Alternative Medicine Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Alternative Medicine, including details on complementary medicine, alternative therapies, homeopathy.

Volume 2 (2006), Issue 2 (February)

1. Astragaloside IV from Astragalus membranaceus shows cardioprotection during myocardial ischemia in vivo and in vitro.
   Planta Med, 72(1): 4-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Arts in health care: a new paradigm for holistic nursing practice.
   J Holist Nurs, 24(1): 70-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Canine visitation (pet) therapy: pilot data on decreases in child pain perception.
   J Holist Nurs, 24(1): 51-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Effects of therapeutic touch on blood hemoglobin and hematocrit level.
   J Holist Nurs, 24(1): 41-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Spirituality, chronic illness, and rural life.
   J Holist Nurs, 24(1): 27-35. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Factors Contributing to Women's Ability to Maintain a Walking Program.
   J Holist Nurs, 24(1): 7-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Complementary medicines in psychiatry: review of effectiveness and safety.
   Br J Psychiatry, 188: 109-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Black cohosh and St. John's wort for climacteric complaints: a randomized trial.
   Obstet Gynecol, 107(2): 247-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Effect of Dracocephalum argunense on mast-cell-mediated hypersensitivity.
   Int Arch Allergy Immunol, 139(2): 87-95. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Soy phytochemicals prevent orthotopic growth and metastasis of bladder cancer in mice by alterations of cancer cell proliferation and apoptosis and tumor angiogenesis.
    Cancer Res, 66(3): 1851-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. The developmental/emergent model of archetype, its implications and its application to shamanism.
    J Anal Psychol, 51(1): 125-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. The results of periorbital rejuvenation with botulinum toxin A using two different protocols.
    Aesthetic Plast Surg, 30(1): 65-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. The effectiveness of hand acupuncture and moxibustion in decreasing pain and "coldness" in Korea women who have had hysterectomy: a pilot study.
    Appl Nurs Res, 19(1): 22-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Research on psychoneuroimmunology: tai chi as a stress management approach for individuals with HIV disease.
    Appl Nurs Res, 19(1): 2-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Strong humming for one hour daily to terminate chronic rhinosinusitis in four days: a case report and hypothesis for action by stimulation of endogenous nasal nitric oxide production.
    Med Hypotheses, 66(4): 851-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Didgeridoo playing as alternative treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome: randomised controlled trial.
    BMJ, 332(7536): 266-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Acupuncture normalizes the release of accumbal dopamine during the withdrawal period and after the ethanol challenge in chronic ethanol-treated rats.
    Neurosci Lett, 395(1): 28-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Joint action: bodies and minds moving together.
    Trends Cogn Sci, 10(2): 70-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Mode and site of acupuncture modulation in the human brain: 3D (124-ch) EEG power spectrum mapping and source imaging.
    Neuroimage, 29(4): 1080-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Effects of blue honeysuckle (Lonicera caerulea L.) extract on lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation in vitro and in vivo.
    Exp Eye Res, 82(5): 860-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Transcranial imaging of audiogenic epileptic foci in the cortex of DBA/2J mice.
    Neuroreport, 17(3): 267-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Lumbar disc herniations: surgical versus nonsurgical treatment.
    Clin Orthop Relat Res, 443: 183-97. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Top-10 list of herbal and supplemental medicines used by cosmetic patients: what the plastic surgeon needs to know.
    Plast Reconstr Surg, 117(2): 436-45; discussion 446-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Irritable bowel syndrome: new and emerging therapies.
    Curr Opin Gastroenterol, 22(2): 128-35. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Provocative sacroiliac joint maneuvers and sacroiliac joint block are unreliable for diagnosing sacroiliac joint pain.
    Joint Bone Spine, 73(1): 17-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. The efficiency of multiple impulse therapy for musculoskeletal complaints.
    J Manipulative Physiol Ther, 29(2): 162.e1-162.e9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. A pilot study comparing the effects of spinal manipulative therapy with those of extra-spinal manipulative therapy on quadriceps muscle strength.
