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Websites
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ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE Websites
The Library has 299 websites and
7 results for the descriptor "alternative medicine".
- 1. About Herbs, Botanicals & Other Products
- Provider:Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centers
- Keywords: alternative medicine , botanical , cancer , herbs
- Description: "This information resource, presented by our Integrative Medicine Service, provides evidence-based information about herbs, botanicals, supplements, and more... This site provides objective information for oncologists and healthcare professionals, including a clinical summary for each agent and details about constituents, adverse effects, interactions, and potential benefits or problems."
- 2. American Indian Health
- Provider:National Library of Medicine/National Institute of Health
- Keywords: alcoholism , alternative medicine , cancer , consumer health , culture , general health , mental health , Native American , NLM , portal , U.S. Government , environmental , NIH
- Description: This website is designed as an "information portal to issues affecting the health and well-being of American Indians." The website provides links to information on health topics, statistical information and health programs and services for American Indians and Alaska Natives. Also includes links to tribal government websites and information on traditions and practices of American Indians and Alaska Natives.
- 3. Asian American Health
- Provider:National Library of Medicine/National Institutes of Health
- Keywords: acupuncture , alternative medicine , consumer health , culture , general health , herbs , mental health , public health , U.S. Government
- Description: This Web resource on Asian-American Health is designed as an information portal for issues affecting the health and well-being, and to increase public awareness of the health concerns of this sector of the U.S population. Provides links to an assortment of documents, websites, databases and other resources.
- 4. Disabled World
- Provider:Disabled World (Lynn and Ian Langtree)
- Keywords: alternative medicine , consumer health , networking , international , disability
- Description: Subtitled "Health and Disability Community News," this website offers resources and information on travel and assistive technology; news and articles concerning disabilities and health issues; and links to social networking sites for the disabled, including its own community site.
- 5. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
- Provider:National Institutes of Health
- Keywords: acupuncture , alternative medicine , clinical trials , consumer health , dietary supplements , research , Spanish , NIH , patient education
- Description: "The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is the Federal Government's lead agency for scientific research on the diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine." It is also meant to serve as a source of research-based information for consumers on treatments for conditions which are considered to be "alternatives" to conventional medical treatments. Information is organized primarily in an A to Z listing of Health Topics. Links are also provided to news and current information on relevant topics. Much of the information on the site is available in Spanish.
- 6. NIHSeniorHealth
- Provider:National Institute on Aging/National Library of Medicine
- Keywords: aging , alternative medicine , Alzheimer , cancer , clinical trials , consumer health , drugs , general health , geriatrics , mental health , NLM , NIH
- Description: "NIHSeniorHealth makes aging-related health information easily accessible for family members and friends seeking reliable, easy to understand online health information." Because this site was developed jointly by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM), it differs somewhat from the information in the "Seniors Health" section of the NIH website. NIHSeniorHealth has three special features which make it especially user-friendly: a variable text size option, contrast on/off option, and an auditory version.
- 7. Texas Medical Board
- Provider:Texas Medical Board
- Keywords: alternative medicine , certification , law , legal , licensing , Spanish , statistical , news , physician , reports
- Description: This is the official website of the Texas Medical Board, providing information for licensing of physicians, physician assistants, and acupuncturists in the state of Texas. Their stated mission is "to protect and enhance the public's health, safety and welfare by establishing and maintaining standards of excellence used in regulating the practice of medicine and ensuring quality health care for the citizen of Texas through licensure, discipline, and education."
