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Complementary and Alternative Health: Guided Search

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A practical guide to complementary therapies for people living with HIV  Examines complementary therapies including Ayurvedic medicine, homeopathy, Aboriginal healing traditions, naturopathy, traditional Chinese medicine, and other alternative wellness strategies. Acknowledges interest among people with HIV/AIDS in complementary therapies and their integration into conventional treatments. Source: Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE) A practical guide to herbal therapies for people living with HIV  Identifies various herbal therapies used by people with HIV/AIDS and provides a brief overview of each treatment. Examines the properties of herbal products and provides information on how to choose appropriate phytotherapies. Source: Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE) As the wheel turns : the HIV/AIDS medicine wheel   Describes an HIV/AIDS education tool, developed to reach the Aboriginal community in Canada, that adapts the traditional Medicine Wheel concept to the stages of HIV disease. Source: Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE) Managing your health: the must-read handbook on living with HIV  Offers full-text document with chapters on: living with HIV/AIDS; support systems, including health care services; treatment options and complementary therapies; the immune system and opportunistic infections; clinical trials; and practical issues such as insurance, housing, and legal matters. Source: Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE) North American Aboriginal healing traditions  Describes some forms of Aboriginal healing that are available for people living with HIV. Discusses the medicine wheel, healing circles, sweatlodges and other ceremonies. Stresses the need to contact an Elder to begin a healing journey. Source: Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE)   Pets Are Loving Support  Works to improve the quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS by preserving and promoting the human/animal bond. Web site offers safe pet guidelines, information about zoonoses (diseases that can be contracted by humans from animals) and FAQs about HIV and pets. Source: Pets Are Loving Support (PALS) From: International resource When nature calls: the role of naturopathic medicine for people with HIV  Examines the use of naturopathic medicine in treating people living with HIV/AIDS, including its benefits and its limitations. Source: Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE)
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