Online databases:

ABI Inform:
ABI Inform is a bibliographic database with selected full text of health care economic news and literature. It covers publications relevant to business and economic development of CAM.

• Resource available to UC Irvine faculty, staff and students only. Go here for more information.

AGRICOLA (Agricultural Online Access)
AGRICOLA is created by the U.S. National Agricultural Library .  It includes citations about herbs and medicinal plants and includes references from the Herb Research Foundations' HerbalGram.  Production of electronic records began in 1970, but the database covers materials in all formats, including print works from the 15th century. Some records are linked to online full text documents.

• URL: http://agricola.nal.usda.gov/

Bandolier Complementary and Alternative Therapies
Bandolier Complementary and Alternative Therapies provides EBM healthcare related issues to medical professionals and consumers. Health topics include the nature of evidence, herbal medicine and supplements, acupuncture, homeopathy, massage, and safety concerns. The site provides abstracts of systematic reviews, meta-analyses, or other studies about CAM. The content is ‘tertiary’ publishing, distilling the information from secondary reviews of primary trials and making it comprehensive. Currently it contains over 100 summaries on the effectiveness of CAM.

• URL: http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/booth/booths/altmed.html

BIOSIS Previews <1969 to 2003>
BIOSIS Previews is a fee-based life sciences and biology database which indexes 6,000 journals, books, conference proceedings, and technical reports from 1969 to present.   The database is available through the Ovid search platform.

• Resource available to UC Irvine faculty, staff and students only. Go here for more information.

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CAM on PubMed
CAM on PubMed was developed jointly by NLM & NCCAM. CAM on PubMed provides journal citations related to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). It is a subset of all citations found on the NLM’s PubMed. The subset contains over 220,000 citations from 1966 to present. Individual citation displays UC e-links to CDL MELVYL web site, some of which provide direct access to full text of articles.

• URL: http://uclibs.org/PID/10353

Cochrane Collaboration Complementary Medicine Field
Funding was awarded in 1996 to the University of Maryland Program of Complementary Medicine to establish the Cochrane Collaboration Complementary Medicine Field. Their main function is to construct a database of all the known RCTs (published or unpublished, in all language) that pertain to CAM. Approximately 5800 CAM RCTs and over 230 systematic reviews have been identified.

• URL: http://www.campain.umm.edu/ris/risweb.isa

The Cochrane Library
Developed by the Cochrane Collaboration, the Cochrane Library supplies high quality evidence to inform people providing and receiving care, and those responsible for research, teaching, funding and administration at all levels. The database is updated quarterly on the Internet. The Library consists of Systematic Reviews, Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness, Register of Controlled Trials, the Methodology Reviews and the Cochrane Methodology Register. The Library contains over 5700 reports of RCTs and over 80 systematic reviews in CAM.

• URL: http://www.update-software.com/clibng/cliblogon.htm

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Combined Health Information Database (CHID)
CHID is produced by health-related agencies of the Federal Government.  The database provides a wealth of health promotion education materials and program descriptions that are not indexed elsewhere.  CHID is updated four times a year.

• URL: http://chid.nih.gov/

FirstGov.gov
FirstGov.gov offers users a centralized place to locate information from U.S. local, state and federal government agency web sites. This site provides links to to more than 51 million web pages from federal and state governments, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. Most of these pages are not available on commercial web sites.

• URL: http://firstgov.gov/

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• URL: http://www.herbmed.org/

ICL (Index to Chiropractic Literature)
This is a free web-based database funded by the Association of Chiropractic Colleges.  Librarians from 13 different chiropractic colleges contributed to its indexing.  This database indexes 41 chiropractic journals using terms from MeSH and CHIROSH from 1985 to the present.

• URL: http://www.chiroindex.org/

Integrative Medicine Communications
Integrative Medicine Communications provides an extensive database on the clinical use of conventional and alternative therapies. The web-based clinical tools enable users to easily find in-depth information on health conditions with relevant treatment options including medications, surgery, modalities, herbs, and dietary supplements. Each monograph is fully integrated with a complete cross-reference by interactions, depletions and practice guidelines where appropriate.

• URL: http://www.onemedicine.com/

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MD Consult:
The online version of  "Textbook of Natural Medicine" is available through the MD Consult Reference Book section. Users can also easily access practice guidelines and MDC Extra (Studies that are not indexed in MEDLINE).

Resource available to UC Irvine faculty, staff and students only. Go here for more information.

The Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
A comprehensive database that provides evidence-based, clinical information on natural products. It is designed for medical professions and updated daily. Product Search is available at the top of every page. It can be browsed or find general data on a selected product. It can also be searched by scientific name, common name, brand name or by ingredient. One can access the database directly from the UCI Libraries Web site under “Article Databases” then select N for Natural Medicine. Ignore the member login name and password, and just click the login button to proceed.

• Resource available to UC Irvine faculty, staff and students only. Go here for more information.

NIH The Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS)
The ODS provides a Web-searchable database of funded research and scientific papers on dietary supplements. It contains two databases called CARDS and IBIDS. The International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS) database provides access to bibliographic citations and abstracts from published, international, scientific literature on dietary supplements. Computer Access to Research on Dietary Supplements (CARDS) is a database of federally funded research projects pertaining to dietary supplements.

• URL: http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/index.aspx

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OSTMED: The Osteopathic Literature Database
A bibliographic index to the osteopathic medicine literature. Sponsored by the American Osteopathic Association and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, OSTMED is produced by the Gibson D. Lewis Health Science Library of the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth and the A.T. Still Memorial Library of the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine.

• URL: http://ostmed.hsc.unt.edu/ostmed/index.html

PEDro (Physiotherapy Evidence Database)
PEDro is the Physiotherapy Evidence Database. It has been developed to give rapid access to bibliographic details and abstracts of randomised controlled trials and systematic reviews in physiotherapy. Most trials on the database have been rated for quality to help users quickly discriminate between trials that are likely to be valid and interpretable and those which are not. Reliability of the PEDro scale for rating quality of randomized controlled trials has been published in Physical Therapy 83(8):713-21, 2003 August. Abstract can be viewed at http://www.ptjournal.org/info/pt_abs.cfm.  PEDro also contains evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

• URL: http://www.pedro.fhs.usyd.edu.au/

The PsycINFO: Your Source for Psychological Abstracts.
An abstract (not full-text) database of psychological literature from the 1800s to the present. Covers publications (journal articles, book chapters and books, technical reports, and dissertations) relevant to psychology, psychotherapy, spirituality, and other CAM related topics.

• Resource available to UC Irvine faculty, staff and students only. Go here for more information.

SciFinder Scholar:
SciFinder Scholar is one of the largest online database that provides access to chemistry literature and Chemical Abstracts. Over 19 million citations to chemistry publications are searchable by topic, author, CAS Registry Number, patent number, and CAS abstract number. In some cases, links to the full-text of journal articles are available. One can also locate chemical synthesis and activity of herbal plants.

• Information for accessing SciFinder, go to < http://www.lib.uci.edu/online/scifinder.html >

Web of Sci.:
Web of Science is a bibliographic database that covers publications relevant to life sciences and other CAM related topics.

• Resource available to UC Irvine faculty, staff and students only. Go here for more information.

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CAM Curriculum resource

EDCAM:  Educational Development for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Provided CAM curriculum resources that were developed and reviewed by the EDCAM grant team and advisory panel along with expert consultants in the field of CAM and medical education.

• URL: http://www.amsa.org/humed/CAM/index.cfm

• Stress Reduction, Relaxation, and wellness: A Didactic and Experimental Workshop
• Introduction to Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine

Core Curriculum CAM Integration in 10 categories

• URL: <http://www.amsa.org/humed/CAM/resources.cfm>

• Nutrition and Lifestyle: Diet, Exercise, Sleep, and Stress Management
• Mind-Body Medicines
• Alternative Systems of Medical Thought:
  • Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kampo, Tibetan Medicine, and Acupuncture
  • Yoga, Ayurveda, Native American and Yoruba Based Medicines
  • Homeopathy and Flower Essences
• Bioenergetic Medicines
• Pharmacologic/ Biologically Based:
  • Herbal Medicines
  • Nutrition, Dietary Supplements, and Vitamins
• Manipulative Therapies:
  • Chiropractic and Osteopathy
  • Therapeutic Massage
• CAM Clinical Interviewing: CAM History Talking, Holistic Interviewing, Patient-Centered Interviewing, and Cultural Competency
• Integrative Medicine Field Study: CAM Research, Literature Search, Community Service Project, and CAM Mentorship
• U.S. and International CAM Electives: Clinical or Exploratory

AMSA Umbrella Database
The Umbrella database is a comprehensive listing of medical school courses, electives, and interest groups relating to complementary, alternative, and/or integrative medicine.  AMSA provides this service as a resource for the community of local student groups to promote humanism, medical student well-being and the exploration of healing through holism in medicine.

