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Recent Literature

Complementary Medicine - General

Algier LA, Hanoglu Z, Ozden G, Kara F. The use of complementary and alternative (non-conventional) medicine in cancer patients in Turkey.
Eur J Oncol Nurs 2005; 9: 138–46. [Abstract]
Address: LA Algier
Department of Nursing, Health Sciences Faculty, Baskent University, Baglica Campus, Ankara 06530, Turkey
Beider S. An ethical argument for integrated palliative care.
Evid Based Complement Altern Med 2005; 2: 227–31. [Abstract]
Address:
None supplied
Blazek-O’Neill B. Complementary and alternative medicine in allergy, otitis media, and asthma.
Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2005; 5: 313–18. [Abstract]
Address:
Allegheny General Hospital, Integrated Medicine Program, 320 E North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, USA
Braun CA, Bearinger LH, Halcon LL, Pettingell SL. Adolescent use of complementary therapies.
J Adolesc Health 2005; 37: 76.
Address: CA Braun
Nursing Department, College of St Benedict/St John’s University, St Joseph, MN 56374, USA
Buenz EJ. Country development does not presuppose the loss of forest resources for traditional medicine use.
J Ethnopharmacol 2005; 100: 118–23. [Abstract]
Address:
Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First Street NW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Burrowes JD, Van Houten G. Use of alternative medicine by patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease.
Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 2005; 12: 312–25. [Abstract]
Address:
None supplied
Caminal Homar J. Complementary or alternative medicine? A dilemma for the public health system? [In Spanish].
Aten Primaria 2005; 35: 389–91. [Abstract]
Address:
Departamento de Pediatria, de Obstetricia y Ginecologia y de Medicina Preventiva, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
Cartwright T, Torr R. Making sense of illness: the experiences of users of complementary medicine.
J Health Psychol 2005; 10: 559–72. [Abstract]
Address: T Cartwright
University of Westminster, UK
Cohen MH. Legal issues in caring for patients with kidney disease by selectively integrating complementary therapies.
Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 2005; 12: 300–11. [Abstract]
Address:
None supplied
Dresang LT, Brebrick L, Murray D et al. Family medicine in Cuba: community-oriented primary care and complementary and alternative medicine.
J Am Board Fam Pract 2005; 18: 297–303.
Address: LT Dresang
University of Wisconsin Medical School, St Luke’s Family Practice Residency, Milwaukee, USA
Ernst E. Creating research capacity in complementary medicine.
Complement Ther Clin Pract 2005; 11: 214–16. [Abstract]
Address:
Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, 25 Victoria Park Road, Exeter EX2 4NT, UK
Everett LL, Birmingham PK, Williams GD et al. Herbal and homeopathic medication use in pediatric surgical patients.
Paediatr Anaesth 2005; 15: 455–60. [Abstract]
Address: LL Everett
Department of Anesthesiology, Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, University of Washington, USA
Guenther E, Mendoza J, Crouch BI et al. Differences in herbal and dietary supplement use in the Hispanic and non-Hispanic pediatric populations.
Pediatr Emerg Care 2005; 21: 507–14. [Abstract]
Address: E Guenther
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine Salt Lake City, UT 84158, USA
Hahn EG, Brinkhaus B, Joos S et al. Integration of complementary and alternative medicine into German medical school curricula – contradictions between the opinions of decision makers and the status quo.
Forsch Komplementärmed Klass Naturheilkd 2005; 12: 139–43. [Abstract]
Address: EG Hahn
Institut fur Sozialmedizin, Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsökonomie, Charité, Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
Hassed C. An integrative approach to asthma.
Aust Fam Physician 2005; 34: 573–6.
Address:
Department of General Practice, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
Herman PM, Craig BM, Caspi O. Is complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) cost-effective? A systematic review.
BMC Complement Altern Med 2005; 5: 11.
Address:
None supplied
Hirschkorn KA, Bourgeault IL. Conceptualizing mainstream health care providers’ behaviours in relation to complementary and alternative medicine.
Soc Sci Med 2005; 61: 157–70. [Abstract]
Address: KA Hirschkorn
Department of Sociology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4M4
Jacobson JS, Grann VR, Gnatt MA et al. Cancer outcomes at the Hufeland (complementary/alternative medicine) Klinik: a best-case series review.
