Complementary Systems of Medicine

(Acupuncture, Acupressure, Alternative medicine or Complementary medicine, Aromatherapy, Ayurveda, Herbal medicine, Homeopathy, Naturopathy, Pranic healing, Reflexology, Rekhi, Siddha, Traditional medicine, Unani, Yoga & Meditation)  

 Acupuncture:

10739.  Audette JF, Wang F, Smith H. Bilateral activation of motor unit potentials with unilateral needle stimulation of active myofascial trigger points. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2004 May;83(5):368-74, quiz 375-7, 389.

10740.  Burgmann T, Rawsthorne P, Bernstein CN. Predictors of alternative and complementary medicine use in inflammatory bowel disease: do measures of conventional health care utilization relate to use? Am J Gastroenterol. 2004 May;99(5):889-93.

10741.  Markham AW, Wilkinson JM.  Complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) in the management of asthma: an examination of the evidence. J Asthma. 2004 Apr;41(2):131-9. Review.

10742.  Millea PJ. Ethical issues in research in complementary and alternative medicine. JAMA. 2004 May 12;291(18):2193; author reply 2193-4.

10743.  Sator-Katzenschlager SM, Scharbert G, Kozek-Langenecker SA, Szeles JC, Finster G, Schiesser AW, Heinze G, Kress HG. The short- and long-term benefit in chronic low back pain through adjuvant electrical versus manual auricular acupuncture. Anesth Analg. 2004 May;98(5):1359-64.

10744.  Seki T, Kurusu M, Arai H, Sasaki H. Acupuncture for gait disorders in the elderly. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004 Apr;52(4):643-4.

10745.  Stener-Victorin E, Kruse-Smidje C, Jung K. Comparison between electro-acupuncture and hydrotherapy, both in combination with patient education and patient education alone, on the symptomatic treatment of osteoarthritis of the hip. Clin J Pain. 2004 May-Jun;20(3):179-85.

10746.  Verma SK, Mukherji K, Bhatnagar HNS, Jain P. Effect of acupuncture on blood pressure in patients with essential hypertension. J. MGIMS, 2004 Sept.; 9(ii): 22-29.

Alternative / Complementary Medicine:

10747.  Barnes PM, Powell-Griner E, McFann K, Nahin RL. Complementary and alternative medicine use among adults: United States, 2002. Adv Data. 2004 May 27;(343):1-19.

10748.  Borst A, Box AT, Fluit AC. False-positive results and contamination in nucleic acid amplification assays: suggestions for a prevent and destroy strategy. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2004 Apr;23(4):289-99.  Review.

10749.  Boyle P, Robertson C, Lowe F, Roehrborn C. Updated meta-analysis of clinical trials of Serenoa repens extract in the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia. BJU Int. 2004 Apr;93(6):751-6.

10750.  Chang BH, Jones D, Hendricks A, Boehmer U, Locastro JS, Slawsky M. Relaxation response for Veterans Affairs patients with congestive heart failure: results from a qualitative study within a clinical trial. Prev Cardiol. 2004 Spring;7(2):64-70.

10751.  Check E. Cardiologists take heart from stem-cell treatment success. Nature. 2004 Apr 29;428(6986):880.

10752.  Childs JD, Flynn TW. Spinal manipulation for low back pain. Ann Intern Med. 2004 Apr 20;140(8):665; author reply 665-6.

10753.  Cook CA, Guerrerio JF, Slater VE. Healing touch and quality of life in women receiving radiation treatment for cancer: a randomized controlled trial. Altern Ther Health Med. 2004 May-Jun;10(3):34-41.

10754.  Duffy P. My morning run is a moving meditation. Newsweek. 2004 May 10;143(19):24.

10755.  Fei X, Hill M, Ma X, Teng L, Li Q, Stockigt J. Isolation of a putative ribosome inactivating protein from dried roots of Trichosanthes kirilowii used in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Planta Med. 2004 Apr;70(4):364-5.

10756.  Foote-Ardah CE. Sociocultural barriers to the use of complementary and alternative medicine for HIV. Qual Health Res. 2004 May;14(5):593-611.

10757.  Friedrich MJ. Institute probes music's therapeutic potential. JAMA. 2004 Apr 7;291(13):1554-5.

10758.  Fugh-Berman A, Balick MJ, Kronenberg F, Ososki AL, O'Connor B, Reiff M, Roble M, Lohr P, Brosi BJ, Lee R. Treatment of fibroids: the use of beets (Beta vulgaris) and molasses (Saccharum officinarum) as an herbal therapy by Dominican healers in New York City. J Ethnopharmacol. 2004 Jun;92(2-3):337-9.

10759.  Furler MD, Einarson TR, Millson M, Walmsley S, Bendayan R. Medicinal and recreational marijuana use by patients infected with HIV. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2004 Apr;18(4):215-28.

