ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

 

DEFINITION:  “Approaches to medical diagnosis and therapy that have not been developed by use of generally accepted methods of validating their effectiveness.”

 ( Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 1993)

 

NARROW THE TOPIC:

·         In-depth research on specific alternative treatments such as acupuncture, holistic medicine, etc.

·         Is hypnotism effective in pain relief?

·         How effective is an alternative medicine in treating AIDS or cancer patients?

·         Can alternative medicine coexist with conventional medicine?

·         Should health insurance cover alternative medical therapies?

 

LINCC SUBJECT HEADINGS: Alternative Medicine; Acupuncture; Acupressure; Chiropractic; Mental Healing; Biofeedback; Herbal Medicine; Hypnosis; Meditation; Holistic Health; Yoga; Homeopathy; Massage; Naturopathy; Tai-chi; Aromatherapy

 

SPECIALIZED SOURCES SHELVED IN THE REFERENCE COLLECTION:

Alternative Health & Medicine Encyclopedia	ebook
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine	REF R 733 .G34 2005
Gale Encyclopedia of Science	REF Q 121 .G37
Encyclopedia of Disability "Complimentary and Alternative Medicine"	REF HV 1568 .E528 2006
Skeptic Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience  "Homeopathy"	REF Q 172.5 .P77 S54 2002

 

AVAILABLE AT THE REFERENCE DESK:

Alternative Health & Medicine Encyclopedia               

CQ Researcher Plus Archive (CQ Press)   “Homeopathy Debate”  12/19/03

  Health Care in America; Medicine; Alternative Medicine

Issues and Controversies (Facts on File) "Alternative Medicine" 8/09/02

 

STATISTICS:

Statistical Abstract of the United States  (also at Reference Desk)

Information Plus: Health and Wellness: (Ref Desk) (also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (Gale) Database)

 

ELECTRONIC INDEXES:

Academic Search Complete

Expanded Academic

OmniFile Full Text Select Edition

Health and Wellness Resource Center

Health Reference Center Academic

 

FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPERS:  America's Newspapers

 

SUGGESTED INTERNET SITES:

Health Link Plus	http://www.healthlinkplus.org/resources.asp?cat=1
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine	http://nccam.nih.gov/
Pitt University Alternative Medicine Homepage	http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/altm.html
Medline Plus	http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alternativemedicine.html

 

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