Alternative Therapies - Health 

The Alternative Fix

www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/altmed/

Companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program that "examines the controversy over complementary and alternative medical treatments." Covers topics such as acupuncture, homeopathy, vitamins, herbs, and integrative medicine. Features interviews with supporters and skeptics, commentary, consumer tips, a teacher's guide, video clips, a transcript, and related links.

Alternative Medicine Homepage

http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/altm.html 

From the University of Pittsburgh, information about acupuncture, chiropractic, folk medicine, herbal remedies, homeopathy, massage, naturopathy, New Age therapies, naturopathy, etc.

Homeopathy

http://www.homeopathyhome.com 

A directory of practitioners, organizations, pharmacies, and colleges along with a searchable reference library of articles from books, newspapers, magazines, and professional journals.

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

http://nccam.nih.gov 

Search or browse health topics, diseases, treatments and therapies, with entries such as acupuncture menopause, and vitamin supplements. There is also a ‘be an informed consumer’ section, and links to many other useful sites.

Whole Health MD

http://www.wholehealthmd.com 

At the Healing Centers, learn about your condition and how to heal it. The Reference Library provides information about the benefits and limitations of therapies ranging from acupressure to yoga and describes how diet and nutritional supplements support health. From the Whole Foods company of markets and products.

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