10760.  Gertsch JH, Basnyat B, Johnson EW, Onopa J, Holck PS. Randomised, double blind, placebo controlled comparison of ginkgo biloba and acetazolamide for prevention of acute mountain sickness among Himalayan trekkers: the prevention of high altitude illness trial (PHAIT). BMJ. 2004 Apr 3;328(7443):797.

10761.  Gross CR, Kreitzer MJ, Russas V, Treesak C, Frazier PA, Hertz MI. Mindfulness meditation to reduce symptoms after organ transplant: a pilot study. Altern Ther Health Med. 2004 May-Jun;10(3):58-66.

10762.  Hammerschmidt DE. Soybeans. J Lab Clin Med. 2004 Apr;143(4):263.

10763.  Handelman L, Rich M, Bridgemohan CF, Schneider L. Understanding pediatric inner-city asthma: an explanatory model approach. J Asthma. 2004 Apr;41(2):167-77.

10764.  Hyman MA. Integrative health and medicine: an opportunity for leadership and collaboration. Altern Ther Health Med. 2004 May-Jun;10(3):10-1.

10765.  Kiefer D, Ali-Akbarian L. A brief evidence-based review of two gastrointestinal illnesses: irritable bowel and leaky gut syndromes. Altern Ther Health Med. 2004 May-Jun;10(3):22-30; quiz 31, 92. Review.

10766.  Kligler B, Maizes V, Schachter S, Park CM, Gaudet T, Benn R, Lee R, Remen RN; Education Working Group, Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine.  Core competencies in integrative medicine for medical school curricula: aproposal. Acad Med. 2004 Jun;79(6):521-31. Review.

10767.  Kovacs FM, Abraira V. Language bias in a systematic review of chronic pain: how to prevent the omission of non-English publications? Clin J Pain. 2004 May-Jun;20(3):199-200.

10768.  Ling AM. FDA to ban sales of dietary supplements containing ephedra. J Law Med Ethics. 2004 Spring;32(1):184-6.

10769.  Mazzanti G, Battinelli L, Daniele C, Mastroianni CM, Lichtner M, Coletta S, Costantini S. New case of acute hepatitis following the consumption of Shou Wu Pian, a Chinese herbal product derived from Polygonum multiflorum. Ann Intern Med. 2004 Apr 6;140(7):W30.

10770.  McCaffrey AM, Eisenberg DM, Legedza AT, Davis RB, Phillips RS. Prayer for health concerns: results of a national survey on prevalence and patterns of use. Arch Intern Med. 2004 Apr 26;164(8):858-62.

10771.  Meili T, Kabat-Zinn J. The power of the human heart: a story of trauma and recovery and its implications for rehabilitation and healing. Adv Mind Body Med. 2004 Spring;20(1):6-16.

10772.  Millogo A, Ratsimbazafy V, Nubukpo P, Barro S, Zongo I, Preux PM. Epilepsy and traditional medicine in Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso). Acta Neurol Scand. 2004 Apr;109(4):250-4.

10773.  Modjarrad K. STUDENTJAMA. Medicine and spirituality. JAMA. 2004 Jun 16;291(23):2880.

10774.  Mori H, Ohsawa H, Tanaka TH, Taniwaki E, Leisman G, Nishijo K. Effect of massage on blood flow and muscle fatigue following isometric lumbar exercise. Med Sci Monit. 2004 May;10(5):CR173-8.

10775.  Murata K, Yatsunami K, Fukuda E, Onodera S, Mizukami O, Hoshino G, Kamei T. Antihyperglycemic effects of propolis mixed with mulberry leaf extract on patients with type 2 diabetes. Altern Ther Health Med. 2004 May-Jun;10(3):78-9.

10776.  Owen J, Green BN.  Clinical and quality of life changes in a patient with cervical spinal stenosis following chiropractic and homeopathic care. Altern Ther Health Med. 2004 May-Jun;10(3):74-6.

10777.  Pittler MH, Ernst E. Dietary supplements for body-weight reduction: a systematic review. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004 Apr;79(4):529-36. Review.

10778.  Quisel A, Gill J, Walters D. Exercise and antidepressants improve fibromyalgia. J Fam Pract. 2004 Apr;53(4):280-91. Review.

10779.  Rhee SM, Garg VK, Hershey CO.  Use of complementary and alternative medicines by ambulatory patients. Arch Intern Med. 2004 May 10;164(9):1004-9.

10780.  Rosenfeld RM, Culpepper L, Doyle KJ, Grundfast KM, Hoberman A, Kenna MA, Lieberthal AS, Mahoney M, Wahl RA, Woods CR Jr, Yawn B; American Academy of Pediatrics Subcommittee on Otitis Media with Effusion; American Academy of Family Physicians; American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. Clinical practice guideline: Otitis media with effusion. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004 May;130(5 Suppl):S95-118.

