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Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:31
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The use of Traditional Medicine by Ghanaians in Canada
Research into health and health-care seeking behaviour amongst immigrant populations suggests that culturally-based behaviours change over time towards those prevalent in the host culture. Such acculturation o...
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Effectiveness of acupuncture, special dressings and simple, low-adherence dressings for healing venous leg ulcers in primary healthcare: study protocol for a cluster-randomized open-labeled trial
Venous leg ulcers constitute a chronic recurring complaint that affects 1.0–1.3% of the adult population at some time in life, and which corresponds to approximately 75% of all chronic ulcers of the leg. Multi...
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Craniosacral therapy for migraine: Protocol development for an exploratory controlled clinical trial
Migraine affects approximately 20% of the population. Conventional care for migraine is suboptimal; overuse of medications for the treatment of episodic migraines is a risk factor for developing chronic daily ...
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Acanthus montanus: An experimental evaluation of the antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and immunological properties of a traditional remedy for furuncles
Acanthus montanus (Nees) T. Anderson (Acanthaceae) is a shrub widespread in Africa, the Balkans, Romania, Greece and Eastern Mediterranean. It is used in African traditional medicine for the treatment of urogeni...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:27 -
Validation of a questionnaire measuring the regulation of autonomic function
To broaden the range of outcomes that we can measure for patients undergoing treatment for oncological and other chronic conditions, we aimed to validate a questionnaire measuring self-reported autonomic regul...
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How do parents of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) perceive their therapies?
Complementary and alternative medical (CAM) therapies are commonly used by pediatric patients with chronic medical conditions. Little is known about parents' perceptions of these therapies. This study describe...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:25 -
Attitudes towards fibromyalgia: A survey of Canadian chiropractic, naturopathic, physical therapy and occupational therapy students
The frequent use of chiropractic, naturopathic, and physical and occupational therapy by patients with fibromyalgia has been emphasized repeatedly, but little is known about the attitudes of these therapists t...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:24 -
Nitric oxide pathway-mediated relaxant effect of aqueous sesame leaves extract (Sesamum radiatum Schum. & Thonn.) in the guinea-pig isolated aorta smooth muscle
Sesamum radiatum Schum. & Thonn. (Pedaliaceae) is an annual herbaceous plant, which belongs to the family Pedaliaceae and genus Sesamum. Sesame is used in traditional medicine in Africa and Asia for many disease...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:23 -
Correcting non cephalic presentation with moxibustion: study protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial in general practice
Non cephalic presentation in childbirth involves various risks to both the mother and the foetus. The incidence in Spain is 3.8% of all full-term pregnancies. The most common technique used to end the gestatio...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:22 -
Effect of exercise therapy on lipid profile and oxidative stress indicators in patients with type 2 diabetes
Yoga has been shown to be a simple and economical therapeutic modality that may be considered as a beneficial adjuvant for type 2 diabetes mellitus. This study investigated the impact of Hatha yoga and convent...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:21 -
Electroacupuncture activates corticotrophin-releasing hormone-containing neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalammus to alleviate edema in a rat model of inflammation
Studies show that electroacupuncture (EA) has beneficial effects in patients with inflammatory diseases. This study investigated the mechanisms of EA anti-inflammation, using a rat model of complete Freund's a...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:20 -
Prospective investigation of complementary and alternative medicine use and subsequent hospitalizations
The prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use has been estimated to be as high as 65% in some populations. However, there has been little objective research into the possible risks or bene...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:19 -
The effect of acupuncture duration on analgesia and peripheral sensory thresholds
Acupuncture provides a means of peripheral stimulation for pain relief. However, the detailed neuronal mechanisms by which acupuncture relieves pain are still poorly understood and information regarding optima...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:18 -
Complementary and alternative medicine use among women at increased genetic risk of breast and ovarian cancer
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is well documented among breast cancer patients and survivors, but little evidence is available to describe rates and patterns of use among women at increased g...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:17 -
Motivations for consulting complementary and alternative medicine practitioners: A comparison of consumers from 1997–8 and 2005
Use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), and especially CAM practitioners, has continued to rise in recent years. Although several motivators of CAM use have been identified, little is known about ...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:16 -
Evaluation of behavioural and antioxidant activity of Cytisus scoparius Link in rats exposed to chronic unpredictable mild stress
Various human diseases have oxidative stress as one of their component. Many herbs have been reported to exhibit properties that combat oxidative stress through their active constituents such as flavonoids, ta...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:15 -
Patterns of complementary and alternative medicine use amongst outpatients in Tokyo, Japan
The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has been increasing rapidly throughout the world during the past decade. The use of CAM in the general Japanese population has been previously reported t...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:14 -
A systematic review of the clinical effectiveness of acupuncture for allergic rhinitis
Allergies cause a considerable burden to both sufferers and the National Health Service. There is growing interest in acupuncture as a treatment for a range of conditions. Since acupuncture may modulate the im...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:13 -
Study protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial in general practice investigating the effectiveness of acupuncture against migraine
Migraine is a chronic neurologic disease that can severely affect the patient's quality of life. Although in recent years many randomised studies have been carried out to investigate the effectiveness of acupu...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:12 -
Does pharmaceutical advertising affect journal publication about dietary supplements?
