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	Complementary Medicine: Ethical Topic in Medicine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		term complementary medicine (also alternative medicine and integrative medicine) is applied to a broad range of therapies that are not commonly taught in medical schools or utilized by the medical profession.
		Many are prejudiced against alternative medicine, furthermore, by the profession's long history of opposition to "sectarian medicine" and "medical cultism." From the 1847 founding of the AMA until quite recently, conventional medicine has presumed alternative treatments to be ineffective, and has condemned any cooperation with alternative practitioners as unethical.
		At most, a particular alternative method, or "complementary medicine" in general, might be mentioned as a possible adjunct, and the patient given the responsibility of investigating options and obtaining sufficient knowledge for a sound decision.
	eduserv.hscer.washington.edu /bioethics/topics/compl.html (1437 words)

	Alternative Medicine: Currents: UI Health Care
		Complementary medicine practitioners are predominantly sought after to treat chronic conditions, prevent future illness, or maintain health and vitality.
		One is that complementary medicine is not yet evidence-based and thus presents an unexplored area for comprehensive outcomes research.
		Thus, providers of conventional medicine should be better educated and also able to collaborate with licensed complementary medicine providers to minimize risks arising from a patient's simultaneous use of both complementary therapies and conventional treatments.
	www.uihealthcare.com /news/currents/vol2issue3/4altmed.html (1184 words)

	FAA Medical Virtual Flight Surgeons Aviation Medicine / Complementary & Alternative Medicine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Complementary medicine combines the practices of both alternative medicine and traditional medical practices and looks at the spectrum of medical treatment options available for any particular condition.
		Complementary medicine uses basic principles of traditional Western medicine with treatments for some conditions being "complemented" by "alternative system." Medical practitioners tend to use the synergistic effect of two separate healthcare systems to the good of the patient.
		Chiropractic medicine focuses on the effect of misalignment of the bones of the spine that affects the nerves arising from the spine.
	www.aviationmedicine.com /comp_alt_med.htm (9207 words)

	Complementary Medicine and alternative allergy treatment
		Alternative medicine seems most effective in treating the more nebulous illnesses such as stress, so called allergy or food intolerance, hypoglycaemia, subclinical hypothyroidism, systemic candidiasis, heavy metal intoxication and yuppie flu.
		Reputable complementary medical practitioners are convinced that their approach to allergy diagnosis and treatment is ethical and efficacious.
		Medicine is dynamic art and we are constantly discovering new physiologic explanations for the success of older treatment regimes.
	www.allergyhospital.co.uk /complementarymedicineallergy.htm (2682 words)

	Alternative Medicine - Allergies: allergy symptoms, treatment, and medications by MedicineNet.com
		Complementary medicine is a group of diagnostic and therapeutic disciplines that are used together with conventional medicine.
		Complementary medicine is usually not taught or used in Western medical schools or hospitals.
		Complementary medicine includes a large number of practices and systems of health care that, for a variety of cultural, social, economic, or scientific reasons, have not been adopted by mainstream Western medicine.
	www.medicinenet.com /alternative_medicine/article.htm (652 words)

	What Is Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)?
		Complementary and alternative medicine, as defined by NCCAM, is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine.
		Conventional medicine is medicine as practiced by holders of M.D. (medical doctor) or D.O. (doctor of osteopathy) degrees and by their allied health professionals, such as physical therapists, psychologists, and registered nurses.
		In homeopathic medicine, there is a belief that "like cures like," meaning that small, highly diluted quantities of medicinal substances are given to cure symptoms, when the same substances given at higher or more concentrated doses would actually cause those symptoms.
	nccam.nih.gov /health/whatiscam (1742 words)

	Department of Complementary Medicine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The academic offices of CMP are based in the Mansion House at the James L. Kernan Hospital; the basic science lab is located in the School of Medicine's Howard Hall, and the integrated medical clinic is part of the University Physicians' clinic at Kernan Hospital.
		A core component of CMP's mission is to evaluate the contribution of complementary therapies to patient care and healing in an out-patient, integrated medical clinic.
		Complementary Medicine projects explores the efficacy and scientific foundation for the integration of complementary medicine into orthodox medical care
	www.umm.edu /familymed/comp (407 words)

	Welcome to Healthypet.com!
		Complementary medicine, a term often used interchangeably with holistic medicine, provides"nonconventional" treatments for a variety of ailments, and is not just for humans anymore.
		Nutraceuticals are nutritional supplements derived from plants or animals.They can be used to help pets with a wide variety of illness and diseases, such as joint, respiratory or digestive problems, for instance, or to promote the well-being of healthy pets.
		"The interest in holistic and complementary approaches in veterinary medicine is growing rapidly, as it is in human medicine," says Dr. Tiekert.
	www.healthypet.com /library_view.aspx?id=69 (1043 words)

