The Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

The profusion of advertisements and propaganda aimed at the consumer-health market confirms the continuing need for library reference collections to provide current, authoritative, and unbiased health sources, particularly in an area as prone to misinformation as alternative medicine. The third edition of The Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, updated with 50 new entries and revisions of 300 others, attempts to balance the therapies and remedies used in alternative medicine with input on the effectiveness of such treatments from scientists and the traditional medical community.