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A clearinghouse of other Websites, online databases, Internet newsgroups, and mailing lists available to professionals and the public.

A database that offers information on more than 2,000 selected brands of dietary supplements (vitamins, minerals, herbs and other botanicals, amino acids and other specialty supplements. FDA warnings and recalls are included.

Dr. Andrew Weil, a leader in the integration of Western medicine and the exploding field of alternative medicine, provides news and information on alternative and complementary therapies.

The International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS) database covers published, international, scientific literature on dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, and botanicals.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Alternative Medicine provides information about current research in the field of alternative or complementary medicine. The site includes links to other Websites on similar topics.

This site covers recent news on alternative and complementary therapies, with the opportunity to subscribe to a free newsletter.

Investigate questionable claims, answer inquiries about products/services, distribute reliable publications, report illegal marketing, generate consumer-protection lawsuits, improve the quality of health information on the Internet.

Provides consumers with guidance on alternative and complementary therapies, and includes treatment information for specific diseases, nutritional and dietary information, information on specific practices, products/supplements, and current news.