KCAHF Information Sheets.

These are short handouts that we distribute at health fairs. If you are having a fair or similar event and would like us to set up a booth or send you copies for distribution, . You may also print out the files below and make your own copies.

Note: the mailing address at the bottom of these handouts is no longer valid.  However, the e-mail address is still correct. 

Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine [Handout PDF]
Chelation Therapy [Handout PDF]
Chiropractic [Handout PDF]
Colonic Irrigation [Handout PDF]
Dietary Supplements [Handout PDF]
Diets and Weight Loss [Handout PDF]
Herbal Remedies [Handout PDF]
Homeopathy [Handout PDF]
Iridology, Applied Kinesiology, and Live Cell Analysis [Handout PDF]
Magnet Therapy [Handout PDF]
Massage Therapy [Handout PDF]
Naturopathy [Handout PDF]
Quick Guide to Supplements, Herbs, and Alternative Medicine [Handout PDF]
Therapeutic Touch [Handout PDF]
Unconventional Cancer Treatments [Handout PDF]

“A Scientific Look at Alternative Medicine," a course given by Thomas J. Wheeler, PhD, to students at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Each topic has a list of on-line readings plus a handout (in both HTML and PDF formats).

Overview: science and pseudoscience; health fraud and quackery [reading] - [handout (HTML)] - [handout (PDF)]
Chiropractic; osteopathy; massage [reading] - [handout (HTML)] - [handout (PDF)]
Cancer and AIDS treatments; chelation therapy; allergy; arthritis; misc. [reading] - [handout (HTML)] - [handout (PDF)]
Herbs; mind-body medicine [reading] - [handout (HTML) - [handout (PDF)]
Dietary supplements; weight loss [reading] - [handout (HTML)] - [handout (PDF)]
Traditional Chinese medicine; Ayurvedic medicine [reading] - [handout (HTML)] - [handout (PDF)]
Homeopathy, naturopathy, and other holistic approaches [reading] - [handout (HTML)] - [handout (PDF)]
Faith healing; prayer; political developments [reading] - [handout (HTML)] - [handout (PDF)]