Alternative Medicine |
Complementary and Alternative Therapies; Complementary Therapy |
Alternative medicine describes practices used in place of conventional medical treatments. Complementary medicine describes alternative medicine used in conjunction with conventional medicine. The term complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is an umbrella term for both branches. Alternative medicine includes practices that incorporate spiritual, metaphysical, or religious underpinnings; non-European medical traditions or newly developed approaches to healing. The National Center for Co ...
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Resources
- (National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS)
- 714-X (PDQ) (National Cancer Institute)
- About CAM on PubMed (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- About Chiropractic and Its Use in Treating Low-Back Pain (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- About Clinical Trials and Complementary and Alternative Medicine (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- About Complementary / Integrative Medicine (University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center)
- Acupuncture (Office of Medical Applications of Research)
- Acupuncture (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- Acupuncture (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Clearinghouse)
- Acupuncture. NIH Consensus Statement Online (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Clearinghouse)
- Alternative Approaches to Mental Health Care (National Mental Health Information Center, SAMHSA, HHS)
- Alternative Medicine (Wikipedia)
- Alternative Medicine (Cleveland Clinic)
- Alternative Medicine (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Alternative Medicine (Medline Plus)
- Alternative Medicine (National Institutes of Health)
- Alternative Medicine (Nemours Foundation)
- Alternative Medicine and Your Child (Nemours Foundation)
- Alternative Medicine Foundation
- Alternative Therapies for Managing Menopausal Symptoms (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- Alternative Therapies for Managing Menopause Symptoms (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- An FDA Guide to Choosing Medical Treatments (Office of Consumer Affairs, OEA, FDA,)
- Annual Bibliography of Significant Advances in Dietary Supplement Research (Office of Dietary Supplements)
- Are You Considering Using Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies (CAM)? (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- Art Therapy (Cleveland Clinic)
- Art Therapy Frequently Asked Questions (American Art Therapy Association)
- Ayurveda (Alternative Medicine Foundation)
- Biofeedback: Using the Power of Your Mind to Improve Your Health (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Biologically Based Practices: An Overview (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- Bioterrorism and CAM: What the Public Needs to Know (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- CAM Therapies for Pain (Cleveland Clinic)
- Cancell/Entelev (PDQ) (National Cancer Institute)
- Cancer Facts - Cancell/Entelev: Questions and Answers
- Cancer Facts - Laetrile/Amygdalin: Questions and Answers
- Center for Integrative Medicine (Cleveland Clinic)
- Centers of Excellence - Complementary and Alternative Medicine (National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Complementary Therapies (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Complementary Therapies (National Institutes of Health) - sponsored by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Homeopathy (National Institutes of Health)
- Coenzyme Q10 Treatment Summary (National Cancer Institute)
- Coenzyme Q10: Questions and Answers
- Colloidal Silver Products (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- Combined Health Information Database (National Institutes of Health)
- Complementary and Alternative Medical Therapies for Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Cancer Clinical Trials (National Cancer Institute)
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Cancer Treatment: Questions and Answers
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine: What Is It? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Complementary and Alternative Therapies
- Considering Complementary and Alternative Medicine? (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- Consumer Financial Issues in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- Energy Healing (Cleveland Clinic)
- Energy Medicine: An Overview (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- FDA Warns Consumers about Use of "Litargirio" - Traditional Remedy That Contains Dangerous Levels of Lead (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
- Garlic and Cancer Prevention (National Cancer Institute)
- Gerson Therapy
- Ginkgo Biloba Fact Sheet (National Institute on Aging)
- Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate (Arthritis Foundation)
- Gonzalez Protocol Q & A (National Cancer Institute)
- Hepatitis C: Treatment Alternatives (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- Herbal Products (Cleveland Clinic)
- Herbal Products: Potential and Pitfalls (Cleveland Clinic)
- Herbal Supplements: Consider Safety, Too (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- Homeopathy: Real Medicine or Empty Promises? (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
