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What Is Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)?

Also available in: Spanish 

There are many terms used to describe approaches to health care that are outside the realm of conventional medicine as practiced in the United States. This fact sheet explains how the National Center ... Details >

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health

About Clinical Trials and Complementary and Alternative Medicine

A clinical trial is a research study in which a treatment or therapy is tested in people to see whether it is safe and effective. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)... Details >

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health

About the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

This fact sheet presents general information about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and an overview of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine's (NCCAM) efforts to a... Details >

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health

Acupuncture for Osteoarthritis

This document presents a review of recent published literature (1995 to 2003) on the use of acupuncture for the treatment of osteoarthritis.... Details >

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Are You Considering Using Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)?

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This web site presents topics to consider before selecting an alternative therapy or alternative treatment practitioner and includes links to additional sources. Topics covered include the safety and ... Details >

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health

Ask NOAH About: Alternative (Complementary) Medicine  External Link

Browse this online resource index for alternatives to accepted medical standards of care. You may chose to access information by either type of alternative healing practice or health/disease topic.... Details >

NOAH: New York Online Access to Health  External Link

CAM Use and Children

This fact sheet includes issues to consider and resources for more information when making decisions about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use and children. ... Details >

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health

Cancer Fact Sheets: Prevention

This page links to National Cancer Institute fact sheets about cancer prevention. The fact sheets are frequently updated and revised based on the latest cancer research.... Details >

National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

cancer.gov--Complementary and Alternative Medicine Cancer Treatment

Healing philosophies, approaches, and therapies used in addition to, or instead of, traditional treatments. These summaries generally include an overview, reviews of preclinical and human/clinical stu... Details >

National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

Cartilage (Bovine and Shark) (PDQ®)

An overview of the uses of cartilage products in the United States. The summary includes a brief history of cartilage research, results of clinical trials, and possible side effects of cartilage use.... Details >

National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health