Health information from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health-- this site is targeted to consumers, patients, and their families
NCCIH is a branch of the National Institutes of Health. It "is the Federal Government's lead agency for scientific research on the diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine."
OCCAM's mission "to coordinate and enhance the activities of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in the arena of complementary and alternative medicine." Includes A-Z CAM therapies for cancer, a database of clinical trials on CAM therapies, and Information for patients and medical professionals.
"A pharmacist and botanicals expert manages and continually updates the database with assistance from other MSK Integrative Medicine Service experts, providing you with objective and evidence-based information."
"A series of brief fact sheets that provides basic information about specific herbs or botanicals—common names, what the science says, potential side effects and cautions, and resources for more information."
From the site: "A registry and results database of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world."
"Our hope is to enable you to discover new research articles important to you, no matter where they are published... You should be able to simply come to this site or open our app, and instantly see all the new research that you should know about."
