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	Oregon Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Neurological Disorders (ORRCAMIND)
		It was initially created in 1999 through funding from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, part of the National Institutes of Health.
		The Center's mission is to facilitate research and education on the effectiveness and mechanisms of action of complementary and alternative medicine therapies in the treatment of neurological disorders.
		Collaboration between conventional and alternative medicine communities is a major goal of ORCCAMIND.
	www.ohsu.edu /orccamind (167 words)

	Islamset -Alternative [Complementary] Medicine
		NCCAM - National Institute of Health: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine details past and current research, and the aims and objective of the organization.
		Alternative and Complementary Medicine Topics: Information on a variety of alternative treatments, including acupuncture, nutritional therapy and neurolinguistic programming.
		Alternative Medicine Home Page: Information on herbal medicine, homeopathy, faith healing, acupuncture, naturopathy, massage and music therapy.
	www.islamset.com /healnews/alternat/main.html (280 words)

	National MS Society Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
		Because there is evidence that complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is used extensively in the United States, a greater effort is being made to find ways to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of various types of CAM.
		Complementary and alternative medicine center run by the Rocky Mountain MS Center
		Yoga, with its emphasis on relaxation, breathing, and deliberate movements, is a good exercise choice for people with MS Research
	www.nationalmssociety.org /spotlight-cam.asp (389 words)

	Complementary and alternative medicine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Integrative medicine, as defined by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, combines conventional medical treatments and alternative treatments for which there is some high-quality scientific evidence of their safety and effectiveness [2].
		Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a diverse set of medical and health care systems, practices, and products encompassing both complementary medicine and alternative medicine.
		Alternative medicine is a broad term for any diagnostic method, method of treatment or therapy, and products whose theoretical bases and techniques diverge from generally accepted medical methods.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Complementary_and_alternative_medicine (851 words)

	National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Ongoing Problems (Skeptical Inquirer Sep 2003)
		The problem with so-called Complementary and Alternative Medicine, in a nutshell, is that it is an assortment of implausible, dishonest, expensive, and sometimes dangerous claims that are exuberantly promoted to a scientifically naïve public.
		The center's Principal Investigator is psychologist Gary Schwartz, a colleague of alternative medicine guru Andrew Weil at the University of Arizona.
		Several grants go to medical schools for the purpose of establishing "integrative medicine" centers, which begs the question of why this should be done in the absence of evidence that "integrative medicine" works.
	www.csicop.org /si/2003-09/alternative-medicine.html (3973 words)

	MedlinePlus: Alternative Medicine
		The primary NIH organization for research on Alternative Medicine is the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
		Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
		Mind-Body Medicine: An Overview (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/alternativemedicine.html (492 words)

	MedlinePlus: Alternative Medicine
		The primary NIH organization for research on Alternative Medicine is the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
		Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
		Complementary and Alternative Medicine (AGS Foundation for Health in Aging)
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/alternativemedicine.html (522 words)

	Rosenthal Center - Women's Health Information Resources
		The center is one of the specialty research centers funded by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health.
		The office was established to coordinate and enhance the activities of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in the arena of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).
		This NIH center was specifically mandated by Congress to research complementary and alternative medicine.
	cpmcnet.columbia.edu /dept/rosenthal/Women.html (522 words)

	MedlinePlus: Alternative Medicine
		The primary NIH organization for research on Alternative Medicine is the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
		Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
		Complementary and Alternative Therapies and Conventional Medical Therapies (01/12/2005, Institute of Medicine)
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/alternativemedicine.html (492 words)

	MedlinePlus: Alternative Medicine
		The primary NIH organization for research on Alternative Medicine is the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
		Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
		Are You Considering Using Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies (CAM)?
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/alternativemedicine.html (492 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.
		Extensive reviews of alternative and complementary cancer therapies assembled by University of Texas Center for Alternative Medicine Research (UT-CAM).
	gort.ucsd.edu /bml/subjects/altmed.htm (385 words)

