Fit and Well

Internet Activity 47

Alternative Therapies

The responsibility for becoming informed about alternative therapies is likely to be left primarily to the consumer. Choose one alternative therapy to investigate. Use the resources listed below or do a search to locate at least one research study on the therapy you’ve chosen to investigate. Once you find a study, look closely at it. How big was the study? Who were the participants? What was the purpose of the study? What did the study find? Can you determine if it had any of the characteristics of a well-designed study described in Chapter 15: placebo-controlled, randomized, and double-blind? Was it published in a peer-reviewed medical journal?

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

National Library of Medicine PubMed

Office of Dietary Supplements

Site visited (URL):

Alternative therapy:

Citation of study:

Description of study:

Finally, search the FDA’s Web site for the therapy you investigated. You may find consumer-oriented articles and/or health warnings about particular products or devices. Describe what you find below:

Your Name
Your Email Address
Professor Email Address

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