Reference

Alternative Medicine

Sites

* Alternative Medicines @ Te Puna Web Directory
Links to New Zealand organisations and information.
* Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Presents current, unbiased information on alternative and complementary medical practices, including reflexology, acupressure, acupuncture, chelation therapy, kinesiology, yoga, chiropractic, Feldenkrais, polarity therapy, detoxification, naturopathy, Chinese medicine, biofeedback, Ayurveda, and osteopathy. Information on recommended therapies for specific disorders and diseases, medicinal uses for plants and herbs, are balanced by conclusions of studies on efficacy and analysis of current levels of acceptance by traditional scientists and doctors. Ed. Jacqueline L. Longe. Detroit: Gale, 2005.
From The Gale Virtual Reference Library.
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* Alexander Technique Teachers' Society, New Zealand
* Alternative health practices
A definition from the Skeptic's Dictionary.
* Alternative Medicine: definitions
A Definition of Alternative Medicine practices from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (USA)
* Bandolier Library of Complementary and Alternative Therapies
Information and analysis of the evidence available on a variety of complementary and alternative therapies.
* Chiropractic OnLine
Contains fact-sheets giving chiropractic advice for a variety of different situations. From the American Chiropractic Association.
* Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Aims to provide clear, precise and up-to-date evidence-based information to the public about Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM). Provided by the New Zealand Health Technology Assessment (NZHTA) Unit.
* Family Doctor: Alternative Health
Written by New Zealand health professionals, Family Doctor contains patient's guides, overviews and links for a wide range of health topics.
* Herbal Safety
Research findings related to herbal use including fact sheets that the deal with commonly used medicinal herbs and plants, such as ginseng, chamomile, pumpkin seeds, and St. John's Wort. The Herbal Safety site also contains information on recent medical studies that examine the effectiveness of such medicinal treatments. From the University of Texas at El Paso.
* Māori Plant Use Database Ngā Tipu Whakoranga
Information on traditional uses by Māori of New Zealand native plants. From Landcare research.
* MEDLINEplus: Alternative Medicine
Extensive information from the National Institutes of Health (USA), contains a medical encyclopaedia, dictionaries, news, overviews, information on specific conditions and links to other organisations.
* MEDLINEplus: Herbal Medicine
Extensive information from the National Institutes of Health (USA), contains a medical encyclopaedia, dictionaries, news, overviews, information on specific conditions and links to other organisations.
* National Centre for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (USA)
* New Zealand Chiropractor's Association Inc.
* New Zealand College of Chiropractic
* New Zealand Homoeopathic Society
Here you can read about homoeopathy and its key features (potentised medicines, the prescribing of similars, and giving the minimum dose to effect cure); the history of the Society and what the Society has to offer; the story of homoeopathy in New Zealand; and articles from their journal, Homoeopathica.
* New Zealand Society of Naturopaths
Information on naturopathy and a directory of natural health practitioners
* Quackwatch
A guide to health fraud and quackery, this site has information on a wide range of topics and treatments.