INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH & HEALING LIBRARY
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2040 Webster Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 600-3681
hooblej@sutterhealth.org
www.cpmc.org/ihh
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Nonprofit resource center where you can do your own personal research on health and medical toopics in a supportive, healing environment. Access is free and open to the public. Knowledgeable, compassionate staff members are always available to assist you. Also provide personalized information packets on any specific health problem for a fee.
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Fees and Services
· Library Lending Program - $35 for library card for 12 months; Hours: M-W-Th 11-6/ Tu-F 11-5
· Information by Mail Service - $75 - $350 (depending on needs and availability of materials) for In-Depth Information Packet--Covers basic information, anatomy, textbook excerpts, medical studies, alternative medicine, coping information, and resources to contact for further information. |
Sources of Information
· Hundreds of comupter databases including: Medline, MDConsult, PDQ, Health Reference Center, Alternative Health Watch, Internet, OVID
· Multiple libraries including on-site library, California Pacific Medical Center Library, Health Sciences Library, University of California at San Francisco Library
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Special Features
· Free phone referrals to support groups & health agencies.
· Free use of on-site library. Information on other health and healing Institute services, including clinic, classes, support groups, healing store.
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11529 Daffodil Ln Ste 200
Silver Spring, MD 20902
(800) 965-3002
info@medifocus.com
www.medifocus.com
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Comprehensive research guides on over 60 illnesses to help persons facing chronic or life threatening conditions to make informed decisions regarding their care. Sources are primarily medical, with some references to resources regarding complementary and alterntive therapies.
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Fees and Services
· $19.95 per Guide (most guides) if you download from website at medifocus.com.
· $29.95 per Guide to be mailed a hard copy.
Each Guide provides:
- · The Intelligent Patient: Comprehensive overview of medical condition
- · Treatment Options: Citations & abstracts of treatment-oriented articles from the latest authoritative medical journals
- · Directory of Centers of Clinical Research: Index divided by state, country & institutional affiliation to enable "networking"
- · Guide to Resource Organizations: Listing of related organizations for local support groups, newsletters, etc.
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Sources of Information
Medline computer database
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Special Features
Guides for the selected topics are developed by a team of health care professionals and reviewed by prominent physicians. Guides are updated throughout the year.
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NATIONAL CENTER FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY INFORMATION - PUBMED
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Bldg 38A, Rm 8N805
Bethesda, MD 20894
(301) 496-2475
pubmed@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
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PubMed is a project developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), located at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It is an online search tool for accessing literature citations and linking to full-text journals at web sites of participating publishers.
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Fees and Services
If you want to try searching on your own, consider PubMed, the FREE online search service of the National Library of Medicine. The material available is predominantly conventional medicine, not alternative therapies. You can search by Author's Name or Journal Title, or use the Preview/Index feature. The search can get complex, but there are online hints for understanding the process. |
Sources of Information
PubMed provides access to over 11 million citations in MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE, and other related databases, with links to participating online journals. |
Special Features
PubMed has a Citation Matcher Service |
STANFORD HEALTH LIBRARY RESEARCH SERVICE
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2B Stanford Shopping Center
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(800) 295-5177
healthlibrary@stanfordmed.org
healthlibrary.stanford.edu
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A free and open-to-the-public consumer health information library that provides scientifically-based medical information to help people make informed decisions about their health and healthcare. The Health Library is a Community Service of Stanford Hospital and Clinics and supportive of an integrative approach.
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Fees and Services
FREE health research service to locate answers to health questions, including treatment options for health conditions. Information packets include selected materials, such as journal articles and excerpts from books and special databases. Inquiries require diagnosis (not just symptoms) |
Sources of Information
Health Reference Center, Micromedex, Biosis, Medline, Ovid, Cinahl, Cochran, Stanford University Medical Center, collection of medical journals, and much more |
Special Features
· Largest public collection of electronic health books available free of charge through website.
· Local inquiries call 650-725-8400 |
THE CANCER CURE FOUNDATION
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3541 Old Conejo Road Suite 109
Newbury Park, CA 91320
(800) 282-2873
info@cancure.org
www.cancure.org
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Resource for those dealing with cancer. Nonprofit information and referral organization on alternative/integrative therapies, doctors and clinics.
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Fees and Services
FREE phone and email hotline for referrals and information. Extensive web listing of clinics that treat cancer with alternative therapies. Web site also includes information on financial assistance organizations, clinics consultants, and organizations that offer additional support services for individuals choosing alternative medicine for cancer. Local library of books on alternative therapies and clinics also free of charge. |
Sources of Information
· In-house database of alternative doctors and clinics for cancer.
· On-site library of alternative medicine books. |
Special Features
Contact information for individuals who have overcome certain types of cancer using alternative/integrative medicine also provided. |
933 Faulkner Street
Conway, AR 72034
(800) 949-0090 &(501) 329-5272
research@thehealthresource.com
www.thehealthresource.com
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Internationally acclaimed medical information service established in 1984. Provides clients with individualized, bound reports on their specific medical condition. Reports focus onall the client's treatment options and address their specific questions and concerns.
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Fees and Services
- · $295 for comprehensive, individualized report on non cancer topics with information on mainstream, experimental and alternative treatments, specialists, support organizations--50-150 pages
- · $395 for above comprehensive report on cancer, adding clinical trials & survivor stories--200+ pages
- · Alternative treatments only for non cancer--$175 / Alternative treatments only for cancer--$295
- · $150 list of top specialists successfully treating a condition
- · All reports have an additional shipping fee, which will vary depending on the client's shipping preference.
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Sources of Information
· Numerous computer databases including Medline, Cancerline, National Library of Medicine, PDQ, news services
· Multiple libraries including on-site library of alternative medicine, Texas Medical Center System-Houston, University of Arkansas Medical Library
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Special Features
· Fast, personalized service. Moneyback guarantee.
· The Health Resource Newsletter free to clients.
· Nonprofit charitable foundation, Hope & Healing Pathways Foundation, assists persons in need of information but experiencing financial difficulties - (800) 949-0090.
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WORLD RESEARCH FOUNDATION
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41 Bell Rock Plaza
Sedona, AZ 86351
(928) 284-3300
info@wrf.org
www.wrf.org
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Nonprofit health and environmental information network that provides research information to the public on the latest worldwide developments in disease treatment using alternative medicine.
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Fees and Services
$68.75 for library packet with data dealing with complementary, alternative, non-traditional & natural diagnostic & therapeutic approaches to illness or disease; 200 topics available; materials from books & periodicals--average packet size 350 pages.
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Sources of Information
On-site library of 30,000 books; 5 satellite contacts around the world including Europe, Far East & India
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Special Features
· Catalog of books, tapes & videos on health topics; Free use of on-site library
· Quarterly newsletter.
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