Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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NEWS:

Alternative medicine gaining in popularity

Herbal Remedies Turn Deadly for Patients

More Than One-Third of U.S. Adults Use Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Not enough evidence for complementary medicine

You Use That Stuff, Too?

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JOURNAL ARTICLES:

Art, dance, and music therapy. (Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am)

Assessing websites on complementary and alternative medicine for cancer. (Ann Oncol)

Association of Complementary and Alternative Medicines With HIV Clinical Disease Among a Cohort of Women Living With HIV/AIDS. (J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr)

Between 'desperation' and disability rights: a narrative analysis of complementary/alternative medicine use by parents for children with Down syndrome. (Soc Sci Med. 2005)

Bridging CAM practice and research: teaching CAM practitioners about research methodology. (Altern Ther Health Med)

Chinese herbal recipe versus diclofenac in symptomatic treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN70292892]. (BMC Complement Altern Med)

Communicating with pediatricians about complementary/alternative medicine: perspectives from parents of children with down syndrome. (Ambul Pediatr)

Complementary and alternative medicine for bronchial asthma: is there new evidence? (Curr Opin Pulm Med)

Complementary and alternative medicine in cardiovascular disease: a review of biologically based approaches. (Am Heart J)

Complementary and alternative medicine in gastroenterology: the good, the bad, and the ugly. (Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol)

Complementary and alternative medicine use by patients enrolled onto phase I clinical trials. (J Clin Oncol)

Complementary and alternative medicine use in patients with chronic diseases in primary care is associated with perceived quality of care and cultural beliefs. (Fam Pract)

Complementary and alternative medicine: the move into mainstream health care. (Clin Exp Optom)

Defining complementary and alternative medicine in allergies and asthma: benefits and risks. (Clin Rev Allergy Immunol)

Effectiveness of complementary and self-help treatments for anxiety disorders. (Med J Aust)

Ethical issues concerning research in complementary and alternative medicine. (JAMA)

Factors associated with herbal use among urban multiethnic primary care patients: a cross-sectional survey. (BMC Complement Altern Med )

Heavy metal content of ayurvedic herbal medicine products. (JAMA)

Medicinal herbal extracts -- renal friend or foe? Part one: the toxicities of medicinal herbs. (Nephrology (Carlton))

Mental health visits to complementary and alternative medicine providers. (Gen Hosp Psychiatry)

Naturopathy: A Critical Appraisal (Medscape General Medicine)

Nursing students' opinions and knowledge about complementary and alternative medicine therapies. (Complement Ther Nurs Midwifery)

Pediatricians' recommendations for complementary and alternative medical (CAM) therapies. (Ambul Pediatr)

Practitioners' sources of clinical information on complementary and alternative medicine in oncology. (Support Care Cancer)

Providing Complementary and Alternative Medicine in primary care: the primary care workers' perspective. (Complement Ther Med)

[Should complementary therapies be offered in hospitals?] (Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen)

Survey of the use of complementary and alternative medicine among Korean diabetes mellitus patients. (Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf)

The demographics and economics of complementary alternative medicine. (Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am)

The future of complementary and alternative medicine- models of integration. (J Altern Complement Med)

The role of complementary and alternative medicine in management of menopausal symptoms. (Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am)

The use of black cohosh to treat symptoms of menopause. (Fertil Steril)

The use of complementary and alternative medical providers by insured cancer patients in Washington State. (Cancer)

The use of complementary and alternative medicines by patients with peripheral neuropathy. (J Neurol Sci)

Use and toxicity of complementary and alternative medicines among emergency department patients. (Emerg Med Australas)

Use of complementary and alternative medicine among United States adults: the influences of personality, coping strategies, and social support. (Prev Med)

Use of complementary and alternative medicine by chinese women with breast cancer. (Breast Cancer Res Treat)

Use of complementary and alternative medicine in men with family history of prostate cancer: a pilot study. (Urology)

[Use of complementary and alternative medicine in patients with chronic hepatitis C] (Med Clin)

Use of complementary and alternative medicines by children and adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease. (J Paediatr Child Health)

Use of complementary and alternative therapies: a national multicentre study of oncology health professionals in Norway. (Support Care Cancer)

Use of herbal supplements for chronic liver disease. (Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol)

Use of prescription medications and complementary and alternative medicines to treat depressive and anxiety symptoms: results from a community sample. (J Affect Disord)

Why physicians need to look more closely at the use of complementary and alternative medicine by multiple sclerosis patients. (Eur J Neurol)

INTERNET SITES:

NCI-Complementary and Alternative Medicine

NCI-Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Cancer Treatment: Questions and Answers

NCI-Office of Cancer Complimentary and Alternative Medicine

NIH-Alternative Medicine

NIH-NCCAM Acupuncture

NIH-NCCAM Are You Considering Using Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)?

NIH-NCCAM Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Cancer Treatment: Questions and Answers

NIH-NCCAM Director Describes CAM

NIH-NCCAM National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine

NIH-NCCAM Treatment Information

NIH-NCCAM What Is Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)?

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