- Hormone Therapy Resource Guide (Association of Reproductive Health Professionals)
- http://nccam.nih.gov/health/bytreatment.htm (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- Hydrazine Sulfate Studies
- Hydrazine Sulfate Treatment Summary (National Cancer Institute)
- Hypnosis: An Altered State of Consciousness (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Immuno-augmentative Therapy
- Index of Alternative Therapies and Modalities (Harvard Medical School, InteliHealth)
- Integration of Behavioral and Relaxation Approaches into the Treatment of Chronic Pain and Insomnia (NIH Consensus Program Information Center, OMAR, NIH, HHS)
- Kava Linked to Liver Damage (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- Laetrile/Amygdalin Q & A (National Cancer Institute)
- Learn More About Chelation Therapy and the Study (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- Manipulative and Body-Based Practices: An Overview (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- Massage: A Relaxing Way to Relieve Muscle Tension (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Meditation: Calming Your Mind, Body, and Spirit (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Menopause: Treatment Options for Women Surviving Breast Cancer or Concerned About Estrogen Replacement Therapy (Hormone Foundation)
- Mind-Body Medicine: An Overview (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- Mistletoe Extracts (PDQ) (National Cancer Institute)
- More Than One-Third of U.S. Adults Use Complementary and Alternative Medicine (National Institutes of Health)
- Music Therapy (Cleveland Clinic)
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Naturopathic Medicine (Alternative Medicine Foundation)
- NCCAOM Directory of Diplomates (Practitioners) (National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine)
- NCI FACT SHEET: Tea and Cancer Prevention (National Cancer Institute)
- OMT: Hands-on Care (American Osteopathic Association)
- OncoLink News In Focus:Soy foods get a boost - Are they good for you? (University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center)
- Oxygen Bars: Is a Breath of Fresh Air Worth It? (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
- Pharmacy Compounding: Customizing Prescription Drugs (Food and Drug Administration, HHS)
- Phytoestrogens: Friends or Foes? (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, HHS)
- Preguntas y respuestas sobre la medicina complementaria y alternativa en el tratamiento del cáncer
- Prescription for Wellness (Cleveland Clinic)
- Progesterone Therapy for PMS (Iowa Women's Health Center, University of Iowa)
- Prozac Therapy for PMS (Iowa Women's Health Center, University of Iowa)
- Questions & Answers: NIH Study on Glucosamine/Chondroitin Sulfate for Knee Osteoarthritis (National Institutes of Health, OPHS, HHS)
- Questions & Answers: The NIH Trial of EDTA Chelation Therapy for Coronary Artery Disease (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- Questions & Answers - NIH Glucosamine/Chondroitin Arthritis Intervention Trial (GAIT) (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- Questions and Answers About Black Cohosh and the Symptoms of Menopause (Office of Dietary Supplements)
- Questions and Answers about Homeopathy (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- Questions and Answers About NCI's Natural Products Branch
- Questions and Answers about St. John's Wort (National Institute of Mental Health Information Center)
- Questions and Answers about Using Magnets to Treat Pain (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- Selected Vegetables/Sun’s Soup (PDQ) (National Cancer Institute)
- Selecting a Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Practitioner (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- St. John's Wort and the Treatment of Depression (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- St. John/'s Wort (Cleveland Clinic)
- Tibetan Medicine (Alternative Medicine Foundation)
- Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- Using Herbal Supplements Wisely (Cleveland Clinic)
- Vitamin Therapy for PMS (Iowa Women's Health Center, University of Iowa)
- Water Training and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (Ehlers-Danlos National Foundation)
- What Are Dietary Supplements? (Office of Dietary Supplements)
- What Is Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)? (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- What is Lupus? Alternative Therapies (Lupus Foundation of Greater Washington)
- What’s in the Bottle? An Introduction to Dietary Supplements (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy - Final Report March 2002 (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
- Whole Medical Systems: An Overview (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- Yoga (Nemours Foundation)
- ¿Está considerando utilizar medicina complementaria y alternativa? (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- ¿Qué es la medicina complementaria y alternativa? (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- ¿Qué hay en el frasco? Introducción a los suplementos dietéticos (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)

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