Advertising affects consumer and prescriber behaviors. The relationship between pharmaceutical advertising and journals' publication of articles regarding dietary supplements (DS) is unknown.
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:11 -
Mosquito larvicidal activities of Solanum villosum berry extract against the dengue vector Stegomyia aegypti
Vector control is facing a threat due to the emergence of resistance to synthetic insecticides. Insecticides of botanical origin may serve as suitable alternative biocontrol techniques in the future. Although ...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:10 -
Factors and common conditions associated with adolescent dietary supplement use: an analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
Little is known about the prevalence of dietary supplement (DS) use in American adolescents. We conducted this study to analyze the prevalence of DS use and factors associated with this use in a national popul...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:9 -
Eurythmy Therapy in clinical studies: a systematic literature review
We aimed to overview the current literature on eurythmy therapy (EYT) which is an integral part of Anthroposophic Medicine. EYT can be described as a movement therapy in which speech movements are transposed i...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:8 -
The use of biomedicine, complementary and alternative medicine, and ethnomedicine for the treatment of epilepsy among people of South Asian origin in the UK
Studies have shown that a significant proportion of people with epilepsy use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). CAM use is known to vary between different ethnic groups and cultural contexts; howeve...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:7 -
Adult vaccination coverage levels among users of complementary/alternative medicine – results from the 2002 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
While many Complementary/Alternative Medicine (CAM) practitioners do not object to immunization, some discourage or even actively oppose vaccination among their patients. However, previous studies in this area...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:6 -
Effect of Lactobacillus acidophilus supernatants on body weight and leptin expression in rats
Lactobacillus extracts and supernatants have been used as probiotics in human and veterinary medicine for their ability to enhance wound healing and immunity. Previous data from our laboratory demonstrated that
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:5 -
Self-care and adherence to medication: a survey in the hypertension outpatient clinic
Self-care practices for patients with hypertension include adherence to medication, use of blood pressure self-monitoring and use of complementary and alternative therapies (CAM) The prevalence of CAM use and ...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:4 -
Healing Potential of Picrorhiza kurroa (Scrofulariaceae) rhizomes against indomethacin-induced gastric ulceration: a mechanistic exploration.
The present study was undertaken to evaluate the potential of the rhizomes of the Indian medicinal plant, Picrorhiza kurroa in healing indomethacin-induced acute stomach ulceration in mice and examine its capacit...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:3 -
Attitudes and perceptions of Australian pharmacy students towards Complementary and Alternative Medicine – a pilot study
With the increased usage of CAM worldwide comes the demand for its integration into health professional education. However, the incorporation of CAM into health professional curricula is handled quite differen...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:2 -
Ginger extract inhibits LPS induced macrophage activation and function
Macrophages play a dual role in host defence. They act as the first line of defence by mounting an inflammatory response to antigen exposure and also act as antigen presenting cells and initiate the adaptive i...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:1 -
Ginger inhibits cell growth and modulates angiogenic factors in ovarian cancer cells
Ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc) is a natural dietary component with antioxidant and anticarcinogenic properties. The ginger component [6]-gingerol has been shown to exert anti-inflammatory effects through media...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007 7:44 -
Wellness through a comprehensive Yogic breathing program – A controlled pilot trial
Increasing rates of psychosocial disturbances give rise to increased risks and vulnerability for a wide variety of stress-related chronic pain and other illnesses. Relaxation exercises aim at reducing stress a...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007 7:43 -
Use of complementary alternative medicine for low back pain consulting in general practice: a cohort study
Although back pain is considered one of the most frequent reasons why patients seek complementary and alternative medical (CAM) therapies little is known on the extent patients are actually using CAM for back ...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007 7:42 -
Patients' motives for choosing a physician: comparison between conventional and complementary medicine in Swiss primary care
The study is part of a nationwide evaluation of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in primary care in Switzerland. The Objective was to identify patients' expectations and reasons governing the choic...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007 7:41 -
Does practicing hatha yoga satisfy recommendations for intensity of physical activity which improves and maintains health and cardiovascular fitness?
