Getting Started With Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Getting Started With Complementary and Alternative Medicine

 

New to complementary and alternative medicine? This section contains

everything you need to get started, including finding a practitioner,

statistics, insurance, which therapy to choose, and more.

 

Book & Product Resources (8) Sort Out Your Options (1) Product Alerts /

Safety (11) Tools / Assessments (52) Scams / Quackery (3)

 

What is the Cochrane Collaboration?

 

What is a Placebo?

 

What is Complementary and Alternative Medicine?: What is complementary

and alternative medicine? Here is a definition.

 

Most Popular Complementary / Alternative Therapies: Which complementary

/ alternative therapies do people prefer?

 

Top 15 Conditions For Which People Turn to Alternative Medicine: What

are the 15 most common health problems that cause people to seek

complementary / alternative therapies?

 

Who Uses Complementary and Alternative Medicine?: What are some of the

characteristics of complementary and alternative medicine users?

 

What are the 5 Main Types of Complementary and Alternative Medicine?:

What are the different kinds of complementary and alternative therapies?

How are they classified?

 

Most Popular Herbs and Supplements: What are the best-selling herbs and

supplements in the United States?

 

What is the Difference Between " Alternative " and " Complementary "

Medicine?: Are the terms alternative medicine and complementary medicine

interchangeable or is there a difference?

 

Complementary and Alternative Medicine 101: New to complementary and

alternative medicine? Information to get you started.

 

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Directory: Directory of

complementary and alternative topics on this site.

 

How to Find a Complementary / Alternative Practitioner: How do you go

about finding the right complementary and alternative medicine

practitioner? Here are some suggestions.

 

12 Most Common Questions About Insurance and Alternative Medicine: You

may be covered in part for complementary / alternative therapies. Find

out the 12 most common questions people have.

 

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Glossary: Looking for a

definition of a treatment, test, medical term, or other word related to

complementary and alternative medicine? Look it up in this glossary.

 

How to Choose Quality Herbs and Supplements: Tips on choosing quality

herbs and supplements.

 

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research: Learn what research is

currently being conducted by the National Institutes of Health on

complementary and alternative medicine.

 

Survey Results: Over One-Third Americans Use Alternative Medicine: Over

one-third Americans use complementary and alternative medicine,

according to a survey by the National Institutes of Health.

 

Recommended Complementary and Alternative Medicine Reference Books: Do

you need a reference book on complementary and alternative medicine?

Here is a selected list of recommended books.