	Recent advances: Complementary medicine -- Vickers 321 (7262): 683 -- BMJ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Complementary medicine is increasingly practised in conventional medical settings, particularly acupuncture for pain, and massage, music therapy, and relaxation techniques for mild anxiety and depression
		The quantity of applied health research on complementary medicine is growing rapidly, and the quality is improving.
		Complementary medicine and conventional medicine have traditionally been provided in entirely separate settings.
	bmj.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/321/7262/683 (2468 words)

	Asthma and Allergy - Complementary Medicine
		Complementary medicine and allergy - an evaluation of the facts.
		Complementary medicine does not usually talk of permanent cures, nor does it promise or give hope of eradicating the underlying illness, and the patients amazingly do not seem to expect it.
		The philosophy of complimentary medicine is quite different, in that it proposes that one should treat the patient and not the disease.
	www.allergysa.org /alternative.htm (2643 words)

	Complementary & Alternative Medicine
		This database was created by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) (formerly called the Office of Alternative Medicine) which is part of the National Institutes of Health.
		UT-CAM is one of eleven centers established by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) to evaluate alternative therapies and the only NCCAM center that focuses solely on alternative and complementary cancer therapies.
		Definitions of complementary and alternative medicine terms assembled by staff of the Texas Medical Association Library.
	gort.ucsd.edu /bml/subjects/altmed.htm (385 words)

	Complementary & Alternative Medicine
		Complementary and Alternative Medicine is gaining in popularity throughout the United States.
		This course prepares students to critically examine and understand complementary and alternative medicine through: 1) an exposure to the theoretical and philosophical foundations of complementary and alternative therapies, 2) a review of current research, and 3) an understanding of clinical applications and interventions for healthcare and prevention.
		The Complementary and Alternative Medicine Committee at the University of Virginia was formed in 1997 to establish specific findings on Complementary Therapies and to provide recommendations to the Medical Center Administration.
	www.cardiacyoga.com /camed.html (371 words)

	Onconurse.com -- Complementary and Alternative Medicine
		This article defines complementary and alternative therapies, differentiates between the two, discusses some historical aspects of both CAM and mainstream medicine, discusses the limits of proof in both, identifies reasons patients turn to CAM therapies as well as concerns about CAM, and closes on a note of cautious optimism.
		Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) includes a range of approaches for preventing and treating illness, including diet and exercise programs, herbs, chiropractic treatment, and the healing power of the mind, among others.
		Complementary therapies are used in addition to standard therapy with the hope of reducing side effects, enhancing the outcome of standard treatment, or improving the quality of life.
	www.onconurse.com /news/alternative.html (3808 words)

	Complementary Medicine
		Therapies are termed as Complementary when used in addition to conventional treatments and as Alternative when used instead of conventional treatment.
		The Alternative Medicine Foundation is a nonprofit organization, founded in March 1998 to provide responsible and reliable information about alternative medicine to the public and health professionals.
		This link is to the complementary medicine section of their huge site.
	www.library.adelaide.edu.au /guide/med/pubhealth/comp.html (881 words)

	Complementary, Alternative, & Integrative Medicine Law, Regulation, Ethics & Policy CAMLAW : Complementary And ...
		In Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Legal Boundaries and Regulatory Perspectives, Michael H. Cohen breaks new ground in putting together the More Info...
		In Beyond Complementary Medicine, Michael H. Cohen goes deeper into the legal, ethical, and regulatory aspects of integrating complementary More Info...
		Future Medicine by Michael H. Cohen is an investigation into the clinical, legal, ethical, and regulatory changes occurring in our More Info...
	www.camlawblog.com (465 words)

	Complementary Therapies in Medicine
		Complementary Therapies in Medicine is a valuable resource to those seeking information and critical guidance within the field of complementary therapies.
		Complementary Therapies in Medicine aims to publish valid, relevant and rigorous research and serious discussion articles with the main purpose of improving healthcare.
		Each issue features original, high quality research on complementary medicine, an abstracts section with details of recently published research of high importance, as well as information and experiences on intregrating complementary medicine into mainstream care.
	www.harcourt-international.com /journals/ctim (354 words)

	Complementary Medicine Group: Home Page
		Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, 25 Victoria Park Rd, Exeter EX2 4NT.
		The overriding aim of all our research is to maximise benefit, and minimise risk for patients and consumers of complementary medicine.
		The Complementary Medicine unit does not assume responsibility for any injury and / or damage to person or property arising out of or related to any use of the material contained on this website.
	www.pms.ac.uk /compmed (213 words)

	Institute for Complementary Medicine
		The Institute for Complementary Medicine (ICM) is a UK registered charity that was formed in 1982 to provide the public with information on all aspects of the safe and best practise of Complementary Medicine through its practitioners, courses and research.
		The ICM administers the British Register of Complementary Practitioners (BRCP) which is a register of professional, competent practitioners who have all individually proved their competence to practice.
		Complementary Medicine complements the needs of the patient and is truly the holistic approach to medicine.
	www.i-c-m.org.uk (599 words)

