Massage & Bodywork

March/April 2012

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publish a monthly research column. Each month, a research project synopsis, with reference to the original article, is posted on Massagetoday.com. MTF experts—writers, researchers, and somatic therapists—interpret current, pertinent research studies as part of the foundation's ongoing work to promote research literacy in the massage profession. To receive the news alerts from Massagetoday.com, register for the massage therapy news updates. When the alert email arrives, if there is no link to the MTF research synopsis, click on "you may view the online version here" and look for "Massage Therapy Foundation Research Column" along the left-hand column. Click on the MTF logo to access the synopsis. Under the title of the current article is a link to archived research synopses. Scan the list for other articles of interest and put them in your reading queue. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine A must-have monthly news alert comes from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM): NCCAM Clinical Digest. The enewsletter offers evidence-based information on CAM, including scientific literature searches, summaries of National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded research, fact sheets for patients, and more. Each enewsletter focuses on a topic, such as headaches, and summarizes research from different disciplines, such as massage and acupuncture. You can click on other summaries on the same topic or summaries published in other research journals, such as the Journal for Pediatric Medicine, for more detailed information. If you are ready to read full-text research articles, links to the original research are embedded, or you can click on the link to scientific literature and a search of CAM on PubMed is automatically conducted for you on the topic of the month. To register, go to NCCAM's home page at www. nccam.nih.gov. Under news, click on NCCAM Clinical Digest. Along the left-hand column of the enewsletter is a link to "Subscribe to NCCAM Clinical Digest." You may also register to receive the NCCAM Update, which will keep you informed of new resources, upcoming events, funding announcements, job openings, and more. Institute of Medicine The Institute of Medicine (IOM) also has email alerts. IOM hosts meetings on medicine and research, and summaries of the meetings are available through the National Academies Today's technology makes it possible to keep informed and access the research you care about from the convenience of your email inbox. Celebrate ABMP's 25th anniversary and you may win a refund on your membership. ABMP.com. 51

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