Further information for research
There are many good sources of information on the web
concerning research evidence on Complementary Medicine. Some useful
links are given below.
Please note, however, that many
electronic web-based materials are not fully researched, so do be
discerning.
Bandolier
A source of evidence based healthcare information in the UK and worldwide for both healthcare professionals and consumers.
http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/booth/booths/altmed.html
MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus is aimed primarily at the public and contains some information on complementary medicine, including safety and research, in relation to acupuncture, herbal medicine, chiropractic and homoeopathy. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/complementaryandalternativetherapies.html
PubMed
PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 16 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s. PubMed includes links to full text articles and other related resources. This site is widely used by doctors and provides health and medical information.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed
The Research Council for Complementary Medicine
The RCCM was founded in 1983 by a group of enthusiatic practitioners and researchers from both orthodox and complementary medicine. Today, our aim is to develop and extend the evidence base for complementary medicine in order to provide practitioners and their patients with information about the effectiveness of individual therapies and the treatment of specific conditions.
http://www.rccm.org.uk/
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Specialist Library
The Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Specialist Library is being developed by the Royal London Homoeopathic Hospital, the Research Council for Complementary Medicine, and the School of Integrated Health at the University of Westminster. The content of the library is intended primarily for health professionals, as well as for CAM practitioners and researchers, but the majority of the information is also accessible by patients and carers.
http://www.library.nhs.uk/cam/
The Royal Society of Medicine Library
Is a members library, but may do a literature search for non-members although these enquiries naturally take second place and incur a charge: Tel. 020 7290 2940.
http://www.rsm.ac.uk/librar/index.htm
Wellcome Institute, History of Medicine Library
One of the world's greatest collections of books, manuscripts, archives, films and paintings on the history of medicine from the earliest times to the present day.
http://library.wellcome.ac.uk/
Google
Google provides a powerful search engine plus it also has a Scholar section which can provide results on scholarly papers.
http://scholar.google.com/
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, formerly Complementary Therapies in Nursing & Midwifery, is an internationally refereed journal published to meet the broad ranging needs of the healthcare profession in the effective and professional integration of complementary therapies within clinical practice. Available from Elsevier >
Complementary Therapies in Medicine
Complementary Therapies in Medicine is a valuable resource to those seeking information and critical guidance within the field of complementary therapies. The broad scope of this scientific and professional journal makes its content relevant to those with a background in traditional health practices as well as complementary practitioners.
Available from Elsevier >
Institute of Noetic Sciences
A nonprofit membership organization that conducts and sponsors research into the workings and powers of the mind, including perceptions, beliefs, attention, intention, and intuition.
http://www.noetic.org
Metanexus Institute
Research, education and outreach on the constructive engagement of science and religion.
http://www.metanexus.net/
Holistic Healing Research
A medical doctor reviews the world literature on healing.
http://www.wholistichealingresearch.com