• URL: http://www.amsa.org/humed/CAM/umbrella_search.cfm

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Home Pages

Alternative Medicine: Health Care Information Resources
McMaster University Health Sciences Library. This site offers access to general resources on the WWW in Alternative Medicine.  It provides links to pages that are inclusive, or encyclopedic in nature. Each link offers access to multiple alternative medicine topics.

• URL: http://www-hsl.mcmaster.ca/tomflem/altmed.html

The Alternative Medicine HomePage
Falk Library of the Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh.  This site is a starting point for sources of information on unconventional, unorthodox, unproven, or alternative, complementary, innovative, integrative therapies.

• URL: http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/altm.html

Ask NOAH About: Alternative (Complementary) Medicine
New York Online Access to Health (NOAH) is a project that brought together the unique assets and experience of four New York partners who have worked together on a variety of projects for 26 years: the City University of New York, the Metropolitan New York Library Council, the New York Academy of Medicine and the New York Public Libary.  The goal is to provide high quality, full-text health information for consumers that is accurate, timely, relevant and unbiased. NOAH currently supports English and Spanish languages.

• URL: http://www.noah-health.org/english/alternative/alternative.html

• URL: http://www.ohsu.edu/ohmig/cam.html

MedlinePlus -- Alternative Medicine
A well established web site developed by the National Library of Medicine for health consumers and practitioners.  The Alternative Medicine section provides selected resources from the NCCAM site.  It includes clinical trials on CAM, Specific Conditions/Aspects, National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, and Directories, Law and Policy in CAM.

• URL: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alternativemedicine.html

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National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH).  Their mission is to support rigorous research on CAM, to train researchers in CAM, and to disseminate information to the public and professionals on which CAM modalities are effective, which are not, and why. The site is designed for health practitioners, consumers, and researchers.  Topics include understanding CAM, alerts and advisories, treatment information, funding opportunities, clinical trials, and latest news and development on CAM.

• URL: http://nccam.nih.gov/

The Rosenthal Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine
The Rosenthal Center’s broad goals are to contribute to the informed research and practice of complementary and alternative medicine and to foster the development of a more comprehensive and inclusive medical system.  This site includes research databases, academic centers, government sites, and electronic journals. Personal resources, such as, mailing lists, anecdotal information, and advice pages are clearly categorized.

• URL: http://www.rosenthal.hs.columbia.edu/

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center's Complementary/Integrative Medicine
This site contains evidence-based reviews of complementary or alternative cancer therapies as well as links to other authoritative resources. These reviews evaluate the designs and the results of published research on herbal, mind-body, energy, nutrition, and other biological /organic / pharmacological substances.  Detailed scientific reviews are provided to assist health care professionals in guiding patients who would like to integrate these therapies with conventional treatments.  This site also contains short summaries of critical information for the general public in both English and Spanish.

• URL: http://www.mdanderson.org/departments/cimer/ 

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UCI Libraries CAM Journals

Acupuncture & electro-therapeutics research
Oxford [Eng.] New York, Pergamon Press.
Available in print at the Grunigen-Medical Library starting v.25- W1 AC972

Alternative & Complementary Therapies: a new bimonthly publication for health care practitioners
New York, NY : Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., c1994-
This is a relatively new bimonthly publication for health care practitioners which is available for online access starting v. 7, 2001, -.

Alternative Medicine Review
Sandpoint, Idaho : Thorne Research, Inc., c1996-
Selected articles are available online through Expanded Academic ASAP starting 2000 -. To access Expanded Academic ASAP, go to the UCI Libraries Home page under Article Databases and select E for Expanded Academic ASAP.

Alternative therapies in health and medicine
Aliso Viejo, CA : InnoVision Communications, c1995-
UCI Libraries' subscription to this print journal began with V.5, 1999 -. Online articles are not available.  SCI-Drum (Latest in CPR) W1 AL466
For information about the journal, check the Alternative therapies in health and medicine.

American journal of acupuncture
Felton, Ca.
This publication is available in print only.  Library has B10-27(1982-99) SCI-Drum W1 AM279

American Journal of Chinese Medicine (AJCM): An International Journal of Comparative Medicine East and West
[Garden City, N.Y.] Institute for Advanced Research in Asian Science and Medicine. 
This publication is available in print from v. 7, 1979 and located at the SCI-Drum (Latest in CPR) W1 AM323. The online version is available from v. 30, 2002, -.

American journal of homeopathic medicine : the journal of the American Institute of Homeopathy
Alexandria, VA : The Institute, c2002-
Available in print, SCI-Current Periodicals    W1 AM415

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine [electronic resource]
London : BioMed Central, [2001-
A free access online journal published by Biomed Central. It includes original research articles in all aspects of complementary and alternative healthcare interventions. This publication is available online from v.1(2001)- .