10781.  Sator-Katzenschlager SM, Scharbert G, Kozek-Langenecker SA, Szeles JC, Finster G, Schiesser AW, Heinze G, Kress HG.  The short- and long-term benefit in chronic low back pain through adjuvant electrical versus manual auricular acupuncture. Anesth Analg. 2004 May;98(5):1359-64.

10782.  Schott AM, Damon H, Mion F, Siproudhis L. A randomized controlled trial of biofeedback that does not have the power to conclude. Gastroenterology. 2004 May;126(5):1496-7; author reply 1497.

10783.  Shapiro CM. Spinal manipulation for low back pain. Ann Intern Med. 2004 Apr 20;140(8):665; author reply 665-6.

10784.  Sharma G, Tyagi AK, Singh RP, Chan DC, Agarwal R. Synergistic anti-cancer effects of grape seed extract and conventional cytotoxic agent doxorubicin against human breast carcinoma cells. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2004 May;85(1):1-12.

10785.  Shen YC, Wang YH, Chou YC, Chen CF, Lin LC, Chang TT, Tien JH, Chou CJ. Evaluation of the anti-inflammatory activity of zhankuic acids isolated from the fruiting bodies of Antrodia camphorata. Planta Med. 2004 Apr;70(4):310-4.

10786.  Shore AG. Long-term effects of energetic healing on symptoms of psychological depression and self-perceived stress. Altern Ther Health Med. 2004 May-Jun;10(3):42-8.

10787.  Shuval JT, Mizrachi N. Changing boundaries: modes of coexistence of alternative and biomedicine. Qual Health Res. 2004 May;14(5):675-90.

10788.  Smith C, Crowther C, Willson K, Hotham N, McMillian V. A randomized controlled trial of ginger to treat nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2004 Apr;103(4):639-45.

10789.  Sun C, Desai GJ, Pucci DS, Jew S. Musculoskeletal disorders: does the osteopathic medical profession demonstrate its unique and distinctive characteristics? J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2004 Apr;104(4):149-55.

10790.  Ursin H, Eriksen HR. The cognitive activation theory of stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2004 Jun;29(5):567-92. Review.

10791.  von Harsdorf R, Poole-Wilson PA, Dietz R. Regenerative capacity of the myocardium: implications for treatment of heart failure. Lancet. 2004 Apr 17;363(9417):1306-13. Review.

10792.  Wallman KE, Morton AR, Goodman C, Grove R, Guilfoyle AM. Randomised controlled trial of graded exercise in chronic fatigue syndrome. Med J Aust. 2004 May 3;180(9):444-8. 

10793.  Walton J, Sullivan N. Men of prayer: spirituality of men with prostate cancer: a grounded theory study. J Holist Nurs. 2004 Jun;22(2):133-51.

10794.  Werbach MR. Medical science and scientism: when is belief in science a religion? Altern Ther Health Med. 2004 May-Jun;10(3):14-5, 92. Review.

10795.  White PF. Electroanalgesia: does it have a place in the routine management of acute and chronic pain? Anesth Analg. 2004 May;98(5):1197-8.

10796.  Wisniewski SR, Stegman D, Trivedi M, Husain MM, Eng H, Shores-Wilson K, Luther J, Biggs MM, Burroughs D, Ritz AL, Fava M, Quitkin F, Rush AJ; STAR*D Investigators. Methods of testing feasibility for sequenced treatment alternatives to relieve depression (STAR*D). J Psychiatr Res. 2004 May-Jun;38(3):241-8.

10797.  Zick SM, Benn R. Bridging CAM practice and research: teaching CAM practitioners about research methodology. Altern Ther Health Med. 2004 May-Jun;10(3):50-6.

10798.  Zochling J, March L, Lapsley H, Cross M, Tribe K, Brooks P. Use of complementary medicines for osteoarthritis--a prospective study. Ann Rheum Dis. 2004 May;63(5):549-54.

Ayurveda:

10799.  Kumar S, Sahu M. Concepts of krishnamandala roga in salakyatantra. Aryavaidyan 2003 Nov - 2004 Jan; XVII(2):116-117.

10800.  Padmavathamma S. Management of a case of ovarian cyst – clinical observation. Aryavaidyan 2003 Nov - 2004 Jan; XVII(2):118-119.

10801.  Pant C. Plastic surgery and ayurveda. Aryavaidyan 2003 Nov - 2004 Jan; XVII(2):110-115.

10802.  Thawani V; Kochar N; Khemani C; Hingorani; Ughade S. Efficacy of antidiabetic herbal combination " Glucoin " in diabetes mellitus. Antiseptic. 2004 Feb; 101(2): 70-4.

