- 26th January 2010
A recent report by Mintel shows that complementary medicine products are increasingly popular with the general public. Analysts say the market for natural remedies has grown by 18 per cent in two years despite strong campaigns against alternative treatments. Factors that may be behind the rise are the increase in conditions related to stress and...
- 8th January 2010
The turn of the year heralds the entry of new subject headings in MESH- the search terms used by Medline and PubMed. New entries can be a sign of the times- unsurprisingly there are several new descriptors related to influenza. Tsunami makes an appearance as does Economic Depression and, intriguingly, Pleasure. Topics that our readers...
- 16th December 2009
The EU is offering 1.5 million euro to develop a roadmap for future European research in CAM. The Centre for Complementary Medicine Research at the university hospital of the Munich Technical University will coordinate the project for the winning applicant group, which includes 16 scientific organisations from 12 European countries including the University of Southampton...
- 29th November 2009
We are pleased to announce that we have added the following to our electronic resources for our members: MANTIS- Manual Alternative and Natural Therapy Index System- addresses all areas of alternative medical literature. It has also become the largest index of peer reviewed articles for several disciplines including; chiropractic, osteopathy, homoeopathy, and manual medicine. Global...
- 17th November 2009
Title: Workshop on Evidence-Based PracticesLocation: OxfordLink out: Click hereDescription: The Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine in Oxford are running a One-Day Workshop on Evidence-Based Practice on 27th November 2009 at The Department of Continuing Education, Ewert House, Ewert Place, Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 7DD. The cost of the One-Day Workshop is £195. You can apply on...
- 10th November 2009
We’ve found some useful tools to help students embarking on literature searches and reviews. They are free to use for non-commercial purposes. These tools were developed by the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) of the NHS Public Health Resource Unit (PHRU): Systematic Reviews Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) Qualitative Research Economic Evaluation Studies Cohort Studies Case...
- 6th November 2009
Andrea Chandler was lucky enough to attend this conference in Brisbane Australia, to promote CAMLIS and the Royal London Homoeopathic Hospital. NORPHCAM is an international collaborative network dedicated to advancing health research in the CAM field. The conference included: Exploring the role of CAM in healthcare policy and service Promoting an enhanced role for practitioners...
- 2nd October 2009
We have a new electronic subscription to Evidence Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine . Full access is available to the archive back to volume 1 in 2004. eCAM seeks to apply scientific rigor to the study of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) modalities, particularly traditional Asian healing systems. You can access the archives from the...
CAMLIS has a new electronic subscription to Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. We have full access to the archive back to volume 1 in 1995. ATHM was the first journal in its field to be indexed in the National Library of Medicine, and has one of the highest impact factors of any peer-reviewed CAM...
- 4th September 2009
If you use PubMed, or CAMonPubMed you will be pleased to know that it is now possible to search within 2 new age group limits: Young Adult (19 to 24 years) Young Adult and Adult (19 -24 and 19-44)