Website of the Week

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine -- http://nccam.nih.gov/
Review by Ron Vess, SWC Library Faculty

“NCCAM defines CAM as a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of Western medicine.” The boundaries between CAM and conventional medicine are not absolute, and specific CAM practices may, over time, become widely accepted. Earlier this month there was a question about whether adding the supplement Milk Thistle is beneficial for a particular disorder. I used NCCAM and found it. Milk Thistle has been used for thousands of years for such ailments and other problems, who knew? In addition ongoing clinical trials were linked to the site and many other helpful aspects for the inquiring mind. All in all I find this a very informative site for alternative medicine and supplements; however it might lean a bit on cautionary side of medicine but one well worth investigating.

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