Natural & Alternative Treatments (TexShare)

Provider: EBSCO
Contents: full text, index, patient education, summaries
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: This database currently contains approximately 300 articles on Herbs and Supplements, 200 articles on Conditions, 90 articles on Drug Interaction, 40 articles on homeopathy, and 40 articles on alternative medicine. Answers questions on efficacy, dosage, interactions, and risk/benefit, and cites studies and trials, supplying information about their reliability (evidence-based.) Clicking on a condition in a substance's record links the user to articles on other substances used to treat that condition. Entries include Spanish translations and all have references.
Keywords: alternative medicine, clinical evidence, consumer health, dietary supplements, dosage, drug interactions, evidence-based, herbs, homeopathy, Spanish translation