Chinese journal of digestive diseases [electronic resource]: official journal of the Chinese Society of Gastroenterology and the Chinese Medical Association Shanghai Branch
Carlton South, Victoria, Australia : Blackwell Science Asia.
This publication is available online from v.1(2000)- Restricted to UC campuses.

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HealthInform
Montrose, NY : Infolink,
Essential Information on Alternative Health Care consists of selected full-text articles available from 1999 to the present through Expanded Academic ASAP.

Integrative Medicine
New York, NY: Elsevier Science, c1998-c2000
Integrates conventional and alternative medicine. Published Quarterly and available online only from v.1(1998)-v.2(2000) ScienceDirect - Restricted to UC campuses

International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis.
Baltimore, MD: Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, c1959-
Available in print.  UCI Sci Lib W1 IN512 Drum Latest in Curr Per Rm B7-50(1959-2002)

Journal of alternative and complementary medicine: research on paradigm, practice, and policy.
New York, NY : Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., c1995- .
The journal is available both in print and online from v.6, 2000 to the present.  Restricted to UC campuses.
Grunigen-Serials Stacks W1 JO041, B6-7(2000-01).

Journal of ethnopharmacology,
Lausanne, Elsevier Sequoia: v.45(1995)-
The print version of this publication is available from v. 1, 1979 to the present and is located at the SCI-Drum (Latest in CPR) W1 JO378. The online version is available from v. 45, 1995 through Sci Direct.  Restricted to UC campuses.

Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health
New York, NY: v.45(2000)-
Available online through Science Direct from v.45, 2000 -. Restricted to UC campuses

Journal of the American Institute of Homeopathy
Cleveland, Ohio : Board of Trustees of the American Institute of Homœopathy, -c2001
SCI-Drum (Latest in CPR) W1 JO943D (available from v. 2, 1910 to 2001.
Check UCI Libraries Antpac online catalog for specific holdings.

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Medical Acupuncture: A Journal for Physicians by Physicians
American Academy of Medical Acupuncture, 1989, vol. 1 no.1-
Free full-text available from v.6:   <http://www.medicalacupuncture.org/aama_marf/journal/>

Midwifery Edinburgh; New York
Churchill Livingstone, 1985-
Available for online access through ScienceDirect: UCI v.15(1999)-

Nutrition Forum. Amherst
N.Y.: Prometheus Books.
This publication is available in print only at the Sci Library. SCI-Drum W1 NU327 B14-16(1997-99)B17N1-4(2000)

PDR for herbal medicines
Montvale, N.J. : Medical Economics Co., c1998- .
Available in print at GML and SL.  B1-2(1998-2000) QV 766 P472 Reference Desk

Townsend letter for doctors & patients
Port Townsend, WA : Jonathan Collin
The examiner of medical alternatives, 1995- . Selected full-text articles are available from 2001 to the present through Expanded Academic ASAP].

Women's health issues:
New York, NY: Elsevier Science Pub. Co., c1990-
The official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health. Available online from v.5(1995)- through Sci Direct.  Restricted to UC campuses

Leading medical journals have published supplements or issues on CAM

• American journal of public health
  JPH / American Public Health Association. New York, N.Y.: The Association.
  • October 1 2002, Volume 92, Issue 10
• Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges
  [Philadelphia, Pa. : Hanley & Belfus, c1989-
  • September 2002; 77(9).
• AMA Special Publications devoted  to CAM

• Archives of Internal Medicine:
  • v.158(20) November 9, 1998
• Archives of Neurology
  • v.55(11) November 1998
• JAMA
  • v.280(18) November 11, 1998
• British Medical Journal
  • Published and collected over 65 articles on Complementary Therapies.
• Primary Care:
  • December 1997; 24(4). Fulltext available through MD Consult

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Newsletters

Alternative Health News Online

• URL: http://altmedicine.com/FrameSet.asp

Dietary Supplements/Food Labeling Electronic Newsletter

• URL: http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/infonet.html

NCCAM Newsletter

• URL: http://nccam.nih.gov/news/newsletter/

Finding books on CAM in Antpac

use the following subject:

• Alternative Medicine
• Complementary Therapies
• Homeopathy
• Herbs Therapeutic Use
• Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Medicine, herbal
• Medicine, Oriental traditional
   

• Complementary and alternative medicine : an evidence-based approach / [edited by] John W. Spencer, Joseph J. Jacobs. St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby, c2003.  2nd ed.
  • Location:  WB 890 C737-2 2003  Sci Lib Bar

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