Will Duct Tape Cure My Warts? Examining Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Class Links
History and Impact of CAM
NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
http://ods.od.nih.gov/
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
http://nccam.nih.gov/
Barnes PM, et al. Complementary and alternative medicine use among
adults: United States 2002; CDC
http://nccam.nih.gov/news/report.pdf
Usage and Therapies
Acupuncture. NIH Consensus Statement Online 1997 Nov 3-5; 15(5):1-34.
http://consensus.nih.gov/1997/1997Acupuncture107html.htm
Dietary Supplements – US Food and Drug Administration
http://www.fda.gov/
FDA Safety Alerts
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/ds-warn.html/
Avoiding Bad Science
The "One Product Does It All" claim:
Emu Oil, A Proven Natural Wonder
http://www.emuoilcanada.com/
Personal Testimonials:
Get Slim Slippers
http://www.getslimslippers.com/
Quick Fixes/Cures:
Cure Your Asthma
http://cure-your-asthma.com/
The "No Risk Money Back" claim:
Natural Cure for HPV
http://www.naturalhpvcure.com/
The "Natural" claim:
America TrueMan Health Products
http://www.amtrueman.com/products.html
Website Evaluation Exercises
Think Twice. Global Vaccine Institute
http://www.thinktwice.com/
Health Freedom Resources
http://www.healthfree.com/
Burzynski Clinic
http://www.burzynskiclinic.com/
HealthTouch
http://www.healthtouch.com/bin/Econtent_HT/dnoteinfo.asp?cid=HTDRUG
Dr. Clark Information Center
http://www.drclark.net/
Recommended Websites
MedlinePlus
http://medlineplus.gov/
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
http://nccam.nih.gov/
Alternative Medicine Foundation
http://amfoundation.org/
NOAH-Complementary and Alternative Medicine
http://www.noah-health.org/en/alternative/
Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM)
http://www.cancer.gov/cam/
Dietary Supplements Labels Database
http://dietarysupplements.nlm.nih.gov/dietary/
About Herbs – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
www.mskcc.org/aboutherbs/
Quackwatch
http://www.quackwatch.org/
See Recommended Websites handout for more links.
Reviewing the Evidence
Glossary to Clinical Trials terms
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/info/glossary
Clinical Trials
http://clinicaltrials.gov/
NCCAM – Research Results
http://nccam.nih.gov/research/results/
PubMed
http://pubmed.gov/
