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A Practical Guide to Complementary Therapies for People Living With HIV (2004)
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From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
Alternative and Complementary Therapies (March 16, 2006)
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From AIDS InfoNet
Get the Facts: Selecting a CAM Practitioner (February 2007)
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From U.S. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Are You Considering Using CAM? (December 2006)
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From U.S. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
What Is CAM? (February 2007)
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From U.S. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
I Think I CAM: Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by People Living With HIV/AIDS (March 22, 2001)
From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
Complementary Therapies for People Living With HIV (January/February 2001)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network

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Using Natural Therapies to Make HIV Treatment Even More Effective (Winter 2005)
JoAnn Yanez, a doctor of naturopathic medicine, provides tips on how to help boost your immune system and improve your well-being.
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In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Combining Conventional and Complementary Therapies (October 19, 2004)
In aidsmap.com
Reasons Why People With HIV Use Complementary Therapies (October 19, 2004)
In aidsmap.com
A Practical Guide to Complementary Therapies for People Living With HIV (PDF) (2004)
From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
General Health Maintenance Strategies (January 2004)
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In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
Complementary Therapies Used by Over 50% of HIV Patients But Many Do Not Discuss Use With Doctors (June 11, 2003)
In aidsmap.com
Taking Care of Yourself (Spring 2003)
30 nice things to do that cost (nearly) nothing.
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In The Positive Side, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
It's Never Too Early to Take Charge of Your Health (December 2001)
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In WISE Words, from Project Inform
Judi's Herb Garden: Taking Care of Your Liver (April 2000)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
ABC of Complementary Medicine: What Is Complementary Medicine? (September 11, 1999)
In British Medical Journal
Completing the Whole: Toward an Integrated System of Healthcare (September 1999)
A look at complementary and alternative medicine and its relationship to HIV/AIDS care.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Complementary Medicine and HIV/AIDS: A Resource Guide (Summer 1999)
In CRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Complementary Medicine: A User's Guide (Summer 1999)
In CRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Complementary Therapy in Action: Snapshots (Summer 1999)
In CRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
One From Column A and Two From Column B (September 1998)
Interpreting differences between alternative, complementary, holistic, natural, supplemental or traditional therapies.
In Notes From the Underground, from PWA Health Group
Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Exploring Options and Making Decisions (January 1998)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation

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