10803.  Varier NVK. From the pages of Vagbhata – LXIII. Aryavaidyan  2003 Nov - 2004 Jan; XVII(2):67-72.

10804.  Vasudevan Namboodiri MR. Tourism and ayurveda.  Aryavaidyan  2003 Nov - 2004 Jan; XVII(2):95-98.

Herbal Medicine:

10805.  Bailey DG, Dresser GK. Natural products and adverse drug interactions. CMAJ. 2004 May 11;170(10):1531-2.

10806.  Bent S, Ko R. Commonly used herbal medicines in the United States: a review. Am J Med. 2004 Apr 1;116(7):478-85. Review.

10807.  Cui Y, Shu XO, Gao Y, Wen W, Ruan ZX, Jin F, Zheng W. Use of complementary and alternative medicine by chinese women with breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2004 Jun;85(3):263-70.

10808.  Dubey NK, Rajesh Kumar, Tripathi P. Global promotion of herbal medicine: India’s opportunity. Curr Sci 2004; 86(1): 37-41.

10809.  Li WL, Zheng HC, Bukuru J, De Kimpe N. Natural medicines used in the traditional Chinese medical system for therapy of diabetes mellitus. J Ethnopharmacol. 2004 May;92(1):1-21. Review.

10810.  Malhotra S, Singh AP. Medicinal properties of ginger (Zingiber officinale rose.). Natural Product Radiance 2003; 2(6): 296-301.

10811.  Uzzo RG, Brown JG, Horwitz EM, Hanlon A, Mazzoni S, Konski A, Greenberg RE, Pollack A, Kolenko V, Watkins-Bruner D. Prevalence and patterns of self-initiated nutritional supplementation in men at high risk of prostate cancer. BJU Int. 2004 May;93(7):955-60.

10812.  Walker R. Criteria for risk assessment of botanical food supplements. Toxicol Lett. 2004 Apr 1;149(1-3):187-95. Review.

Homeopathy:

10813.  Bell IR, Lewis DA 2nd, Brooks AJ, Schwartz GE, Lewis SE, Walsh BT, Baldwin CM.  Improved clinical status in fibromyalgia patients treated with individualized  homeopathic remedies versus placebo. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2004 May;43(5):577-82.

10814.  Owen J, Green BN. Clinical and quality of life changes in a patient with cervical spinal stenosis following chiropractic and homeopathic care. Altern Ther Health Med. 2004 May-Jun;10(3):74-6.

Naturopathy:

10815.  Burgmann T, Rawsthorne P, Bernstein CN. Predictors of alternative and complementary medicine use in inflammatory bowel disease: do measures of conventional health care utilization relate to use? Am J Gastroenterol. 2004 May;99(5):889-93.

Reflexology:

10816.  Mori H, Ohsawa H, Tanaka TH, Taniwaki E, Leisman G, Nishijo K. Effect of massage on blood flow and muscle fatigue following isometric lumbar exercise. Med Sci Monit. 2004 May;10(5):CR173-8.

Rekhi:

10817.  Tendulkar AV, Joshi AA, Sohoni MA, Wangikar PP. Clustering of protein structural fragments reveals modular building block approach of nature. J Mol Biol.  2004 Apr 30;338(3):611-29. 

Traditional Medicince:

10818.  Check E. Psychedelic drugs: the ups and downs of ecstasy. Nature. 2004 May 13;429(6988):126-8.

10819.  Inngjerdingen K, Nergard CS, Diallo D, Mounkoro PP, Paulsen BS. An ethnopharmacological survey of plants used for wound healing in Dogonland, Mali, West Africa. J Ethnopharmacol. 2004 Jun;92(2-3):233-44.

10820.  Kim CY, Lim B. Modernized education of traditional medicine in Korea: is it contributing to the same type of professionalization seen in Western medicine? Soc Sci Med. 2004 May;58(10):1999-2008.

Yoga & Meditation:

10821.  Barnes PM, Powell-Griner E, McFann K, Nahin RL. Complementary and alternative medicine use among adults: United States, 2002. Adv Data. 2004 May 27;(343):1-19.

10822.  Carlson LE, Speca M, Patel KD, Goodey E. Mindfulness-based stress reduction in relation to quality of life, mood, symptoms of stress and levels of cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) and melatonin in breast and prostate cancer outpatients. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2004 May;29(4):448-74.

10823.  Cohen L, Warneke C, Fouladi RT, Rodriguez MA, Chaoul-Reich A. Psychological adjustment and sleep quality in a randomized trial of the effects of a Tibetan yoga intervention in patients with lymphoma. Cancer. 2004 May 15;100(10):2253-60.

10824.  Telles S, Naveen KV. Changes in middle latency auditory evoked potentials during meditation. Psychol Rep. 2004 Apr;94(2):398-400.