Complementary Alternative Cardiovascular Medicine

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American College for Advancement in Medicine
http://www.acam.org
This nonprofit medical society is dedicated to educating physicians and other
health care professionals about novel diagnostic, treatment, and preventive
procedures. They have been associated particularly with chelation courses for
coronary artery disease (CAD).
American College of Hyperbaric Medicine
http://www.hyperbaricmedicine.org
Promotes the use and investigation of hyperbaric oxygen therapy particularly
for stroke patients.
Foundations and Nonprofit Organizations
American Association for Health Freedom
http://www.apma.net/about.htm
Formerly the American Preventive Medical Association, AAHF is the political
voice for health care practitioners who use nutritional and other complementary
therapies in patient care.
Committee for Freedom of Choice in Medicine
http://www.americanbiologics.com
This educational organization, also known as American Biologics, prepares
position papers for legislative purposes and maintains a doctor referral service
for patients seeking medical choice.
There are many CAM modalities that are not covered in the previous listings because
they are not immediately relevant to CVD. However, a range of therapies in the categories
of energy work (shiatsu, therapeutic touch, polarity therapy, reiki, reflexology, or
bioenergetics), manual therapies (massage, rolfing, chiropractic, craniosacral therapy,
and osteopathy), and acupuncture may have generally beneficial effects for heart disease
or stroke patients. Information on these modalities may be found through the Health
Science Library Meta-Directories or in a series of resource guides from the nonprofit
Alternative Medicine Foundation (http://www.amfoundation.org/info.htm).