Evidence, Libraries and Information
NHS Evidence - Complementary and Alternative Medicine
This excellent site contains information about the most up-to-date medical scientific research on the efficacy and effectiveness of CAM treatments. Information is arranged by CAM modality and by medical condition.
http://www.library.nhs.uk/cam/
CAMLIS - Complementary and Alternative Medicine Library and Information Service.
http://www.cam.nhs.uk/
Searching PubMed for scholarly articles on CAM.
http://nccam.nih.gov/research/camonpubmed/
DoH policy statement on Homeopathy
http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/@ps/documents/digitalasset/dh_117811.pdf
Providers with an interest in research in the Birmingham and West Midlands region
Freshwinds. Integrated Medicine Service. A local charity that runs an integrated medicine service free-of-charge.
http://www.freshwinds.org.uk/cms/integrated-medicine-3/
Other Research Centres and Networks
Complementary and Integrated Medicine Research Unit, University of Southampton. Active research unit with a focus on both qualitative and quantitative medical and health services research.
http://www.cam-research-group.co.uk/
University of Leeds
Based in the School of Healthcare, this research theme focuses on a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding traditional, complementary and alternative healthcare.
http://www.healthcare.leeds.ac.uk/research/traditional-complementary-and-alternative-medicine/index.htm
University of Bristol
CAM is one of the main research themes in the Academic Unit of Primary Health Care.
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/primaryhealthcare/theme4.htm
Research Council for Complementary Medicine
http://www.rccm.org.uk/
Journals
Journal of Complementary Medicine
This journal, based in Australia, carries articles and reviews relevent to medical practitioners.
http://www.informit.com.au/product_details.aspid=L_JCM&type=IL&product=true&ContainerID=humanities
Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Based in the US, this journal carries articles on current treatment, medical concepts and case reports.
http://www.liebertpub.com/products/product.aspx?pid=26
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
This open access journal focuses on reporting research that "explores the biological mechanisms of action, as well as their efficacy, safety, costs, patterns of use and/or implementation". It focuses on medical research, rather than social sciences.
http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmccomplementalternmed/
Complementary Therapies in Medicine
With an Impact Factor of 1.841, this international journal is influential and carries a range of articles related to CAM. It encourages methodological pluralism, recognising the complexity of research in the field.
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/623020/description#description