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Alternative medical links
Acupuncture.com:
acupuncture, herbology, Chinese Therapies, and comparison of western and
eastern medicine, maintained by Al Stone.
Aesclepian
Chronicles: monthly journal which publishes informative and inspirational
articles about the many new complementary and allopathic treatment modalities
that are emerging. These modalities may be approached from both a personal
and a clinical perspective. The editorial goal of Aesclepian Chronicles
is to critically evaluate the role, usefulness and applicability of complementary
alternatives within the mainstream of medicine. It is interested in both
the clinical and philosophical implications of the interaction of complementary
and allopathic medicine. Equally of interest are the structural and economic
issues as they relate to the attempts to reform the national health system.
The Alexander
Technique does not treat specific symptoms, but can encourage a
marked improvement in overall health, alertness, and performance by consciously
eliminating harmful habits that cause physical and emotional stress, and
by becoming more aware of how you engage in your activities.
Alexander Technique
The Complete Guide To The Alexander Technique by Robert Rickover
Alternative Care:
newsletter designed for consumers, professionals, and students who would
like to learn more about various forms of Alternative Health Care.
Alternative Health Insurance
Services, Inc.: health insurance plans for a wide range of therapies
which include alternative, complimentary, holistic and natural in addition
to major medical coverage
Alternative Health News Online
"news and information that will keep you up-to-date on the latest happenings
in this rapidly growing field."
Alternative
Healthcare Information: gopher server operated by the Office of
Information Technology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Alternative Medicine,
United States House Representative Peter DeFazio, Oregon's 4th Congressional
District: includes House Bill 746, to allow patients to receive any medical
treatment they want under certain conditions and for other purposes, introduced
by Representative DeFazio. The bill will open a door for people who use
alternative medicine.
Alternative
Medicine includes information on aromatherapy, chiropractic medicine,
herbal medicine, macrobiotics and other treatments from NOAH
New York Online Access to Health.
Alternative
Medicine Digest: current and back issues, searchable database,
book information and discussion area.
Alternative Medicine Review:
A Journal of Clinical Therapeutics " peer-reviewed journal dedicated
to providing accurate, timely and clinically relevant original articles,
abstracts and literature reviews to the practicing preventive health-care
professional," publisher Thorne Research, Inc.
ALTVETMED: A World
Wide Web Site for Information on Complementary and Alternative Veterinary
Medicine, collaborative effort of Jan Agar Bergeron, V.M.D. and Susan Gayle
Wynn, D.V.M.
An Anatoxin-A Primer
by Marck Thorson, "compares Cell Tech's marketing pitch with comments about
Super
Blue Green Algae from the FDA and other scientific sources."
Ask Dr. Weil: top-rated
program on the HotWired Network, main feature of program is where Dr. Weil
answers your questions every day.
Asthma: Buteyko's
Cure: "Buteyko home page, created by a number of enthusiasts who
have all experienced the immediate and dramatic beneficial effects of Buteyko's
therapy for asthma."
Austin Nutritional
Research: shopping site but provides reference guides for vitamins,
herbs, amino acids, nutrients, minerals and daily recommendations.
Bastyr University
founded in 1978 to train naturopathic physicians. Degress in acupuncture,
oriental medicine and nutrition.
Cancer Patient Resources Available
Via WWW from Darrel Kilius, Baltimore, Maryland, information for
the cancer patient from a cancer patient, includes alternative and supportive
therapies as well as allopathic sources.
Channel A focuses on Asian
health and wellness topics such as tai chi, tradional Chinese medicine,
acupuncture, yoga, etc.
CHIRO-WEB:
chiropractic resources on the Internet by Dr. Andrew Bayuk.
The Chiropractic
Page: created primarly as a pointer to health related subjects
with a focus on information for chiropractors, other health care practitioners
and interested laypersons. A good link to a variety of medical sources.
Complementary Therapies,
positively hiv: "an agency outside the bureacuracy providing direct services
for hiv+ brothers and sisters nationwide, seek holistic well-being of the
individual, not a cure for the epidemic".
Cyberbotanica: Plants
and Cancer Treatments, maintained by Lucy A. Snyder : "plants and
chemotherapy (also still under construction), but other chapters are in
the works: plants used in bioremediation, fungi which produce antibiotics,
and genetically engineered fruits and vegetables".
Essiac Links Pagelinks
to sites, books, newsgroups, brewing tips, etc. by Anne Harris
European University of Chinese
Medicine (EUCM): aim is to train practitioners of Chinese Medicine
(SinoBiologists) to become true specialists, experts both in traditional
Chinese diagnosis and in the therapeutic techniques associated with it
: acupuncture, herbology, psychotherapy, Qi Gong; the whole corpus of Chinese
medical thought.
Feldenkrais
Method Web pages: a form of somatic education using gentle movement
and directed attention to improve movement and enhance human functioning.
Increasing ease and range of motion, flexibility and coordination, and
rediscovering your innate capacity for graceful, efficient movement. These
improvements will often generalize to enhance functioning in other aspects
of your life.
