I finally had the chance to try and refind some info on the website which
has an alternative medicine database available.  As some of this info is
only  open to healthcare professionals, people might want to print out this
info and have their MD's check it out.  I think that it would also be useful
for the national PD groups to research this info.

The info I reprinted below was taken from the website:

http://www.lightparty.com/Health/NaturalHealthResources.html

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Natural Medicine, Complementary Health Care and Alternative Therapies
http://www.amrta.org/~amrta

IBIS, the Interactive BodyMind Information System
http://www.teleport.com/~ibis

From the Townsend Letter for Doctors & Patients, June 1997
AMR'TA, a pioneering organization that two years ago released the most
comprehensive data-base software package available in the natural medicine
field, has just opened three new health information services on the
Internet.

The medical research and teaching organization now offers two home pages on
the World Wide Web providing a broad array of information on natural
medicine for both general and professional audiences. In addition, a new
mailing list opens a fresh forum for discussion among health care
professionals.

The first website, "Natural Medicine, Complementary Health Care and
Alternative Therapies," is a place to access health information as well as
reference health organizations, medical institutions and other health
resources available on Internet. The site's Internet address is
http://www.amrta.org/ -amrta.

The second website provides introductory information on the pioneering
AMR'TA software program, IBIS, the Interactive BodyMind Information System.
That Internet home page can be reached at http://www.teleport.com/-ibis.

A third new service, PARACELSUS, is a mailing list aimed at promoting
communication, cooperation and exploration among health care professionals.
Subscription is limited to practitioners, educators, researchers and
students in alternative and conventional medical fields. The list is
intended to focus on interesting cases, practical clinical pearls, recent
publications, useful anecdotes and medical news.

We all have unique experiences, different perspectives and valid insights.
No one has all the answers," commented Dr. Mitchell Stargrove, Research and
Education Coordinator of AMR'TA. We can serve our patients best and advance
the evolution of the healing arts and medical science best by working
together, sharing ideas and being willing to learn," the naturopathic
physician continued.

Those wishing to participate in PARACELSUS should send an e-mail message to
, reading "subscribe paracelsus." As part of the subscription approval
process, send a biographical note indicating training, practice and
interests to .

AMR'TA, the Alchemical Medicine Research and Teaching Association, is a
nonprofit institution formed by a group of health professionals in 1987 to
investigate natural medicine and provide education integrating a wide range
of therapies. In 1993 the organization released the IBIS software package.
More than 100 medical professionals spent four years compiling and editing
IBIS.

The result is the most comprehensive software package available in the
natural health field. Hypertexted for easy and quick cross-referencing, the
10,000- page data base covers 282 common medical conditions, and offers
treatments from more than 16 systems of conventional and natural medicine.
Among them are acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, homeopathy,
naturopathic medicine, psychospiritual approaches and various techniques of
physical manipulation and exercise. IBIS includes detailed information on
120 herbs, and dosage information on more than 300.

Medical professionals from across the world now employ IBIS. Its users are
represented in all regions of the US and dozens of nations, among them
Germany, Brazil, Sri Lanka, China, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Both
IBM-compatible and Macintosh versions are available. IBIS is available only
to health care professionals; tools for the general public are in
development.

IBIS is published by Associate Health Advocates, Inc. IBIS information is
available by calling 503-228-6851 or by writing [log in to unmask]

AMRTA can be reached at 503-644-7840 or vie e-mail: [log in to unmask]


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