Alternative & Complementary Therapies

• Alternative Medicine Foundation - Features of this site include Resource Guides and "HerbMed®, an interactive, electronic herbal database which provides hyperlinked access to the scientific data underlying the use of 20 of the most popular herbs for health."
  Web Address / URL: http://www.amfoundation.org

• Alternative Medicine HomePage - This site created by Charles B. Wessel, a medical librarian at the University of Pittsburgh's Faulk Library of the Health Sciences provides links to web information on: Alternative Systems of Medical Practice; Herbal Medicine; Manual Healing; Mind-Body Control, and Diet; Nutrition & Lifestyle Changes. Web Address / URL: http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/altm.html

• Herbal Safety - This site from the University of Texas at El Paso/
  Austin Cooperative Pharmacy Program provides links to herbal fact sheets, scientific monographs, and scientific presentations which provide information on the medicinal properties and potential interactions of herbs.Web Address / URL: http://www.herbalsafety.utep.edu/default.htm

• About Herbs, Botanicals & Other Products - This site from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center presents evidence-based information on herbs, botanicals, and other supplements.
  Web Address / URL: http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/11750.cfm

• National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine
  (NCCAM) - "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." This site provides access to fact sheets and evidence-based information on herbal and dietary supplements used to treat many diseases and conditions.
  Web Address / URL: http://nccam.nih.gov/

• Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) - One of the office's of the National Institutes of Health, the ODS explores the role of dietary supplements in the improvement of health.  The "Health Information" category provides links to information on dietary supplement use and safety, background about claims and labeling, and nutrient recommendation reports & tables.
  Web Address / URL: http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov

• Richard and Hilda Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine - "Based at Columbia University's College of Physicians & Surgeons, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, the Rosenthal Center's mission is to contribute to the informed research and practice of complementary and alternative medicine and to foster the development of a more comprehensive and inclusive medical system." Web Address / URL: http://rosenthal.hs.columbia.edu

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Professional Nursing Associations

• American Holistic Nursing Association
  Web Address / URL: http://www.ahna.org/

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Disclaimer: These web pages are for educational purposes only. Any medical or other decisions should be made in consultation with a qualified health care provider.