Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), is defined as "a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine....The list of what is considered to be CAM changes continually, as those therapies that are proven to be safe and effective become adopted into conventional health care and as new approaches to health care emerge."*
This guide is intended as an introduction, to direct readers to sources to begin research. See also Library Guide to Health Resources http://library.nyu.edu/research/health/