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Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Websites
NIH National Center for Complementary
and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
Conducts and supports research and training; disseminates information
on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to practitioners and the
public. NCCAM resources include
treatment information, CAM
on PubMed (a subset of the medical literature comprising articles
related to CAM); and NCCAM educational programs.
Quackwatch (Stephen
Barrett, MD)
Guide to health fraud and "quackery." Of particular interest is the section
entitled, Special
Message for Cancer Patients Seeking 'Alternative' Treatments.
Complementary/Integrative
Medicine Education Resources (CIMER) (MD Anderson Cancer
Center)
Offers short summaries and evidence-based reviews of complementary and
alternative cancer therapies, including herbal, mind-body, energy, nutrition,
and other biological/organic/pharmacological substances.
About Herbs,
Botanicals & Other Products (Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Cancer Center's Integrative Medicine Service)
Provides evidenced-based information on individual herbs, botanicals,
vitamins and other supplements. Includes a clinical summary for each agent
and details about constituents, adverse effects, interactions, and potential
benefits or problems.
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