Natural Standard

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Natural Standard
Formation2000 (2000)
TypeResearch collaboration
PurposeEvidence-based health care information
HeadquartersSomerville, MA
Region served
Worldwide
Official language
English, Spanish
Co-founders
Catherine Ulbricht, Ethan Basch
Staff
Over 500 worldwide contributors
Websitenaturalmedicines.therapeuticresearch.com

Natural Standard is an international research collaboration that systematically reviews scientific evidence on complementary and alternative medicine.[1] Together with the faculty of Harvard Medical School, Natural Standard provides consumer information on complementary and alternative medicine for Harvard Health Publications[2] and Susan G. Komen for the Cure.[3] Natural Standard also provides information on herbal medicine and dietary supplements to MedlinePlus,[4] which is produced and maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

History[edit]

Natural Standard Research Collaboration was founded in 2000 to serve as a clearing house for information on evidence-based medicine covering numerous healthcare disciplines. This international effort involves authors, editors, and peer reviewers from multiple academic and research institutions. It used an A thru F grading system.

Natural Standard was taken over by Therapeutic Research Center in 2013.[5][6]

Natural Standard thru the new Therapeutic Research Center is a subscription-only database that delivers information about complementary and alternative medicine and dietary supplements and produces the Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database (NMCD). A new combined database will be called "Natural Medicines" (http://info.therapeuticresearch.com/natural-medicine-comprehensive-database). Natural Standard provides information that is broad in scope, and focused on both medications and disease states. A standout feature of this database is its graded, evidence-based evaluation of alternative therapies.[7]

Personnel[edit]

The founders were:

Members of the Senior Editorial Board[8] include:

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Authority on Integrative Medicine". Natural Standard. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
  2. ^ Harvard Health Publications: Complementary/Alternative Medicine. Archived August 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Susan G. Komen for the Cure: Complementary Therapies Resources". Ww5.komen.org. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
  4. ^ "MedlinePlus: Herbs and Supplements". Nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
  5. ^ "Therapeutic Research Center acquires Natural Standard". Therapeutic Research Center. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Our history". Therapeutic Research Center. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Online Drug Information Resources (June 2015): Natural Standard". 26 Dec 2018.
  8. ^ "Natural Standard Senior Editorial Board". Naturalstandard.com. Retrieved 2013-02-19.

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