Little is known about the metabolic and heart rate responses to a typical hatha yoga session. The purposes of this study were 1) to determine whether a typical yoga practice using various postures meets the cu...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007 7:40 -
Factors Associated with herb and dietary supplement use by young adults in the United States
Little is known about the association between use of herbs and dietary supplements (HDS) and lifestyle/behavior factors in young adults in the US.
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007 7:39 -
Knowledge and exposure to complementary and alternative medicine in paediatric doctors: a questionnaire survey
Complementary and alternative medicines are increasingly used by the general population. A survey was conducted to ascertain the knowledge of Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAMs) amongst paediatric p...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007 7:38 -
Adherence to yoga and exercise interventions in a 6-month clinical trial
To determine factors that predict adherence to a mind-body intervention in a randomized trial.
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007 7:37 -
Effect of Fagonia Arabica (Dhamasa) on in vitro thrombolysis
Atherothrombotic diseases such as myocardial or cerebral infarction are serious consequences of the thrombus formed in blood vessels. Thrombolytic agents are used to dissolve the already formed clots in the bl...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007 7:36 -
Acupuncture in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: a double-blind controlled pilot study
In planning a randomized controlled trial of acupuncture, we conducted a pilot study using validated outcome measures to assess the feasibility of the protocol, and to obtain preliminary data on efficacy and t...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007 7:35 -
Comparison of glucosamine sulfate and a polyherbal supplement for the relief of osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN25438351]
The efficacy and safety of a dietary supplement derived from South American botanicals was compared to glucosamine sulfate in osteoarthritis subjects in a Mumbai-based multi-center, randomized, double-blind st...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007 7:34 -
Characterization of the "deqi" response in acupuncture
Acupuncture stimulation elicits deqi, a composite of unique sensations that is essential for clinical efficacy according to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). There is lack of adequate experimental data to indic...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007 7:33 -
Measuring perceived effects of drinking an extract of basidiomycetes Agaricus blazei murill: a survey of Japanese consumers with cancer
To survey cancer patients who consume an extract of the Basidiomycetes Agaricus blazei Murill mushroom (Sen-Sei-Ro) to measure their self-assessment of its effects and to develop an instrument for use in future r...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007 7:32 -
A double-blind placebo needle for acupuncture research
Placebo needles that can mask acupuncture practitioners to the type of needle used have been considered almost impossible to develop until now.
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007 7:31 -
Frequency of complementary and alternative medicine utilization in hypertensive patients attending an urban tertiary care centre in Nigeria
To study the frequency and pattern of use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in patients with essential hypertension attending a tertiary hypertension clinic.
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007 7:30 -
An experimental evaluation of the antidiabetic and antilipidemic properties of a standardized Momordica charantia fruit extract
The MCE, Momordica charantia fruit extract Linn. (Cucurbitaceae) have been documented to elicit hypoglycemic activity on various occasions. However, due to lack of standardization of these extracts, their efficac...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007 7:29 -
Use of complementary and alternative medicine by cancer patients at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria
The use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) by cancer patients is very common and varies between populations. The referenced English literature has no local study from Africa on this subject. This ...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007 7:28 -
Corticosterone mediates electroacupuncture-produced anti-edema in a rat model of inflammation
Electroacupuncture (EA) has been reported to produce anti-edema and anti-hyperalgesia effects on inflammatory disease. However, the mechanisms are not clear. The present study investigated the biochemical mech...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007 7:27 -
Anticonvulsant effects of aerial parts of Passiflora incarnata extract in mice: involvement of benzodiazepine and opioid receptors
Passion flower (Passiflora incarnata) is used in traditional medicine of Europe and South America to treat anxiety, insomnia and seizure. Recently, it has shown antianxiety and sedative effects in human.
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007 7:26