Alternative Medicine

URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alternativemedicine.html

Latest News
• Glucosamine No Benefit for Knee Arthritis (11/08/2004, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_21125.html (*this news item will not be available after 12/08/2004)

From the National Institutes of Health
• Are You Considering Using Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies (CAM)? (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine) - http://nccam.nih.gov/health/decisions/
  Also available in Spanish - http://nccam.nih.gov/health/decisions/spanish.htm
• What Is Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)? (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine) - http://nccam.nih.gov/health/whatiscam/
  Also available in Spanish - http://nccam.nih.gov/health/whatiscam/spanish.htm

Overviews
• About Complementary / Integrative Medicine (University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center) - http://www.mdanderson.org/departments/CIMER/dIndex.cfm?pn=7B632E4A-56B2-11D5-812100508B603A14
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine: What Is It? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=PN00001

Clinical Trials
• About Clinical Trials and Complementary and Alternative Medicine (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine) - http://nccam.nih.gov/clinicaltrials/factsheet/index.htm
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Complementary Therapies (National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/term=complementary+and+alternative+medicine&recruiting;=true
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Complementary Therapies (National Institutes of Health) - sponsored by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine - http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/c/a2b/screen/BrowseAny?recruiting=true&path;=%2Fbrowse%2Fby-sponsor%2FNIH%2FNCCAM&JServSessionIdzone;_ct=mwxryzfof1
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Homeopathy (National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/intervention=homeopathy&recruiting;=true

Related Issues
• Art Therapy Frequently Asked Questions (American Art Therapy Association) - http://www.arttherapy.org/aboutarttherapy/faqs.htm
• Ayurveda (Alternative Medicine Foundation) - http://www.amfoundation.org/ayurveda.htm
• Biofeedback: Using the Power of Your Mind to Improve Your Health (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SA00083
• Bioterrorism and CAM: What the Public Needs to Know (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine) - http://nccam.nih.gov/health/alerts/bioterrorism/
• FDA Warns Consumers about Use of "Litargirio" - Traditional Remedy That Contains Dangerous Levels of Lead (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2003/ANS01253.html
  Also available in Spanish - http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2003/ANS01253sp.html
• Hypnosis: An Altered State of Consciousness (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SA00084
• Index of Alternative Therapies and Modalities (Harvard Medical School, InteliHealth) - http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8513/34968.html
• Massage: A Relaxing Way to Relieve Muscle Tension (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SA00082
• Meditation: Calming Your Mind, Body, and Spirit (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01070
• Naturopathic Medicine (Alternative Medicine Foundation) - http://www.amfoundation.org/naturopathinfo.htm
• OMT: Hands-on Care (American Osteopathic Association) - http://www.osteopathic.org/index.cfm?PageID=ost_omt
• Oxygen Bars: Is a Breath of Fresh Air Worth It? (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2002/602_air.html
• Questions and Answers about Homeopathy (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine) - http://nccam.nih.gov/health/homeopathy/index.htm
• Questions and Answers about Using Magnets to Treat Pain (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine) - http://nccam.nih.gov/health/magnet/magnet.htm
• Selecting a Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Practitioner (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine) - http://nccam.nih.gov/health/practitioner/index.htm
  Also available in Spanish - http://nccam.nih.gov/health/practitioner/spanish.htm
• Tibetan Medicine (Alternative Medicine Foundation) - http://www.amfoundation.org/tibetanmedicine.htm

Research
• About CAM on PubMed (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nccam/camonpubmed.html

Directories
• NCCAOM Directory of Diplomates (Practitioners) (National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine) - http://www.nccaom.org/find.htm

Organizations
• Alternative Medicine Foundation - http://www.amfoundation.org/
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine - http://nccam.nih.gov/

Newsletters/Print Publications
• Combined Health Information Database (National Institutes of Health) - http://chid.nih.gov/simple/simple.html

Statistics
• More Than One-Third of U.S. Adults Use Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine) - http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/may2004/nccam-27.htm
• Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine) - http://nccam.nih.gov/news/camsurvey_fs1.htm

Financial Issues
• Consumer Financial Issues in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine) - http://nccam.nih.gov/health/financial/

Children
• Alternative Medicine and Your Child (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sick/alternative_medicine.html
  Also available in Spanish - http://kidshealth.org/parent/en_espanol/general/alternative_medicine_esp.html

Teenagers
• Alternative Medicine (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/medical_care/alternative_medicine.html
• Yoga (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/exercise/yoga.html

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:
• Acupuncture - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/acupuncture.html
• Cancer Alternative Therapy - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/canceralternativetherapy.html
• Chiropractic - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/chiropractic.html
• Herbal Medicine - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/herbalmedicine.html
• Complementary and Alternative Therapies - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/complementaryandalternativetherapies.html
• Procedures and Therapies - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/proceduresandtherapies.html
• Wellness and Lifestyle - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/wellnessandlifestyle.html

The primary NIH organization for research on Alternative Medicine is the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine - http://nccam.nih.gov/

Page last updated: 09 November 2004
Topic last reviewed: 26 June 2004