Topic - Complementary | Alternative Medicine
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- British Acupuncture Council
The British Acupuncture Council (BAcC) represents professional acupuncturists who have an extensive training in acupuncture and the biomedical sciences appropriate to the practice of this therapy. This site contains a members area, research information and provides advice about treatments. - British Medical Acupuncture Society
The BMAS promotes the use of acupuncture as a therapy following orthodox medical diagnosis by suitably trained practitioners. The BMAS is a registered charity established to encourage the use and scientific understanding of acupuncture within medicine for the public benefit. - Institute for Complementary Medicine
The Institute for Complementary Medicine (ICM) is a registered charity that was formed in 1982 to provide the public with information on Complementary Medicine. The ICM administers the British Register of Complementary Practitioners (BRCP) which is a register of professional, competent practitioners whom have all been assessed individually. - New Approaches to Cancer
New Approaches to Cancer is a UK registered charity that promotes the benefits of complementary therapies and holistic treatment for cancer patients and their carers. - NHS directory of complementary and alternative medicine
The NHS Directory of Complementary and Alternative Medicine aims to provide information on the major alternative and complementary therapies, and provide searchable listings of practitioners who have put themselves forward to work either directly in NHS practices or from their own practice on a referral basis. Searches can be made by therapy, location or postcode. Registration is required to search for practitioners. The Directory is compiled and managed for use by NHS healthcare professionals by the Association of Primary Care Groups and Trusts (APCGT), the leading professional association for primary care in the UK. - The Research Council for Complementary Medicine
This is the website of the Research Council for Complementary Medicine. This organisation aims to collect, review and disseminate research-based information about complementary and alternative medicine. This site contains access to reports, articles, book reviews and links to databases. - Alternative health news online
Alternative health news online has been put together by journalists aiming to provide helpful and current alternative, complementary and preventive health news pages. They report on wellbeing and natural approaches to staying healthy and living longer. They have selected websites they consider to be the most informative and credible. Quality conventional health sites are included. A facility is provided to search these sites. The search facility, additionally, provides links to five other searchable sites including PubMed. The site includes frequently updated news bulletins and a newsletter by e-mail. There is also a facility to have questions answered by a doctor. Subjects covered include diet and nutrition, mind and body control, alternative medical systems, such as homeopathy, manual healing and longevity. Relevant books are recommended. - Alternative Medicine Foundation
The Alternative Medicine Foundation is a non-profit organisation aiming to provide reliable information about alternative medicine to the public and health professionals. It aims to respond to the need for a dialogue about the integration of alternative and conventional medicine and to advance the ethical and sustainable development of alternatives to standard care. The site includes sections on events, news, projects and resource guides. Additionally, it provides HerbMedŽ - an interactive, electronic herbal database with hyperlinked access to the scientific data underlying the use of herbs for health. This is an evidence-based information resource for professionals, researchers and general public. - Alternative Medicine Homepage
The Alternative Medicine Homepage provides links to Internet information sources complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) information. The information provided on this website are as follows: AIDS/HIV, databases, government resources, internet resources, mailing lists and newsgroups, Pennsylvania resources, and practitioners' directories. - HerbMed
A project of the Alternative Medicine Foundation, HerbMed is an electronic herbal database which provides hyperlinked access to the scientific data underlying the use of herbs for health. It is an evidence-based information resource for professionals, researchers, and general public. HerbMed offers hyperlinked access to categorised data enabling creative cross-referencing and unexpected links that can provide fresh research insights. This contrasts with a bibliographic collection of flat files that can only produce uncategorised lists. It also provides uniquely comprehensive access to the available scientific publications and data on each herb, with dynamic updating to ensure completeness. The target groups of this database are: health care professionals, pharmacists and research scientists, health care consumers, reputable herbal companies and advocacy organisations. - National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine is a department of the US government's National Institutes for Health. It is "is dedicated to exploring complementary and alternative healing practices in the context of rigorous science, training CAM researchers, and disseminating authoritative information to the public and professionals." This site contains information for consumers and practitioners, for investigators, information about NCCAM, and current news and upcoming events. It also provides access to CAM on PubMed - a database of alternative medicine references extracted from PubMed.
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