Highlights in Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Abstract

Since its beginning in 1997, the Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet (previously titled Health Care on the Internet) has carried a column on alternative and complementary therapies. Much has changed over the past 15 years. This commentary will review some of the historically significant developments in alternative medicine research and practice.

KEYWORDS:

• Complementary therapies
• curriculum
• insurance coverage
• organizations and societies
• research support

Additional information

Notes on contributors

Suzanne M. Shultz

Suzanne M. Shultz ([email protected]) is Director, Philip A. Hoover, MD Library, York Hospital, 1001 South George Street, York, PA 17405.

Esther Y. Dell

Esther Y. Dell, AMLS ([email protected]), is Associate Librarian, The George T. Harrell Health Sciences Library, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State University College of Medicine, P.O. Box 850, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033-0850.