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COMPLEMENTARY and ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE RESOURCES AT MWCC LIBRARY

Use the resources below to find information on the topic of complementary health studies. The reference books are located in the MWCC Library and do not circulate. The Internet resources are available from any location with Internet access.

Dictionaries | Encyclopedias | Internet Resources

Please note that items, which have call numbers starting with "Ref.", are shelved in the Reference Collection on the Main level. Check our online catalog for books about complementary health in the MWCC Library (http://cmars.cwmars.org/search~S38/) Search for magazines and journal articles that are in our online database collection (available from the library's webpage (http://library.mwcc.edu). Use the following databases for information about alternative health:

Alt-Health Watch : a database that focused on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness.

Health Source: Consumer Edition : search for information on many health topics including medical sciences, food sciences, nutrition, sports medicine and general health.

Health Reference Center Academic : use this database to find articles on fitness, pregnancy, medicine and other academic medical topics.

[To log into databases from home choose the Off Campus access option - Please note: Remote access is limited to currently enrolled students,faculty and staff, and requires a valid library barcode.] For assistance using any of the online resources or finding the items listed below, please see a Reference librarian.

DICTIONARIES

The Alternative Medicine Handbook: the complete guide to alternative and complimentary therapies. New York: W.W. Norton & Company 1998
Ref 733 .C375 1998

ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Alternative Medicine: the definitive guide. Fife, Washington: Future Medicine Publishing, Inc. 1994.
Ref R 733 .A46 1994

Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine. Detroit: New York: Macmillan. 1986.
Ref R 733 .G34 2001 vols. 1-4

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Body-Mind Disciplines. New York: The Rosen Publishing Group 1999.
Ref R 733 .I46 1999

Health and Illness: a cross-cultural encyclopedia
Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. 1997.
Ref R 733 .L477 1997

INTERNET RESOURCES

The following is a selective list of major legal gateways and noted Complementary and Alternative Health resources on Web.

Alternative Medicine: health care information resources
McMaster University's Health Sciences Library massive collection of CAM sites
http://www-hsl.mcmaster.ca/tomflem/altmed.html

The Alternative Medicine Homepage
Comprehensive site with eight major topic areas
http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/altm.html

DrWeil.com
Site of a well-known MD with information on health conditions and therapies
http://www.drweil.com

HealthWorld Online
Lists conventional and alternative therapies for common health conditions
http://www.healthy.net/

HerbMed
Database of herbs and their uses
http://www.herbmed.org

Internet Health Library
UK's largest alternative medicine site
http://internethealthlibrary.com

WholeHealthMD.com
Sponsored by two health care companies. Viewer can search by ailment and type of therapy
http://www.wholehealthmd.com

HealthWeb: alternative medicine
NLM (National Library of Medicine) noncommercial site
http://www.healthweb.org

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Recognized source for information on alternative medical cancer treatments
http://www.mdanderson.org/departments/cimer

Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Has pages on specific therapies and a directory of databases
http://www.rosenthal.hs.columbia.edu

Alternative Health News Online
Provides up-to-date, reliable information about alternative health choices
http://www.altmedicine.com

Alternative Medicine Foundation
Gives health consumers and healthcare providers with reliable, evidence-based information on the integration of CAM and traditional medicine
http://amfoundation.org

Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Alliance
Offers information on this particular branch of Oriental Medicine
http://www.acupuncturealliance.org

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