Alternative medicine

Alternative medicine broadly describes methods and practices used in place of, or in addition to, conventional medical treatments. The precise scope of alternative medicine is a matter of some debate and depends to a great extent on the definition of "conventional medicine." Positions on the distinction between the two include those who reject the safety and efficacy of the other, and a number of positions in between.

External links

General information

• The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine - US National Institutes of Health

Advocacy

• Consumer focused alternative medicine information - in English and Spanish
• Complementary and alternative medicine information - Columbia University supported and ad-free
• WholeHealth Networks' CAM education website - created by practicing MD's
• Traditional and Alternative Medicine - both clinical and alternative health perspectives
• Alternative Medicine: Chinese medicine
• Circle of Healers - Alternative Medicine News and Resources
• A History of Western Natural Healing Practices
• What is Medicine? - Historical perspective of various modes of medicine
• "Weil's integrative medicine gathering steam", by Carla McClain, Arizona Daily Star, Published: 01-20-2004
• Alternative Medicine Becoming Mainstream
• Alternative Health & Complementary Medicine UK Directory

Critiques

• Skeptic's Dictionary: Alternative Medicine
• Alternative medicine: A Skeptical Look
• Quackwatch: Your Guide to Health Fraud, Quackery, and Intelligent Decisions

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