular music, something people
already listen to, in therapy. Includes examples of therapeutic
messages in popular music as well as original music by Freudian
Slip, therapeutic rock band.
National
Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
NCCAM is 1 of the 27 institutes and centers that make up
the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIH is one
of eight agencies under the Public Health Service (PHS)
in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
Office
of Cancer Complimentary & Alternative Medicine (OCCAM)
OCCAM was established in October 1998 to coordinate and
enhance the activities of the National Cancer Institute
(NCI) in the arena of complementary and alternative medicine
(CAM). It goal is to:
• Promote and support research within CAM disciplines
and modalities as they relate to the prevention, diagnosis,
and treatment of cancer, cancer-related symptoms and side
effects of conventional treatment.
• Coordinate NCI’s CAM research and information activities.
• Provide an interface with health practitioners and
researchers regarding CAM cancer issues.
University
of Maryland School of Medicine - Complementary Medicine
Program
This program is an inter-departmental center within the
University of Maryland School of Medicine. A leading international
center for research, patient care, education and training,
we are dedicated to enriching current medical practice through:
• Evaluation of the scientific foundation of complementary
medicine
• Integration of evidence-based complementary medical
therapies and approaches into patient care (integrative
medicine)
• Emphasis on a humanistic approach to healing that
values mind, body and spirit and partners with patients
in healing.
University
of Pittsburgh - Alternative Medicine Homepage
A jumpstation for sources of information on unconventional
or alternative, complementary, innovative, integrative therapies.
The resources chosen on this page are included with the
following criteria in mind: • Is the authorized body
for the CAM system
• Provide quality information in an objective manner
• Resource for locating quality CAM literature
• Site to help individuals make informed decisions
when selecting CAM modalities or therapies
University
of Texas - M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Complimentary/Integrative
Medicine Resources
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center’s Complementary/Integrative
Medicine Education Resources (CIMER) website contains evidence-based
reviews of complementary or alternative cancer therapies
as well as links to other authoritative resources. Detailed
scientific reviews are provided to assist health care professionals
in guiding patients who would like to integrate these therapies
with conventional treatments.
What
is Complementary and Alternative Medicine?
Science and Technology - Sixth Report: The published report
was ordered by the House of Lords to be printed 21 November
2000. Includes survey reports for CAM use in both the UK
and US.
White
House Commission on Complimentary & Alternative Medicine
Over the past 30 years, public interest in and use of complementary
and alternative medicine (CAM) systems, approaches, and
products has risen steadily in the United States. Depending
on how CAM is defined, an estimated 6.5 %1 to as much as
43%2 of the U.S. population has used some form of CAM. The
White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative
Medicine Policy (WHCCAMP) was established in March 2000
to address issues related to access and delivery of CAM,
priorities for research, and the need for better education
of consumers and health care professionals about CAM. This
represents the Commission's final report.
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