Health & Wellness Resource Center
Online Library database. Features an Alternative Health Encyclopedia
with conditions listed alphabetically with causes, symptoms, and alternative
medical treatments. You can also use the general keyword search to
retrieve numerous articles on alternative health and treatment methods. |
Health World
Alternative Medicine Center
The Alternative Medicine Center offers natural choices for self-managed
care. Find alternative systems and alternative therapies,
recommendations for healthy diet, and alternative medical specialists.
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UCLA
Collaborative Centers for Integrative Medicine
UCLA's program
advocates the practice, teaching, and science of MindBody, Complementary,
and Alternative Medicine. The
Research Section
has useful articles on studies and announcements of proposed studies with
invitations for public participation. The "Integrative Medicine
Bulletin" is available online and a Resources section provides both Website
links and articles of interest.
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HerbMed
This is an electronic herbal database with hyperlinked access to the
scientific data underlying the use of herbs for health. It tries to present
impartial, evidence-based information for professionals, researchers, and
general public. There is an enormous amount of information here
provided by the nonprofit Alternative Medicine Foundation.
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National
Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Part of the National Institutes of Health, the
site provides health information, research and clinical trial data, and
current news. Alerts and advisories are included in the health
information section.
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Preventive Medicine Center
A non-profit
organization that provides resources and information on conventional,
alternative, and complementary medicines, advice on whole foods/high fiber
approaches to healthful nutrition including macrobiotics, cooking classes,
and lectures. Includes a useful resource list of books, Websites, and
educational organizations.
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RxList Alternatives
This is the alternative medicine section of the prescription RxList.
Search by name of medicine or remedy or by broad category. Describes
what the herb or medicine does, how to take or prepare it, and possible
contraindications or side effects.
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Feingold Association Diet Therapy
Program for Attention & Behavioral Disorders
Nonprofit
organization of families, educators and health professionals that stresses
the effects of prepared food products on your behavior, health, and ability
to learn. Offers a selection of scientific studies supporting the use
of diet therapy. Search by keyword or topic. |
University of Washington
Medicinal Herb Garden
Wonderful
resource for herbalists, medics, botanists, and general public. The
site is not a source of medical advice or a guide to self-medication but
does describe the herbs and what they are often used for. It also
provides bibliographic references for further research on each herb.
Well worth a visit and the information is authoritative.
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WholeHealthMD
The Website aims to combine the resources of
scientific health research and the clinical expertise of integrative health
care specialists to help the consumer attain health, wellness, and
longevity. A team of leading consumer health writers and board-certified
physicians provides the site with a practical information and self-help
resources. The site is part of the
American Wholehealth Network
a company that provides managed care organizations alternative health
solutions.
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Hospital & Health System
Programs
The University of
Pittsburgh Hospital extensive list of alternative medicine resources.
The University also has a well-developed and extensive
Alternative Medicine Web page.
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Center
for Mind-Body Medicine
The Center
for Mind-Body Medicine is a non-profit educational organization and the
Website focuses on the interactions between mind and body and the powerful
ways in which emotional, mental, social and spiritual factors can directly
affect health. |
| For books on alternative and complementary
medicine, check the Library online catalog,
iBistro. Some suggested
Subject searches include: "
Alternative Medicine," "
Holistic Medicine," "
Herbs Therapeutic Use," "
Naturopathy," and "
Vitamins." You may also use the Subject search for particular types of healing such as
"
Acupuncture" or "
Acupressure." Magazines and journals are also a good
resource. The Library has subscriptions to
Alternative Medicineand
Prevention but you can also find information on alternative
medical treatment in standard medical journals like
JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association),
UC Berkeley Wellness Letter,and
New England Journal of Medicine. |
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