Alberta Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Network
Literature Searching Workshop
- PubMed/Medline
- Help Guide: University of Calgary PubMed QuickGuide
- Help Guide: PubMed Online Help
- CAM on PubMed
- A subset of the PubMed Medline database
- DARE Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness (CRD)
- Help Guide: CRD Database Help
- NHSEED Economic Evaluation Database (CRD)
- Help Guide: CRD Database Help
- Health Technology Assessment Database (CRD)
- Help Guide: CRD Database Help
- AGRICOLA
- A bibliographic database of citations to the agricultural literature created by the U.S. National Agricultural Library and its cooperators.
- CancerLit
- A bibliographic database produced by the U.S. National Cancer Institute
- Help Guide: Cancer.gov Help
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- A database of ongoing and closed clinical trials developed and maintained by the U.S. National Institutes
of Health
- Cochrane Library Abstracts of Systematic Reviews
- A searchable database of the most up to date Cochrane Systematic Reviews. Includes reviews of CAM therapies
- HerbMed
- A searchable database which provides hyperlinked access to the scientific data underlying the use
of herbs for health. It is an evidence-based information resource for professionals, researchers, and general public.
- HOM-INFORM
- The British Homeopathic Library indexes homeopathic literature in this free database.
- Help Guide: Hom-Inform Database Help
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The International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS)
- A database of published, international, scientific literature on dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, and botanicals.
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- ACP Journal Club
- Abstracts and reviews of research articles published in select health and medical journals.
- Alternative Medicine Review
(Free after 2 years)
- Bandolier Evidence Based Health Care
- British Medical Journal Complementary Medicine Collection
- Canadian Medical Association Journal

- Effective Health Care Bulletins
- Reports on health care interventions produced by the UK NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
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Health Policy and Planning (Free After 2 Years)
- Health Technology Assessment
- International Digest of Health Legislation
- Published by the World Health Organization
- Medical Journal of Australia
Locating More Free Journals
- PubMed Central
- An archive of free medical journals indexed in PubMed. They are accessible through this site or via direct
links from within the PubMed database.
- BioMed Central
- A database of open-access Internet-based biomedical journals.
- Free Medical Journals.com
- A guide to freely available online journals.
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- Acupuncture Foundation of Canada Institute

- AIMS Alternative and Integrative Medicine Society

- CamLine

- An evidence-based website on complementary and alternative medicine for healthcare professionals and the public....
with a Canadian perspective
- Canadian Chiropractic Association

- Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine

- Canadian Complementary Medical Association

- Canadian Federation of Aromatherapists

- Canadian Massage Therapist Alliance

- Canadian Naturopathic Association

- Canadian Reiki Association

- Health Canada. Health Human Resource Strategies Division

- Provides links to a variety of policy and issue documents
- Health Canada. Natural Health Products Directorate

- Herb Research Foundation
- Homeopathic Medical Council of Canada
Integrative Health Institute of Calgary
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (US)
Links to clinical trials of CAM therapies
Research Centre for Alternative Medicine
Research Council for Complementary Medicine (UK)
Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (US)
Therapeutic Touch Network Alberta
Tzu Chi Institute for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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- Alternative Medicine Homepage (US)
- Lists of Internet sources, databases, organizations and government sources online
- Health Care Information Resouces for Alternative Medicine

- List of links to quality information prepared by Tom Flemming at McMaster University
- Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (US)
- Includes directories of databases and organization links
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- Excite
- Good search engine for locating news articles
- Google
- A general search engine that generally produces results of high relevance
- MDchoice.com
- A medical search engine that links to preselected sites
- Northern Light
- Organizes search results in information folders for easier use.
- Profusion
- Allows for searching of specific subject directories. Includes an Alternative Medicine subject directory
- Which Search Engine to Use?
- Includes reviews of search engines and searching tips.
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- AIMS Alternative & Integrative Medical Society News & Research

- Alternative Health News Online
- A biweekly email newsletter of reports on recent news and research in complementary and alternative health
- Health Canada News Digest

- Subscribers receive a summation of news headlines, advisories and health warnings released by Health Canada in the previous month.
- Health Edition-Canada’s Weekly Health Newsletter

- Includes Hansard reports, and information on government initiatives and reports.
- HSURC Daily Health Clips

- Health Services Utilization and Research Commission Saskatchewan daily report on
Canadian and international health services and policy research and news.
- University of Laval E-Watch Bulletin

- Weekly bulletin of information on relevant events for health services professionals and decision-makers,
smart practice innovations and links to online publications promoting
knowledge utilization in the health services.
- UK Health News Daily Alerts
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration News Digest
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- Elsevier Contents Direct
- Free Registration Required. Choose Medicine General and Internal to view and subscribe to a selection of CAM journals.
- Annals of Internal Medicine
- A good source for articles on CAM
- Canadian Medical Association Journal E-Toc

- British Medical Journal Customized Alerts
- New England Journal of Medicine
- The Lancet
- Register for free TOC service and free access to select journal articles online
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- American Medical News
- C-Health

- News from Canadian Newspapers
- Globe and Mail

- Health Canada News

- Health On the Net Foundation Daily News
- Medical Post

- National Post

- Reuters Health
- UK Health News
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration News Digest
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- CamLine

- An evidence-based website on complementary and alternative medicine for healthcare professionals and the public....
with a Canadian perspective
- Canadian Health Network

- Provides links to quality professional and patient/consumer oriented information on CAM
- Health Insite (AU)
- Australia’s consumer health information web site
- HealthFinder.Gov (US)
- Integrative Health Institute of Calgary

- Medline Plus
- Links to quality patient/consumer oriented information on CAM
- NHS Direct (UK)
- UK Guide to consumer health information
- QuackWatch (US)
Checkist for Evaluating Health Websites
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Last updated October 2002.
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