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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Subject Guide


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Current Awareness


News Sites

Alternative Health News Online
This site is aimed at a general audience and is updated daily, providing links to the latest alternative health news.
Health Matters (ABC Online): Complimentary Medicine
Health Matters is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's online gateway to health. It includes "original online material about health issues and conditions, as well as news and transcripts from ABC Radio, ABC TV, and other areas of ABC Online."
News-Medical.Net: Alternative Medicine
News-Medical.Net is a free to access global medical news service for the consumer, medical professional and researcher. The news provided is sourced from over 6000 news sources each day. 

Discussion Groups

Alternative Med@Maelstrom
ALTERNATIVE-MED is a moderated discussion list for Doctors, patients, researchers and the general public. The purpose of this list is not to offer 'cures' rather to discuss the the validity and effectiveness of alternative forms of medication.
Homeopathy Mailing List
Unmoderated, open mailing list discussing all aspects of homeopathy.
Internal Arts
This newsgroup lists Alternative Health and Therapy employment oppurtunities worldwide in Health Clinics, Retreat Centers,  Alternative Health Centers, Spas, Massage Parlours, Private organizations and Institutes.
Yahoo Groups Alternative Medicine
Yahoo Groups Alternative Medicine sites.

Conferences and CMEs

11th International Holistic Health Conference
This conference to be held in August 2005 by the Australasian Integrative Medicine Association will focus on what works in practice: on how practitioners can learn and apply complementary medicine techniques ethically, creatively and effectively.
AACMAC Melbourne, 2005
The Australasian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Annual Conference will be held in May.  This annual symposium aims to promote academic exchange and to encourage debate and dialogue within the profession and to foster networks within Australia and the Asia Pacific region.
HON Meeting
Health on the net, database of worldwide meetings.
Mednets
Nednets provides information on a variety of medical conferences both alternative and mainstream. Enter the term alternative in the keywords search box and click on search.