Health Databases

 

PubMed

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/       

 

PubMed has become the predominant means of accessing MEDLINE, the world's largest single biomedical database, produced by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), USA. Approximately 5,000 journals in 37 languages are indexed and the over 15 million references go back to 1950. Indexing keywords are known as MeSH terms.

 

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) http://nccam.nih.gov/    

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is the Federal Government's lead agency for scientific research on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). It is 1 of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

 

MedlinePlus

www.medlineplus.gov

 

MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included in MedlinePlus and give easy access to medical journal articles. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news.

 

Clinical Trials

www.clinicaltrials.gov

ClinicalTrials.gov is a registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world. ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details. This information should be used in conjunction with advice from health care professionals.

 

AltHealthWatch

http://search.ebscohost.com

Alt HealthWatch focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. It offers an immediate resource of full text articles, from more than 170 international, and often peer reviewed, reports, proceedings, association and consumer newsletters. In addition, there are hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts. Alt HealthWatch provides in-depth coverage across the full spectrum of subject areas covered by complementary and alternative medicine.

 

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13608592  

 

Food and Nutrition Information Center

www.nal.usda.gov

The Food and Nutrition Information Center - a leader in food and human nutrition infformation dissemination since 1971. Provides credible, accurate, and practical resources for nutrition and health professionals, educators, government personnel and consumers.

Acufinder

www.acufinder.com

 

This page allows you to search for practitioners nationwide (by location, specialty, language, name, style of acupuncture), read articles on current topics in Oriental medicine, find information on state laws and acupuncture schools, and provides numerous links to other useful sites.

Acupuncture.com

www.acupuncture.com

Includes articles and summaries of research projects organized by subject categories. Also includes acupuncture treatment protocols, a practitioner forum, a directory of acupuncturists, and contact information for acupuncture laws by state.