Links

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

General Information Sites

• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Alternative Medicine Foundation
• The Alternative Medicine Homepage from University of Pittsburgh
• HealthWorld Online
• Mayo Clinic: Complementary & Alternative Medicine
• MedlinePlus Complementary and Alternative medicine
• Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• University of Maryland Medical Center Complementary and Alternative Index
• White House Commission on Complementary & Alternative Medicine Policy

Nutriceuticals

• National Nutraceutical Center
• NIH  Office of Dietary Supplements
• Dietary Supplements Labels Database

Healthy Eating

• The FoodChart
• Whole Health MD

Herbs

• Henrietta's Herbal HomePage
• HerbMed 
  • An evidence-based herbal database with  hyperlinked access to the scientific data underlying the use of herbs for health.  ****This has become a Pay-for-Day subscription.

Resources for Cancer Patients

• The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
• Cancer.gov
• Article from CA : A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

Pain Management

• Alternative Medicine Foundation
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• The National Pain Foundation
• Acupuncture from The Mayo Clinic

Traditional Medical Systems

• Traditional Chinese Medicine
• The National Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine
• Native American Medicine

Searching for Information

• PubMed
  • to search for CAM information …..
  • type diagnosis/disease in "search" box
  • click "limit" tab
  • choose "Complementary Medicine" (subset)
  • click "go" (top of page)
• The Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database

Who Pays?

• Paying for CAM Treatments from NIH NCCAM

To Keep Everybody Honest

• Quack Watch