ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
WEBSITES
International
Bibliographic Information on
Dietary
Supplements
(IBIDS) Database (Office of
Dietary
Supplements/NIH)
Searchable database of published, scientific literature
on
dietary supplements, vitamins, minerals, and botanicals. IBIDS
contains
over 300,000 citations and abstracts. Developed
to
assist the public, health care providers, and researchers
in
locating credible, scientific literature on dietary
supplements.
NIH National Center
for Complementary and Alternative
Medicine (NCCAM)
Conducts and supports research and training;
disseminates
information on complementary and alternative medicine
to
practitioners and the public. NCCAM
resources include
the
CAM
Citation Index (searchable & browsable database of
more
than 180,000 citations from 1996-1998 extracted from
MEDLINE);
and the NCAAM Clearinghouse (contains information on
NCCAM
programs, conferences, and research activities).
NCI Office of
Cancer Complementary and Alternative
Medicine
(OCCAM)
Established to coordinate and enhance the activities of the
NCI
in the arena of complementary and alternative medicine.
Patient
section highlights CAM cancer trials.
Quackwatch
Stephen Barrett,
MD
Guide to health fraud and "quackery." Of particular note
is
the
section entitled, Special Message
for Cancer Patients
Seeking
'Alternative'
Treatments.
University of Texas Center for
Alternative Medicine
Research
in Cancer
(UT-CAM)
Investigates the effectiveness of alternative and
complementary
therapies used for cancer prevention and control.
Website
contains evaluative information on various therapies,
including
herbal & plant therapies (e.g., essiac), biologic &
organic
therapies (e.g., cartilage), chemical & pharmacologic
therapies
(e.g, antineoplastons, hydrazine sulfate) as well as
special
regimes & integrated systems (e.g., Gerson,
macrobiotics).
One of eleven centers established by the National Center
for
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at
the
National Institutes of Health (NIH).
