Resources for a Specific Illness

Arthritis

• About.com,  http://arthritis.about.com
• American College of Rheumatology,  www.rheumatology.org
• Arthritis Foundation,  www.arthritis.org
• The Johns Hopkins Arthritis Center,  www.hopkins-arthritis.org
• National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, www.cdc.gov
• U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, www.ahrq.gov
• National Center for Biotechnology Information, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
• U.S. National Institutes of Health, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, (NCCAM), 
       http://nccam.nih.gov

Holistic Considerations: Supplements, vitamins, bodywork, energy work, mind-body treatments, exercise (Qi
gong, Tai chi, yoga), Chinese medicine, acupuncture, naturopathy, homeopathy

Asthma, Respiratory Illnesses & Allergies

• About.com, http://allergies.about.com
• American Lung Association, www.lungusa.org
• Medscape Today, www.medscape.com
• North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Asthma Program, www.asthma.ncdhhs.gov
• University of California at Davis Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research in Asthma, www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/welcome/
• Web MD, www.webmd.com/asthma/guide/asthma-treatment-care
• Worldasthma.org, www.worldasthma.org

Holistic Considerations: Dietary changes/nutrition, herbal remedies, meditation, breathwork and
homeopathy

Cancer

• Annie Appleseed Project, www.annieappleseedproject.org
• Best Answer for Cancer Foundation, www.bestanswerforcancer.org
• CAM Cancer, Complementary and alternative medicine assessment in the cancer field, www.cam-cancer.org
• Cancer Treatment Centers of America, www.cancercenter.com
• Insulin Potentiation Therapy for Cancer, www.iptforcancer.com/
• Jeannine Walston, Integrative Cancer Care for the Whole Person, www.jeanninewalston.com
• Johns Hopkins Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, www.hopkinsmedicine.org
• Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Integrative Medicine Service, www.mskcc.org
• University of Florida, Shands Cancer Center, www.ufscc.ufl.edu
• The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, www.mdanderson.org
• U.S. National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute (NCI), www.cancer.gov
•  U.S. National Institutes of Health, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) , 
       http://nccam.nih.gov

Holistic Considerations: Nutrition, naturopathy, acupuncture, mind-body medicine, spiritual support

  Diabetes  

• About.com, www.diabetes.about.com
• American Association of Diabetes Educators, www.diabeteseducator.org
• American Diabetes Association, www.diabetes.org
• Center for Traditional Medicine, www.centerfortraditionalmedicine.org
• Diabetes Actions, Research and Education Foundation, www.diabetesaction.org
• Healthline, http://www.healthline.com/health/type-2-diabetes
• Medicine Online, www.medicineonline.com
• National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov
• University of Michigan, Integrative Medicine, www.med.umich.edu/umim/
• U.S. National Institutes of Health, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM),
       http://nccam.nih.gov/
• Web MD, www.diabetes.webmd.com/guide/ alternative-medicine

Holistic Considerations: Nutrition, acupuncture, bio-feedback

Heart Disease

• Access Medicine, Complementary and Alternative Medical Therapy in Cardiovascular Care, 
       www.accessmedicine.com
• American Heart Association, www.americanheart.org
• Canadian Interdisciplinary Network for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research, www.incamresearch.ca
• Cardiology Today, www.cardiologytoday.com
• Cleveland Clinic, www. my.clevelandclinic.org
• Oxford Journals, Evidence-based Complementary & Alternative Medicine, /ecam.oxfordjournals.org
• U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, www.cdc.gov/heartdisease
• University of Michigan Health Systems, CAM Research Center, www.med.umich.edu
• Women’s Heart Foundation, www.womensheart.org/

Holistic Considerations: Hypnotherapy, biofeedback, diet/nutrition, supplements, Chinese medicine, herbal remedies, exercise (yoga), chelation

Other

• Resources & Information for Brain & Spinal Cord Injury Survivors, www.BrainandSpinalCord.org
• Best Drug Rehabilitation, www.bestdrugrehabilitation.com