	Newhouse B1
		Standing at the center of the debate is Dr. Stephen Straus, director of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, the newest and most controversial offshoot of the National Institutes of Health.
		The federal government is spending tens of millions of dollars to answer questions such as this, giving grants for the research of complementary and alternative methods and medicines -- acupuncture, medicinal herbs, colon therapy and the like.
		Complementary and alternative medicine is big business in the United States.
	www.newhousenews.com /archive/story1b060602.html (385 words)

	Islamset -Alternative [Complementary] Medicine
		NCCAM - National Institute of Health: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine details past and current research, and the aims and objective of the organization.
		Alternative and Complementary Medicine Topics: Information on a variety of alternative treatments, including acupuncture, nutritional therapy and neurolinguistic programming.
		Alternative Medicine Home Page: Information on herbal medicine, homeopathy, faith healing, acupuncture, naturopathy, massage and music therapy.
	www.islamset.com /healnews/alternat/main.html (280 words)

	MLA Complementary Medicine SIG
		According to The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), Complementary and Alternative Medicine can include the following:
		Also referred to as Alternative Medicine, Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) or Integrative Medicine, it 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.
		Complementary medicine encompases a large group of therapeutic and diagnostic disciplines that are not usually taught or used in Western or US medical schools or hospitals and exist primarily outside mainstream health care institutions.
	itsa.ucsf.edu /~djowen/compsig.index.html (121 words)

	Herbal Therapies
		Source: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, July 23, 2002
		Source: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
		Source: American Cancer Society's Guide to Complementary and Alternative Methods, 2000
	hml.org /CHIS/altmed/herbs-k.html (121 words)

	Alternative medicine resource list
		This subset of the National Library of Medicine's Medline database is a result of a cooperative project between the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM).
		Alternative medicine topics may also be searched from the main page of the HWRC with the results including not only information on alternative medical treatments, but standard medical therapies as well.
		Under each topic there is news about current research, overviews and background information, links to information on research currently being conducted in alternative and complementary therapies, directories, organizations to contact, and advice on the safety and efficacy of various therapies.
	library.uchc.edu /departm/hnet/altmedres.html (121 words)

	Listing by Alphabetical Subject Heading: Alternative medicine
		The Center for Integrative Medicine (CFIM) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (USA) is involved with a broad range of research activities on the safety and effectiveness of complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) and models of integrative care combining CAM with mainstream medicine.
		The main aim of the CMA is to "promote ethical, responsible, professional complementary medicine to the public and the medical profession." The Web site provides information about the CMA, its staff, and their Code of Ethics.
		This US focused document outlines the conventional drug therapy available, alternative medicine therapies, milk thistle's use as a therapy for hepatitis, liquorice root, ginseng, ginger, and St. John's Wort.
	omni.ac.uk /subject-listing/WB300.html (121 words)

	National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Ongoing Problems (Skeptical Inquirer Sep 2003)
		The problem with so-called Complementary and Alternative Medicine, in a nutshell, is that it is an assortment of implausible, dishonest, expensive, and sometimes dangerous claims that are exuberantly promoted to a scientifically naïve public.
		The center's Principal Investigator is psychologist Gary Schwartz, a colleague of alternative medicine guru Andrew Weil at the University of Arizona.
		One insisted that the number-one health problem in the United States is magnesium deficiency; another was convinced that the expanded use of acupuncture could revolutionize medicine; and so it went around the table, with each touting his or her preferred therapy.
	www.csicop.org /si/2003-09/alternative-medicine.html (121 words)

	Village Health Clinic - Links
		National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) -
		NCCAM is dedicated to exploring complementary and alternative medical (CAM) practices in the context of rigorous science, training CAM researchers, and disseminating authoritative information.
		Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine by Joe Pizzorno, N.D. and Michael Murray, N.D. Total Wellness by Joe Pizzorno, N.D. Women’s Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine by Tori Hudson, N.D. Cookbooks
	www.villagehealthclinic.ca /html/links.htm (121 words)

	AMFI - Autoimmune diseases
		The Center was established by the University of California, Davis and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine to identify alternative and complementary therapies used for asthma treatment, support research to assess effectiveness, and communicate findings to both health professionals and to the public.
		One aspect of alternative therapies is that they provide a means for both physical and mental healing, which is often of great importance to patients who live with autoimmune disorders.
		In this book, 26 leading physicians explain the nontoxic alternative medicine treatments and natural substances that brought relief to their patients suffering from chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, and environmental illness.
	www.amfoundation.org /autoimmune.htm (1768 words)

