Useful websites

Associations

Integrative Medicine Association
www.aima.net.au
An association of Medical practitioners incorporating complementary medicine

Australian Kinesiology Association
www.kinesiology.org.au
An association for the registering of Kinesiology practitioners

Australian Traditional Medicine Society
www.atms.com.au
Complementary Medicine Practitioners Association

Colleges

College of Complementary Medicine
www.complementary.com.au

Complementary Medicine Information Websites

The Journal of Complementary Medicine
www.jnlcompmed.com.au
Australian Pharmaceutical Publishing Company Ltd
Level 5, 8 Thomas St.
Chatswood NSW, 2067
Ph: 02 81179500

NCCAM (National Centre for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
www.nccam.nih.gov OR http://nccam.nih.gov/health/

Centre for Complementary Medicine Research - University of Western Sydney
www.uws.edu.au/complemed

Evidenced based CM information
www.rccm.org.uk/static/Links_CAM_databases.aspx

Current reviews and protocols for Complementary Medicine
http://www.compmed.umm.edu/cochrane/

Cancer and Complementary Medicine
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/therapy/CAM

Comprehensive herbal medicine site
http://www.herbmed.org

Herb and drug interaction lists
http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/aha/umherb01.htm

http://www.umm.edu/medref/

General research database
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/

Drug Information
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.htm

Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Evidence updates by Therapy
www.library.nhs.uk/cam/Page.aspx?pagename=THERAPY
-Library information service
www.cam.nhs.uk

Clinical Nutrition updates
www.nutritionupdates.org

HealthWorld
www.healthy.net
Good reviews of many CMs

Alternative Health News
www.altmedicine.com

Healthy Eating Club newsletters
www.healthyeatingclub.org/info/newsletters/index.htm
www.healthyeatingclub.org/

Linus Pauling Institiute, Oregon State University
www.lpi.oregonstate.edu
Free site. Useful information on micronutrients, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and diets.

Herbs and micronutrients
www.longwoodherbal.org/
Free site. Useful herbal monographs and information on CM. eg: herbs and micronutrients.

Herbs - The Natural Pharmacist, Edward Hospital and Health Services
hwww.edward.org/family_history/ehic/mainnav.asp
Free site. Useful herbal monographs and information on CM. eg: herbs and micronutrients.

IDIS-herbal links:
www.uiowa.edu/~idis/herbalinks/
Provides website ratings and links to other natural medicine databases.

Clinical Trials
www.clinicaltrials.gov
This website lists about 7,000 clinical studies sponsored by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), other federal agencies, and the pharmaceutical industry, including those involving CAM.

NCCAM - Herbs at a Glance
www.nccam.nih.gov/health/herbsataglance.htm

Cancer information on CAM:

National Cancer Institute's Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM) list of clinical trials on CAM.
www.cancer.gov/cam/clinicaltrials_list.html

MD Anderson Cancer Centre The University of Texas:
www.mdanderson.org/departments/cimer/