Good
Medicine Magazine: biomonthly publication on preventive medicine
for better health. Good Medicine feels that holistic and traditional (Western)
medicine should work together and be viewed as medicine.
The Guide to Aromatherapy:
descriptions of the oils and a symptoms guide for uses of oils by Graham
Sorenson, Wales, United Kingdom.
HANS The Health Action Network Society:
registered non-profit charity in Burnaby, BC Canada, hose mandate is to
provide information about alternative health care.
Health from
the UNCAT Database, lists medical organizations, societies and associations.
It includes Nutrimmune Therapy, Chinese Medicine, Medical Friends of Wine,
and a Vegetarian Awareness Network.
The Holistic Health
Page in English, German and Italian languages links to directories
and home pages
Holistic Internet Community™:
contains Holistic Internet Community™ Directory to assist in locating resources
and exchanging information.
Holistic Internet Resources™: contains
articles, book reviews, events, other Internet resources, and a guide to
practitioners and schools.
Homepathic Educational Services:
articles and free information on homeopathic medicine by Dana Ullman, M.P.H.
(Masters in Public Health, U.C. Berkeley) is well known spokespersons for
homeopathic medicine in the United States.
Homeopathy Home Page:
resource page listing organizations, books, homeopathic remedies, mailing
lists, and discussion groups, produced by Nick Haworth,Cambridge, England.
Homeopathy
Online bulletin board service for the homeopathic community.
Kombucha
Home Page: devoted to Kombucha, a popular health promoting beverage
made by fermenting tea. It contains information on its history, current
rise to popularity, health benefits, how to make it, and where to get it.
The site is maintained by Jim Sease.
The Life Extension Foundation:
described as a non profit organization dedicated to the pursuit of a longer
healthier lifespan.
Macrobiotics On-Line:
macrobiotic education and information network, founded by Michio Kushi
and coordinated by the Kushi Institute.
Meditopia: comprehensive
site for Oriental Medicine, arranged by disease.
MEDLINE Database, Dr.
Felix's Free MEDLINE Page: index page which links you to free versions
of the biomedical database, MEDLINE. MEDLINE is produced by the National
Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland.
Natural
Products Branch , National Cancer Institute: "responsible for coordinating
programs directed at the discovery and development of novel naturally-derived
agents to treat cancer and AIDS."
Naturopathic Medicine Network:
guide to natural medicine and alternative health care, contains newsletter,
naturopathic physicians directory, natural pharmacy.
Pacific College
of Oriental Medicine: largest college of acupuncture and Oriental
medicine in the United States, with campuses in San Diego and New York.
The Reiki Page:
form of healing through direct application of Chi. This page is intended
to be a resource collecting information about Reiki, its practice, benefits
(both proven and otherwise).
Self Development
from The UNCAT Database, lists information on meditation, wellness, and
self improvement.
The Share Guide a magazine
focusing on holistic health, personal growth and expanded consciousness.
Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients:
" regular columns on different aspects of alternative health care: homeopathy,
nutrition, exercise, women's health, phytomedicines and the constantly
changing politics of alternative medicine. Reviews of current alternative
medical literature and newly published books relating to health and healing
are also included, as well as an extensive Letters-to-the-Editor section,
calendar of events and health-related classified advertising".
Veggie Village produced
by Veggie Life Magazine: plant-based better living
World Health Net: information
from the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine and the American Longevity
Research Institute.
World Wide Essence
Society Homepage: essence educators, practitioners, manufacturers,
and distributors goals are to educate both the general public and health
care practitioners about essences and thier relationship to holistic health
care.
Research individual and group practice of the TM-Sidhi program
Creating Coherence in Collective Consciousness Results of the Demonstration
Project to Reduce Crime in Washington DC: Abstract
and Charts Showing Results
Biomedicine
and Health in the News from the University of Connecticut, quick
access to the biomedical, scientific and health journal literature in the
New York Times.
The Boulevard "disability and
healthcare site dedicated to providing valuable information about quality
products and services available to healthcare professionals and individuals
with disabilities.
Consumer
Health: guide to resources, Falk Library of the Health Sciences,
University of Pittsburgh.
Consumer
Health Information: sites which provide health information aimed
at consumers. Specialty resources for cholesterol, communicable diseases,
diabetes, and food and nutrition.
The Good Health Web:
information about the field of Health. Includes daily health news, discussion
forums, a library of health articles and newsgroups, listservs, and faqs.
Healthwise:
he Health Education and Wellness program of Columbia University Health
Service. Highlights include Go Ask Alice, an interactive question answer
health line.
Self-Help Psychology Magazine:
online educational forum written by mental health professionals and students
for the discussion of general psychology as applied to our everyday lives.
UNCAT:
database is a catalog of uncataloged titles. These titles contributed by
nonprofit groups, businesses, government agencies, associations, and self
published authors. It contains information on pamphlets, seminars, books,
tutorials, and research reports, etc.
Whole Health:
resources on health organizations, dentistry, nutrition, psychology, and
a few resources on alternative medicine
