HERB,
DIETARY SUPPLEMENT (DS) AND CAM INFORMATION ON THE WEB
Select
References July 2008
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COMMENTS |
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DATABASES |
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Natural
Medicines Comprehensive Database |
$92 |
Very
comprehensive (herbs and DS only) Up‑to‑date, well referenced, good patient handouts |
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Herbmed |
Free |
Moderately
comprehensive (herbs and DS only) Well-referenced,
not as intuitive to navigate as above database |
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MD
Anderson Complementary Integrative Medicine / |
Free |
Moderately
comprehensive (herbs, DS and therapies) Cancer‑specific, well‑referenced |
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Memorial
Sloan Cancer Center IM Service Herb/Botanical Info |
Free |
Small
database (herbs and DS only Cancer‑specific, brief monographs) |
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MayoClinic.com |
Free |
Small
database (herbs, DS and therapies) Patient‑friendly language, not referenced |
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ON-LINE
TOOLS |
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MayoClinic.com "Take
a Break to Meditate" |
Free |
Nice,
brief video introduction to meditation |
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GENERAL
INFORMATION |
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NIH |
Free |
Guide to
reliable consumer health information |
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National
Center for CAM (NCCAM) |
Free |
Growing
number of articles and references Many inks
to other quality sites |
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NIH-NLM |
Free |
Content
from Natural Standard |
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The
Office of Cancer CAM OCCAM) - NCI |
Free |
Moderately
comprehensive (herbs, DS and therapies) |
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ACS |
Free |
Moderately
comprehensive (herbs, DS and therapies) |
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CAM on
PubMed |
Free |
Limits
searches to articles that are identified as having Complementary Medicine
theme |
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IOM
Report on CAM |
Free/$ |
Institute
of Medicine report on CAM Can be
read online or downloaded for about $50 |
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The
Consortium of Academic |
Free |
Membership
currently includes 33 academic medical centers |
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Health
Centers for Integrative Medicine |
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Integrative
Medicine curriculum guide |
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Quackwatch |
Free |
Nonprofit
corporation whose purpose is to "combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies |
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Mayo
Clinic CIM Program |
Free |
Summary
of Complementary and Integrative Medicine research activities at Mayo Clinic |
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HERB
QUALITY INFORMATION |
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ConsumerLab.com |
$24 |
Provides
independent test results on many dietary supplements Products
that pass testing can display the CL Seal of Approval |
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Consumer
Reports |
$24 |
Occasional
articles on herbs, DS |
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United
States Pharmacopeia |
Free |
Discusses
the Dietary Supplement Verification Program and the meaning of the USP label |
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INTERNET
QUALITY INFORMATION |
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AMA |
Free |
Guidelines
for Medical and Health Information Sites on the Internet |
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Health on
the Net Foundation |
Free |
Promotes
guidelines that create a "code of conduct" for websites delivering
medical informionat |
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REGULATORY
INFORMATION. |
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FDA |
Free |
Nice
background on DSHEA, current regulatory environment in US Recent
adverse events associate with DS reported here |
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FTC |
Free |
Reviews
regulations re: advertising DS 0 Link to file complaints |
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PRACTITIONERS |
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Massage
therapist |
Free |
Maintained
by AMTA |
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Licensed
acupuncturist |
Free |
Maintained
by AAOM |
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Yoga
class |
Free |
Commercial
site |