Until the end of June, the Loyola Health Sciences library has secured a trial with Natural Standard databases. Test the site and let us know whether this resource is something that should become a part of library’s e-collection!
From the website:
Natural Standard is an international research collaboration that aggregates and synthesizes data on complementary and alternative therapies. Using a comprehensive methodology and reproducible grading scales, information is created that is evidence-based, consensus-based, and peer-reviewed, tapping into the collective expertise of a multidisciplinary Editorial Board. The mission of this collaboration is to provide objective, reliable information that aids clinicians, patients, and healthcare institutions to make more informed and safer therapeutic decisions. Natural Standard is widely recognized as one of the world’s premier sources of information in this area.
Databases and tools that are available include:
- Foods, Herbs & Supplement index
- Health and Wellness resources and information
- Comparative Effectiveness, which gives the levels of scientific evidence for specific therapies
- Interactive tools like Interactions & Depletions and Continuing Education
- Symptom Checker
- More than 30 calculators, ranging from APGAR score to Calories Burned to Cost of Smoking
- Health Centers for Men, Women, Children, Adolescents, and Seniors
- Webinars & Podcasts
- …and more
