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What Is Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)?
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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 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
This online document presents general information about acupuncture, summaries of NIH research findings on acupuncture, information for the health consumer, a list of additional information resources,... Details >
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health
AIDS and HIV: Alternative Medicine Resources 
Links to online resources (articles, news & reports), treatment facilities and agencies related to alternative therapy treatment and HIV/AIDS.... Details >
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Alternative Medicine and Your Child
Alternative medicine generally includes any healing practices that are not part of mainstream medicine. This document expolores practices that are not widely taught in medical schools or frequently us... Details >
Alternative Medicine Homepage, Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh
This page is a jumpstation for sources of information on unconventional, unorthodox, unproven, or alternative, complementary, innovative, integrative therapies. It provide links to other alternative ... Details >
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Alternative Medicine--MEDLINEplus
Links to news, overviews, clinical trials, research, and organizations related to alternative medicine.... Details >
Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine
Published bi-monthly, this journal offers a variety of disciplined inquiry methods, including high-quality scientific research, and encourages the integration of alternative therapies with convention... Details >
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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
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 >