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Alternative medicine

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Alexander Technique Information Source: Describes the history and benefits of the Alexander Technique, a method of mind-body re-education to eliminate harmful tension.
Author: Alexander Technique Center of Washington, DC
Subjects: alternative medicine
DeweyClass: 615.5
Resource type: document
Alternative Medicine: Index of sources of information on alternative therapies. Includes articles, databases, mailing lists, and newsgroups.
Author: Wessel, Charles B.
Subjects: alternative medicine
DeweyClass: 610
Resource type: index
British Homoeopathic Library and Hom-Inform: Offers details of journal holdings, clinical trials, recent trials completed around the world, an alphabetical book catalogue, and access to a thesaurus compiled by the European Committee for Homoeopathy.
Author: Adhom
Subjects: alternative medicine
DeweyClass: 026
Resource type: service
CAM on Pubmed: Complimentary and Alternative Medicine Citations: Bibliographic index to scientific literature on complementary and alternative medicine. Includes over 220,000 citations in the broad areas of alternative systems of medicine, herbal and manual healing, mind/body control, diet, nutrition, and lifestyle changes, bioelectromagnetic applications, and pharmacological and biological treatment. Search by keyword or browse by systems, methods, or diseases.
Author: National Centre for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine and National Library of Medicine
Subjects: alternative medicine
DeweyClass: 610
Resource type: bibliography
Complementary and Natural Health Directory: Descriptions of numerous complementary and holistic health treatments and details of relevant organisations.
Author: InterConnections
Subjects: alternative medicine, health links
DeweyClass: 610
Resource type: documents
Complete Guide to the Alexander Technique: Discusses Alexander Technique, a way of learning how you can get rid of harmful tension in your body. Covers teaching methods, recommended books, and medical and scientific research supporting the technique.
Author: Rickover, Robert
Subjects: alternative medicine
DeweyClass: 615.5
Resource type: documents
European Herbal Practitioners Association: News articles and presentation papers reflecting the European perspective on the promotion of guidelines and legislative procedures involved in the practice of alternative medicine.
Author: EHPA
Subjects: alternative medicine
DeweyClass: 610
Resource type: document collection
HerbMed: Evidenced based electronic database providing reference material on the use of herbs for health related issues. Information is given on aspects of controlled analysis, adverse effects, scientific analysis of particular actions, traditional and commercial methods of preparation, and effects of individual and combined herbs. A search function is also available, facilitating the retrieval of information on specific ailments.
Author: Alternative Medicine Foundation
Subjects: alternative medicine
DeweyClass: 610
Resource type: reference data
Illustrated Herbal: Searchable guide to herbs and their associated medicinal applications. Presents an alphabetical index of plant images along with information about where to find them, flowering times, medicinal virtues, and modern uses. A glossary of terms is included.
Author: Illustrated Herbal
Subjects: alternative medicine
DeweyClass: 610
Resource type: documents
Modern Herbal: A hypertext version of A Modern Herbal by Mrs M Grieve, originally published in 1931. Contains information on over 800 varieties of medicinal, culinary, and cosmetic herbs, including economic properties, cultivation and folklore, with a recipe index and poison index, as well as a plant and herb index.
Author: Grieve, M.
Subjects: alternative medicine, folklore, plant data
DeweyClass: 615.321
Resource type: non-fiction ebook
National Center for Homeopathy: Aims to promote health through homeopathy by providing education and helping to make homeopathy available throughout the United States.
Author: National Center for Homeopathy
Subjects: alternative medicine, therapeutics
DeweyClass: 615.5
Resource type: institution
Organicfood.co.uk: Online magazine promoting the use of organic foods and knowledge of a healthier lifestyle. Resources include a news archive of relevant issues from around the world, reasons to use organic foods, a searchable database of retailers, and information on herbs and their medicinal qualities.
Author: Barrow, John
Subjects: alternative medicine, food production, genetic engineering, organic farming
DeweyClass: 641.302
Resource type: magazine
Wealth of the Rainforest: Pharmacy of the World: Information pertaining to the natural resources of the Amazon Rainforest, with a tropical plant database that is searchable by common name, botanical name, or ailment. Information is then given on use of substances and remedies, together with an extensive image gallery, and details of environmental issues relating to the Rainforest, such as its destruction and preservation.
Author: Raintree Nutrition
Subjects: alternative medicine, botany, environmental protection, forests, plant images
DeweyClass: 577.34
Resource type: document collection, images