	MedlinePlus: Alternative Medicine
		The primary NIH organization for research on Alternative Medicine is the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
		Are You Considering Using Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies (CAM)?
		Select services and providers for Alternative Medicine in your area.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/alternativemedicine.html (1768 words)

	Module 10
		In 1999, the federal government established the Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CCAM), with a $50 million budget within the National Institutes of Health to seek data on the efficacy of alternative health care and establish an information clearinghouse.
		The terms “complementary” and “alternative” often are used interchangeably, but they do not have the same meaning.
		Complementary therapies are used “in addition to” or “to complement” conventional therapies, whereas alternative therapies are used “instead of” or “in place of” conventional therapies.
	www.hospice.va.gov /Bronx/module_10.htm (1768 words)

	The Body: Beyond Medications: Healthy Living for HIVers
		From National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
		Are You Considering Using Complementary and Alternative Medicine?
		Selecting a Complementary and Alternative Medicine Practitioner (August 2002)
	www.thebody.com /treat/altern.html (287 words)

	Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Q & A, Cancer Facts 9.14
		The National Cancer Institute and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine are sponsoring or cosponsoring various clinical trials (research studies with people) to study CAM therapies for cancer (see Question 5).
		Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine (see Question 1).
		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.
	cis.nci.nih.gov /fact/9_14.htm (1777 words)

	Yoga (alternative medicine) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A survey released in May 2004 by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine focused on who used complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), what was used, and why it was used in the United States by adults age 18 years and over during 2002.
		Yoga when used as a form of alternative medicine is a combination of breathing exercises, physical postures, and meditation, practiced for over 5,000 years.
		Yoga is believed to calm the nervous system and balance the body, mind, and spirit.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yoga_(alternative_medicine) (453 words)

	Meditation (alternative medicine) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine focused on who used complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), what was used, and why it was used in the United States by adults age 18 years and over during 2002.
		Breathing meditation, or deep breathing exercises was the second mostly use form of CAM therapy (11.6%).
		Meditation as a form of alternative medicine brings about mental calmness and physical relaxation by suspending the stream of thoughts that normally occupy the mind.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Meditation_(alternative_medicine) (453 words)

	Body work (alternative medicine) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A survey released in May 2004 by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine focused on who used complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), what was used, and why it was used in the United States by adults age 18 years and over during 2002.
		In alternative medicine, body work or massage therapy refers to any treatment which involves some form of touching or physical manipulation.
		Massage is applied to parts of the body or successively to the whole body, to heal injury, relieve psychological stress, manage pain, improve circulation and relieve tension.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Body_work_(alternative_medicine) (215 words)

	Complementary and Alternative Medical Therapies for Diabetes
		To learn more about alternative therapies for diabetes treatment, contact the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Clearinghouse at 1–888–644–6226 or check their website at http://nccam.nih.gov.
		Patients who use complementary and alternative medicine need to let their health care providers know what they are doing.
		This alternative therapy emphasizes relaxation and stress-reduction techniques.
	diabetes.niddk.nih.gov /dm/pubs/alternativetherapies (846 words)

	Complementary and Alternative Medicine
		"The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) and The National Library of Medicine (NLM) have created CAM on PubMed, a special subset of the NLM's PubMed MEDLINE".
		To limit your PubMed search results to articles mentioning complementary and alternative medicine, use one of the PubMed links above and then:
		Includes herbal medicine monographs composed of brief statements concerning relevant publications and links to the associated MEDLINE records.
	www.unmc.edu /library/pharm/natural.html (331 words)

	Health Information - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
		CAM at the NIH - A quarterly newsletter produced by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), featuring the latest news in CAM research at the NIH.
		Connections Newsletter - A quarterly newsletter from the Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center, a service of the National Institute on Aging (NIA).
		MedlinePlus - a health database maintained by NIH's National Library of Medicine
	health.nih.gov (320 words)

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