Integr Cancer Ther 2005; 4: 156–67. [Abstract]
Address: JS Jacobson
Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY 10032, USA
Jonas WB. Building an evidence house: challenges and solutions to research in complementary and alternative medicine.
Forsch Komplementärmed Klass Naturheilkd 2005; 12: 159–67. [Abstract]
Address:
None supplied
Klassen TP, Pham B, Lawson ML, Moher D. For randomized controlled trials, the quality of reports of complementary and alternative medicine was as good as reports of conventional medicine.
J Clin Epidemiol 2005; 58: 763–8. [Abstract]
Address: TP Klassen
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Kotsirilos V. Complementary and alternative medicine. Part 1 – what does it all mean?
Aust Fam Physician 2005; 34: 595–7.
Address:
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Australasian Integrative Medicine Association Working Party, Australia
Lee CO. Communicating facts and knowledge in cancer complementary and alternative medicine.
Semin Oncol Nurs 2005; 21: 201–14. [Abstract]
Address:
National Cancer Institute, Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Rockville, Maryland, USA
Lutschini MJ. Engaging with holism in Australian Aboriginal health policy – a review.
Aust New Zealand Health Policy 2005; 2: 15.
Address:
None supplied
Markovic M, Manderson L, Wray N, Quinn M. Complementary medicine use by Australian women with gynaecological cancer.
Psychooncology 2005; (epub ahead of print)
Address: M Markovic
Key Centre for Women’s Health in Society, University of Melbourne, Australia
Molassiotis A. The evil complementary and alternative medicine!…the debate continues!
Eur J Oncol Nurs 2005; 9: 112–14. [Abstract]
Address:
University of Manchester, UK
Nahin RL, Pontzer CH, Chesney MA. Racing toward the integration of complementary and alternative medicine: a marathon or a sprint?
Health Aff (Millwood) 2005; 24: 991–3. [Abstract]
Address: RL Nahin
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health, in Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Nahin RL. Identifying and pursuing research priorities at the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
FASEB J 2005; 19: 1209–15. [Abstract]
Address:
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-2182, USA
Naidu S, Wilkinson JM, Simpson MD. Attitudes of Australian pharmacists toward complementary and alternative medicines.
Ann Pharmacother 2005; 39: 1456–61. [Abstract]
Address: S Naidu
School of Biomedical Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia
Ness J, Cirillo DJ, Weir DR et al. Use of complementary medicine in older Americans: results from the health and retirement study.
Gerontologist 2005; 45: 516–24.
Address: J Ness
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, SE624GH, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Pittler MH, Ernst E. Complementary therapies for peripheral arterial disease: systematic review.
Atherosclerosis 2005; 181: 1–7. [Abstract]
Address: MH Pittler
Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, 25 Victoria Road, Exeter EX2 4NT, UK
Pud D, Kaner E, Morag A et al. Use of complementary and alternative medicine among cancer patients in Israel.
Eur J Oncol Nurs 2005; 9: 124–30. [Abstract]
Address: D Pud
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Studies, University of Haifa, Haifa 31905, Israel
Rossi P, Di Lorenzo G, Malpezzi MG et al. Prevalence, pattern and predictors of use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in migraine patients attending a headache clinic in Italy.
Cephalalgia 2005; 25: 493–506. [Abstract]
Address: P Rossi
Headache Clinic, INI Grottaferrata, University Centre for Adaptive Disorders and Headache, IRCCS C. Mondino Institute of Neurology and University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Sandor PS, Afra J. Nonpharmacologic treatment of migraine.
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2005; 9: 202–5. [Abstract]
Address: PS Sandor
Headache and Pain Unit, Neurology Department, Frauenklinikstr 26, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
Schmeda-Hirschmann G, Yesilada E. Traditional medicine and gastroprotective crude drugs.
J Ethnopharmacol 2005; 100: 61–6. [Abstract]
Address: G Schmeda-Hirschmann
Instituto de Quimica de Recursos Naturales, Universidad de Talca, Talca, Casilla 747, Chile
Schwarz S, Leweling H, Meinck HM. Alternative and complementary therapies in multiple sclerosis.
