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This article is from the [alt.backrubs] Frequently Asked Questions, posted to alt.backrubs newsgroup. Maintained by Jamie Blustein with numerous contributions by others.
a) Sunsite Alternative Healthcare Collection Lots of information about network resources for `alternative healthcare' as well as about Sun microsystems computing products, sustainable agriculture and `alternative energy'. Sunsite maintains archives for many mailing- lists and newsgroups. There is far too much at Sunsite to list here. Mail: send mail to info@sunsite.unc.edu to automatically receive a
help file (about 500 lines long). Telnet: sunsite.unc.edu
Connect with telnet to use: a WWW browser, WAIS, or a gopher
client FTP: sunSITE.unc.edu
directory pub/academic/medicine/alternative-healthcare
<URL:ftp://sunSITE.unc.edu/pub/academic/medicine/alternative
-healthcare> WWW: <URL:http://sunsite.unc.edu/>
<URL:gopher://sunsite.unc.edu>
<URL:ftp://sunSITE.unc.edu/pub/academic/medicine/
alternative-healthcare> Gopher Bookmark (medicine):
Type=1
Name=medicine [...]
Path=1/../.pub/academic/medicine
Host=president.oit.unc.edu
Port=70
<URL:gopher://president.oit.unc.edu/1/../.pub/academic/medicine>
b) Internet/Bitnet Health Sciences Resources Lee Hancock <Le07144@Ukanvm.cc.ukans.edu> has compiled an extensive list of network resources about health. It is available in ZIPped form for FTP from ftp2.cc.ukans.edu in the pub/hmatrix directory with filename medlstXX.zip, where the XX portion is the month of the latest update. A non-compressed version is also available at medlstXX.txt.
The ftp.sura.net FTP site may also have a copy of the file in the pub/nic directory with filename medical.resources.XX-XX where the XX-XX portion are the version identifier assigned by an FTP administrator at SURANet. At the time of this writing (2 February 1995) the most recent version is 3-26-94 and the filename is `medical.resources.3-94'.
FTP: ftp2.cc.ukans.edu : file pub/hmatrix/medlst* [see note above]
ftp.sura.net : file pub/nic/medical-resources.* [see note above]
c) Internet Resources on Alternative Medicine John Makulowich <makulow@trainer.com> has written a short (229 lines) list of references to network resources about alternative medicine.
FTP: <URL:ftp://ftp.clark.net/pub/journalism/>
d) Acu-Ki Institute In an article in the archive's `acupres.pt' file, tarr@mercury.interpath.net (TARR Volunteers) wrote that the Acu-Ki Institute is a non-profit organization that provides individuals with information about how to use acupressure to treat medical conditions, e.g. arthritis, cancer, chronic pain.
Note that they do not diagnose or treat. They provide information, tools, others' results, research data and offer to assist people with painful conditions in various ways through an introduction to acupressure.
They will send information by e-mail. Send your information request to <acu-ki@bigfoot.com> (Monte Cunningham at Stressaway Acupressure) or by postal mail to: The Acu-Ki Institute, Stressaway Acupressure, Monte Cunningham, P.O. 564, Snowflake, AZ, 85937 USA. Their toll-free telephone number is (888)-853-0646, and their website is at <URL:http://www.stress-away.com>.
[address updated on 03 November 2000]
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