Resources

Dr. Elizabeth Dane has pioneered the integration of Eastern medicine and western scientific research. She wants the visitors to this website to have access to the best FREE online information sources in both western scientific medicine and alternative healing …. The following are Links and Resources that Dr. Dane recommends.

Links & Resources in the World of Medical Research

Medical Research

• MedlinePlus
  Authoritative medical information, updated daily, from the world’s largest medical library, the US National Library of Medicine, and other standard sources - includes information on over 750 diseases and conditions, prescription and non-prescription drugs, interactive tutorials, and a medical dictionary and encyclopedia http://medlineplus.gov

• HEALTHbeat
  This free e-newsletter contains tips for healthy living from the editors of the Harvard Medical School’s 5 consumer health newsletters (which are not free). Subscribing to HEALTHbeat also makes you eligible for 9 other free e-newsletters, in such fields as Heart Health, Diabetes, Men’s and Women’s Health, Aging, Arthritis, etc. http://www.health.harvard.edu

• WebMD Health and Fitness Center
  Health and Fitness news, videos, Q&A, Glossary, and dozens of topics in the fields of fitness and exercise http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise
• Freedom Years
  A comprehensive health, wellness, and preventative medicine site for older individuals, with sections on fitness, brain health, heart health, and aging well. http://freedomyears.com/HOME/tabid/70/Default.aspx
• MedicineNet.com
  Providing comprehensive, in-depth, consumer-friendly medical and healthcare news and information in an easy-to-read interactive format, this site is owned and operated by WebMD, one of most-respected online sources of health information. Includes sections on: Signs & Symptoms, Tests & Procedures, Medications, and healthy lifestyle guidelines. http://www.medicinenet.com
• ScienceDaily
  This is the health and medicine section of one of the Web’s most-acclaimed and award-winning science sites, providing unedited versions of breaking news of medical research from the world’s leading universities and research centers. http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/health_medicine

Emotional & Mental Health/Stress Research

• Pysch Central
  The New York Times calls this “one of the best online mental health resources,” and it’s also the Internet’s largest and oldest independent mental health social network, created and run by mental health professionals providing reliable information, news, and support communities to consumers. http://www.psychcentral.com
• MentalHelp.net
  Providing information, news, and resources for almost 15 years on a comprehensive range of mental health topics, ranging from bipolar disorder to depression to eating disorders, this site exists to promote mental health and wellness education and advocacy. http://www.mentalhelp.net
• NIMH Site
  National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a part of the national Institutes of Health, is the world’s largest scientific organization dedicated to research focused on the understanding, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders and the promotion of mental health. http://www.nimh.nih.gov

Links & Resources in Alternative Medicine and Chinese Medicine Research

• ScienceDaily
  This is the Alternative Medicine News section of one of the Web’s most-acclaimed and award-winning science sites, providing unedited versions of breaking news of research in alternative and complimentary medicine from leading universities and research centers. http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/health_medicine/alternative_medicine

ScienceDaily also has a section of its site devoted just to mind-brain research.  http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/mind_brain

• Ivanhoe Medical Breakthroughs
  This is the Alternative Health “channel” of Ivanhoe Broadcast News, for over 15 years the country’s largest television news-gathering organization covering medical breakthroughs, family health, and consumer news for women.

http://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channel.cfm?channelid=CHAN-100000

• Institute for Traditional Medicine (ITM)
  ITM has, for over 25 years, been publishing and gathering hundreds of articles relating to the history, study, and continuation of Chinese, Tibetan, and Ayurvedic (traditional Indian) medicine. The wide range of topics goes from Alzheimer’s Disease to Irritable Bowel Syndrome, from Sinus Health to Diabetes, and more.  http://www.itmonline.org/index.htm

• Townsend Letter for Physicians
  This site contains free access to some of the articles in this highly-regarded alternative medicine research journal for health professionals.  Since 1983, this journal has been a forum for the entire alternative medicine community, presenting scientific evidence (pro and con) on a wide variety of alternative medicine topics, from Chelation Therapy to Nutrition to Acupuncture. (Note: Most older articles are not free.) http://www.townsendletter.com

• AlternativeMentalHealth.Com
  The world’s largest web site devoted exclusively to alternative mental health treatments, this site includes an array of articles on alternative mental health topics ranging from the medical causes of schizophrenia to the effects of toxic metals on mental health, from depression to anorexia and bulimia. http://www.alternativementalhealth.com/ezine/Ezine67.htm
• TotalHealthBreakthroughs.com
  This site is a free, natural health e-Newsletter offering alternative solutions for mind, body, and emotions, providing the latest information and progressive techniques regarding organic health and wellness, natural remedies, and preventative therapies to help your longevity and dispel mainstream myths about diet, exercise, nutrition, health and healing, pain relief, and relationships.  It is written by alternative health practitioners. http://www.totalhealthbvreakthroughs.com