Research Guides: Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM): Website

ClinicalTrials.gov

ClinicalTrials: complementary and alternative medicine
Cancer & CAM - Clinical Trials

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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).

Herbs at a Glance
NCCAM Clinical Trials A-Z
Resources for Health Care Providers
Safe Use of Complementary Health Products and Practices
Statistics on Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches
The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States: Cost Data

FDA: Alternative Medicine Fraud

FDA: Alternative Medicine Fraud

The following information reflects enforcement actions taken by the Agency to protect consumers from fraudulent alternative medicine products.

FDA: Complementary and Alternative Medicine Products and their Regulation
FDA: Alternative Medicine Fraud
FDA: Dietary Supplement Alerts and Safety Information
FDA: Fake Cancer Cures
FDA: Medication Health Fraud
FDA: Tips For The Savvy Supplement User: Making Informed Decisions And Evaluating Information

Office of Cancer Complementary Alternative Medicine

Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM)
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OCCAM is responsible for NCI’s research agenda in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) as it relates to cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and symptom management.
Cancer CAM Clinical Trials
CAM Research Results

Website

American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA)
BMJ: Complementary Medicine
CAM Cancer
ClinicalTrials.gov Complementary and Alternative Medicine
FDA: Complementary and Alternative Medicine Products and their Regulation by the Food and Drug Administration
HerbMed
HIV/AIDS Alternative and Complementary Therapy
KidsHealth: Complementary and Alternative Medicine
MedlinePlus: Alternative Medicine
MedlinePlus: Complementary and Alternative Therapies
National Cancer Institute: Complementary and Alternative Medicine
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
National Center for Homeopathy
National Council Against Health Fraud
Office of Cancer Complementary Alternative Medicine
Office of Dietary Supplements: NIH
Osher Center for Integrative Medicine (UCSF)
Quackwatch
Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
USDA Alternative Medicine : Dietary Supplements : Food and Nutrition

Herbs

Herbmed
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - About Herbs, Botanicals, & Other Products
Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
Herb Research Foundation
MedlinePlus: Herbal Medicine

Pesticides

EPA Pesticide Resources
CDC: Safety and Health Topic: Pesticide Illness & Injury Surveillance
Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP)
Whats On My Food? (Database)
WHO Pesticides Evaluation Scheme (WHOPES)

CAM Resources

CDC: NCHS Data Brief/Regional Variation in Use of Complementary Health Approaches by U.S. Adults
Use of Complementary Health Approaches Among Children Aged 4–17 Years in the United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2007–2012. 19 pp. (PHS) 2015-1250. February 10, 2015.

Statistics

AHRQ - Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Back Pain II
CDC - NONOPIOID TREATMENTS FOR CHRONIC PAIN
CDC: National Health Statistics Reports from the National Health Interview Survey
FACT SHEET: President Obama Proposes $1.1 Billion in New Funding to Address the Prescription Opioid Abuse and Heroin Use Epidemic
National Cancer Institute: Complementary and Alternative Medicine
NCCIH - Statistics on Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches
US Department of Veterans Affair - PTSD: National Center for PTSD
US Department of Veterans Affairs - Complementary and Alternative Treatments for PTSD