[In German] Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr 2005; 73: 451–62. [Abstract]
Address: S Schwarz
Neurologische Klinik, Klinikum Mannheim der Universität Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
Scott JA, Kearney N, Hummerston S, Molassiotis A. Use of complementary and alternative medicine in patients with cancer: a UK survey.
Eur J Oncol Nurs 2005; 9: 131–7. [Abstract]
Address: JA Scott
Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK
Shaikh BT, Hatcher J. Complementary and alternative medicine in Pakistan: prospects and limitations.
Evid Based Complement Altern Med 2005; 2: 139–42. [Abstract]
Address:
None supplied
Shekelle PG, Morton SC, Suttorp MJ et al. Challenges in systematic reviews of complementary and alternative medicine topics.
Ann Intern Med 2005; 142: 1042–7.
Address: PG Shekelle
Southern California Evidence-based Practice Center, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA 90401, USA
Singh H, Maskarinec G, Shumay DM. Understanding the motivation for conventional and complementary/alternative medicine use among men with prostate cancer.
Integr Cancer Ther 2005; 4: 187–94. [Abstract]
Address: H Singh
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, Honolulu
Smith C, Martin K, Hotham E et al. Naturopaths practice behaviour: provision and access to information on complementary and alternative medicines.
BMC Complement Altern Med 2005; 5: 15.
Address: C Smith
School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Steinsbekk A, Launso L. Empowering the cancer patient or controlling the tumor? A qualitative study of how cancer patients experience consultations with complementary and alternative medicine practitioners and physicians, respectively.
Integr Cancer Ther 2005; 4: 195–200. [Abstract]
Address: A Steinsbekk
Department of Public Health and General Practice, NTNU, Norway
Styczynski J, Wysocki M. Alternative medicine remedies might stimulate viability of leukemic cells.
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2006; 46: 94–8. [Abstract]
Address: J Styczynski
Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum of Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University of Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Talmi YP, Yakirevitch A, Migirov L et al. Limited use of complementary and alternative medicine in Israeli head and neck cancer patients.
Laryngoscope 2005; 115: 1505–8. [Abstract]
Address: YP Talmi
Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
Tam KF, Cheng DK, Ng TY, Ngan HY. The behaviors of seeking a second opinion from other health-care professionals and the utilization of complementary and alternative medicine in gynecologic cancer patients.
Support Care Cancer 2005; 13: 679–84. [Abstract]
Address: KF Tam
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
Teixeira MZ, Chin AL, Martins MD. Homeopathy and acupuncture teaching at Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo: the undergraduates attitudes.
Sao Paulo Med J 2005; 123: 77–82.
Address: MZ Teixeira
Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Tsao JC, Zeltzer LK. Complementary and alternative medicine approaches for pediatric pain: a review of the state-of-the-science.
Evid Based Complement Altern Med 2005; 2: 149–59. [Abstract]
Address:
None supplied
van Tulder MW, Furlan AD, Gagnier JJ. Complementary and alternative therapies for low back pain.
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2005; 19: 639–54. [Abstract]
Address: MW van Tulder
Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Neikrug S et al. Clinical holistic medicine: holistic treatment of mental disorders.
ScientificWorldJournal 2005; 5: 427–45. [Abstract]
Address: S Ventegodt
Nordic School of Holistic Medicine and Quality of Life Research Center, Teglgardstraede 4-8, Copenhagen K, DK-1452, Denmark
Walji M, Sagaram S, Meric-Bernstam F et al. Searching for cancer-related information online: unintended retrieval of complementary and alternative medicine information.
Int J Med Inform 2005; 74: 685–93. [Abstract]
Address: M Walji
School of Health Information Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 7000 Fannin Street, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Wyatt G, Post-White J. Future direction of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) education and research.
Semin Oncol Nurs 2005; 21: 215–24. [Abstract]
Address: G Wyatt
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Yoshimura K, Ueda N, Ichioka K et al. Use of complementary and alternative medicine by patients with urologic cancer: a prospective study at a single Japanese institution.
Support Care Cancer 2005; 13: 685–90. [Abstract]
Address: K Yoshimura
Department of Urology, Kyoto Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan