Exploring complementary and alternative medicine /
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[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
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Washington, D.C. :
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The National Academies Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[2003]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (1 PDF file (vii, 44 pages)) :
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illustrations
SERIES
Series Title
Richard and Hinda Rosenthal lectures ;
Volume Designation
2001
GENERAL NOTES
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Title from PDF title page.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Complementary and integrative medical therapies: current status and future trends (by David Eisenberg, M.D.)-- The Extraordinary case of dietary supplements (by Catherine Woteki, Ph. D.) -- Discussion -- Biosketches.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Complementary and alternative medical (CAM) therapies encompass a broad spectrum of practices and beliefs. The NIH National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) defines CAM as "healthcare practices outside the realm of conventional medicine, which are yet to be validated using scientific methods." Integrative medicine refers to ongoing efforts to combine the best of conventional and evidence-based complementary therapies while emphasizing the primacy of the patient-provider relationship and the importance of patient participation in health promotion, disease prevention, and medical management. The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) defines dietary supplements as products (other than tobacco) intended to supplement the diet that bear or contain one or more of the following dietary ingredients: a vitamin, mineral, amino acid, herb or other botanical; or a dietary substance for use to supplement the diet by increasing the total dietary intake; or a concentrate, metabolite, constituent, extract, or combination of any ingredient described above; and intended for ingestion in the form of a capsule, powder, soft gel, or gelcap, and not represented as a conventional food or as a sole item of a meal or the diet.
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.