	Cancer Treatment Information—Chemotherapy, Radiation Oncology, and Surgery
		Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is defined as interventions that are neither taught widely in medical schools, nor traditionally available in US Hospitals.
		The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has become the norm for many cancer patients, the majority of whom use it along with conventional therapy.
		Data published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA 280(18):1569-75) from a 1997 United States survey of alternative medicine use demonstrated that 42% of the general population uses some form of CAM.
	www.oncolink.com /treatment/treatment.cfm?c=4 (634 words)

	Centre for Complementary and Integrated Medicine, Southampton and Harley Street: Home page
		Established in 1982, the Centre for Complementary and Integrated Medicine is a specialist complementary medical clinic treating both private and NHS patients.
		Complementary medicine, also known as Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), involves several different types of treatment or therapy.
		Within the site you will find detailed information on a range of complementary therapies, and also on particular medical conditions which can be treated by complementary medicine.
	www.complemed.co.uk (296 words)

	Alkalize For Health - Complementary Medicine - Cancer Alternatives
		Every medical problem represents a person-in-need and medicinals are for the person rather than for his or her disease...
		Conventional allopathic medicine takes the position that "complementary medicine" is alternatives that complement surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy.
		We suggest that complementary medicine is medicine that complements your 8 step cancer-preventing diet and lifestyle.
	www.alkalizeforhealth.net /complementarymedicine.htm (4267 words)

	Complementary and Alternative Medicine
		Ideally, conventional medicine and thoroughly tested CAM therapies will blend to create a new type of primary care that combines the latest technology with a holistic, patient-centered approach and provides patients with a broad choice of therapies.
		Complementary therapies generally do not focus on curing a disease but can be used simultaneously with conventional medicine to reduce side effects and stress and to increase well-being.
		The important point is that unconventional therapies are widely being incorporated into conventional medicine (by the patients, with or without their physicians' assistance), but they are not generally substituted for conventional treatments.
	www.amsa.org /programs/gpit/compmed.cfm (4300 words)

	Aurora Complementary Medicine
		With conventional medicine review, Aurora Complementary Medicine focuses on the integration of the following approaches to enhance our patients’ health and healing.
		Complementary therapies are based on different principles than conventional therapies.
		To find out more about complementary medicine services offered through Aurora Health Care, please call Nancy Conway, Director, at (414) 454-6703.
	www.aurorahealthcare.org /services/compmedicine/index.asp (664 words)

	COMPLEMENTARY & ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE (CAM)
		One interesting cause is that the pathologists who dominated academic medicine in the late 19th and early 20th centuries lacked the vocabulary to integrate the public health observations of vitamin deficiency into a pathophysiology dominated by the germ theory.
		There is a general feeling in medicine that culture can be an important complication in care, like infection or delirium, that culture is part of what makes some patients “different.” Our culture is taken for granted and is therefore invisible; their culture is conspicuous.
		The introspection and change that conventional medicine is undergoing has led to much new attention to things like "the patient-centered approach" to practice, a more patient-oriented "outcomes research," and a more positive interest in the possible virtues of the placebo effect.
	sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca /cam/Relationship.htm (6182 words)

	Complementary Medicine - 4Health from Channel 4
		Complementary and alternative medicine – something of a maze but well worth seeking out what's right for you.
		Here's guidance on all you need to benefit from the wealth of health options out there.
		We focus on over 30 treatments — what's involved, finding a reputable practitioner, and any precautions you should be aware of.
	www.channel4.com /health/microsites/C/comp_medicine (70 words)

	BMA - Alternative and complementary medicine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The practice of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) involves any medical system based on a theory of disease or method of treatment other than the orthodox science of medicine as taught in medical schools.
		The popularity of CAM declined in the 20th century because of the successes of orthodox medicine but, more recently, a small but increasing number of people have questioned the ability of orthodox medicine to provide all the answers.
		This is part of a series where patients try complementary medicine as an alternative to traditional remedies.
	www.bma.org.uk /ap.nsf/Content/LIBAlternativeMedicine (1827 words)

	M. D. Anderson Cancer Center - Complementary/Integrative Medicine Education Resources
		When properly combined with standard cancer treatments, some complementary therapies can enhance wellness and quality of life, but others may be harmful during or after treatment for cancer.
		Learn the meanings of commonly used terms in complementary/integrative medicine and how clinical trials are used to answer questions about safety and effectiveness.
		This CIMER Web site is provided by Complementary/Integrative Medicine Educational Resources (CIMER), the education component of the Integrative Medicine Program at The University of Texas M. Anderson Cancer Center.
	www.mdanderson.org /departments/cimer (476 words)

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