Traditional / Alternative Medicine


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AIDS & HIV: Alternative Medicine Resources (University of Pittsburgh) - USA
http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/hiv.html
This list of links to different alternative treatments and psychologies for people living with HIV/AIDS leads to other sites that are helpful guides to vitamin and herb supplementation, hypnotherapy, pet therapy, mind-body connections, and Chinese traditional medicine. The site also features several links, like "AIDS Quackery" and the US FDA "AIDS Health Fraud Task Force," that address alternative treatments for AIDS that warn users about myths and incorrect perceptions about how HIV/AIDS can be treated or cured.

Bastyr University AIDS Research Center (BUARC) - USA
http://www.bastyr.edu/research/buarc
This research center is exclusively devoted to research into complementary and alternative therapies for the treatment of HIV/AIDS. The site contains reviews of research studies and findings, researcher profiles, and current scientific activities.

Herb Research Foundation - USA
http://www.herbs.org
This site contains scientific information about thousands of different natural herbs and plants that can be used to treat diseases and health conditions.

Homeopathic Educational Services - USA
http://www.homeopathic.com/
This site, compiled by Dana Ullman, lists a number of different conditions and possible homeopathic treatments for these conditions. Users can order products and join message boards from the main page of this site (www.homeopathic.com).

Institute for Traditional Medicine - USA
http://www.itmonline.org
This site focuses on traditional therapies, particularly those developed by Asian societies, for different illnesses.