Learn to identify Internet-based complementary/alternative medicine
resources you can trust! This well-organized book takes a
commonsense approach to getting the most out of the Internet when
it comes to finding reliable information on complementary and
alternative medicine. Author Lillian Brazin teaches classes on
finding and evaluating health information on the Internet. In this
book, she shares her years of experience in using and evaluating
medical Internet sites to teach you to spot authoritative resources
and avoid misinformation, sales pitches, and out-and-out quackery.
In addition to showing you where to find the information you need,
this book stresses the importance (the how and why) of working
closely with your physician to get the best results from your
complementary/alternative medical experience. More than 20 screen
shot illustrations give you a preview of what to look for on
various sites! The Guide to Complementary and Alternative Medicine
on the Internet will show you how to separate the wheat from the
chaff when confronted with hundreds of Web sites purporting to
provide reliable information. This jargon-free book addresses vital
questions, such as: How can I be certain that the information I
find is correct? How can I locate a Web site that was recommended
to me? How do I start out to research a particular health problem?
What do Internet terms like .com, .edu, .gov, listservs, :), BTW,
LOL, flames, netiquette, etc. mean? This book will also help you
understand controversial hot topics that include: the Pilates
exercise method that Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis helped popularize
in the 1960s is trendy again, with Pilates studios in most major
cities supermarket supplements, such as St. John's wort, gingko
biloba, and vitamins A-Z: how can I find out which, if any of them,
are for me? the validity of celebrity endorsements for supplements
and alternative therapies While providing you with the skills to
find the information you seek, this book reflects the author's
cautious perspective. The Internet can be frightening and
overwhelming because there is so much information to sift through,
digest, and evaluate. The Guide to Complementary and Alternative
Medicine on the Internet (first in the new Internet Guides to
Consumer Health Care series from The Haworth Information Press)
will help you identify Internet resources for complementary and
alternative medicine that you can trust.
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