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Alternative Medicine - In-depth alternative treatment information for those conditions that conventional medicine doesn't seem able to reverse, personal guidance from expert practitioners, and links to the best affordable products.
BBC Medicine Through Time - The Medicine Trough Time web site is a fun and informative resource for everyone. Choose a time period and theme to begin or make a selection from a highlighted section.
CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service - Here's a useful site. Currently there are many experimental and other drug therapies in clinical trials all over the world. If you need to find out where research is going on for a specific disease or condition, check here, as over 7,500 are listed. You'll see a state-by-state listing of research studies, with links to a description and contact names and addresses. There are also lists of resources for further information on each disease. And there is a confidential e-mail notification service if new material is added on a therapeutic subject of interest to you.
Get It Straight - The Facts About Drugs - Written by kids, this straight talk describes "What's up with" all kinds of drugs, from anabolic steroids and over-the-counter medications to heroin and cocaine. Besides the solid information, there are suggested activities to extend the antidrug message into the community. For example, there are planning ideas for a drug-free dance or other neighborhood event.
Healthtouch - Drug Information - Enter the drug name in the search box and you will receive information about possible side effects and dosages.
Henriette's Herbal Homepage - Henriette's Herbal Homepage features herbs. Find medicinal and culinary uses for herbs.
Medical Products and the Internet - Advice for Internet users in order to help them to obtain reliable, independent and comparable information on medicinal products. The guide has been developed in consultation with drug regulatory authorities, drug information experts, consumer organizations, and the pharmaceutical industry.
MedicineNet.com - Offers medical articles for users from physicians and other medical professionals. Learn about illnesses and diseases, treatments, and drugs.
UW - Medicinal Herb Garden - Visit the medicinal herb garden tour at the University of Washington in Seattle. Look up a plant by its common or botanical name, and see a picture. There are also links to further information on the medicinal uses of the plant, but you should check with your own doctor for the best advice. While you're visiting the garden, you notice a peculiar odor. Make that ODOR. Find out what really stinks in the greenhouse! (Hint: It is a very rare flower, which has only blomed ten times before, anywhere in the U.S.)
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