    J Manipulative Physiol Ther, 29(2): 145-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Efficacy of treating low back pain and dysfunction secondary to osteoarthritis: chiropractic care compared with moist heat alone.
    J Manipulative Physiol Ther, 29(2): 107-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Improvement after chiropractic care in cervicocephalic kinesthetic sensibility and subjective pain intensity in patients with nontraumatic chronic neck pain.
    J Manipulative Physiol Ther, 29(2): 100-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. The relative responsiveness of 3 different types of clinical outcome measures on chiropractic patients with low back pain.
    J Manipulative Physiol Ther, 29(2): 95-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Effects of Silybum marianum on serum hepatitis C virus RNA, alanine aminotransferase levels and well-being in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
    J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 21(1): 275-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Effect of Withania somnifera root extract on reserpine-induced orofacial dyskinesia and cognitive dysfunction.
    Phytother Res, 20(2): 140-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Green tea (Camellia sinensis) extract ameliorates endotoxin induced sickness behavior and liver damage in rats.
    Phytother Res, 20(2): 125-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Botanical therapies in chronic fatigue.
    Phytother Res, 20(2): 91-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. p27(SJ), a novel protein in St John's Wort, that suppresses expression of HIV-1 genome.
    Gene Ther, 13(4): 288-95. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Traditional healers for HIV/AIDS prevention and family planning, Kiboga District, Uganda: evaluation of a program to improve practices.
    AIDS Behav, 9(4): 485-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Chemoprevention of photocarcinogenesis by selected dietary botanicals.
    Photochem Photobiol Sci, 5(2): 243-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Age and gender effect on the use of herbal medicine products and food supplements among the elderly.
    Scand J Prim Health Care, 24(1): 50-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. "We are not completely Westernised": dual medical systems and pathways to health care among Chinese migrant women in England.
    Soc Sci Med, 62(6): 1498-509. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Saw palmetto for benign prostatic hyperplasia.
    N Engl J Med, 354(6): 557-66. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Publishing trends in Chinese medicine and related subjects documented in WorldCat.
    Health Info Libr J, 23(1): 13-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Suggestion reduces the stroop effect.
    Psychol Sci, 17(2): 91-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Neurofeedback treatment of epilepsy: from basic rationale to practical application.
    Expert Rev Neurother, 6(2): 247-57. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. An outbreak of post-acupuncture cutaneous infection due to Mycobacterium abscessus.
    BMC Infect Dis, 6: 6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Relief of symptoms, side effects, and psychological distress through use of complementary and alternative medicine in women with breast cancer.
    Oncol Nurs Forum, 33(1): 97-104. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Seeking and managing hope: patients' experiences using the Internet for cancer care.
    Oncol Nurs Forum, 33(1): E8-17. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Recruitment and implementation strategies in randomised controlled trials of acupuncture and herbal medicine in women's health.
    Complement Ther Med, 14(1): 81-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Documentary analysis in CAM research: Part 2.
    Complement Ther Med, 14(1): 77-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Topical and oral CAM in acne: a review of the empirical evidence and a consideration of its context.
    Complement Ther Med, 14(1): 62-76. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. A novel sham moxibustion device: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
    Complement Ther Med, 14(1): 53-60; discussion 61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. The therapeutic efficacy of somatic acupuncture is not increased by auriculotherapy: a randomised, blind control study in cervical myofascial pain.
    Complement Ther Med, 14(1): 47-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Acupuncture for tinnitus: a series of six n = 1 controlled trials.
    Complement Ther Med, 14(1): 39-46. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. In vivo dc and ac measurements at acupuncture points in healthy and unhealthy people.
    Complement Ther Med, 14(1): 31-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Patients seeking care from acupuncture practitioners in the UK: a national survey.
    Complement Ther Med, 14(1): 20-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Patient requests and provider suggestions for alternative treatments as reported by rural and urban care providers.
    Complement Ther Med, 14(1): 10-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. The effect of topical wheatgrass cream on chronic plantar fasciitis: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
    Complement Ther Med, 14(1): 3-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Meditation potentially capable of increasing susceptibility to epilepsy - a follow-up hypothesis.
    Med Hypotheses, 66(5): 925-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. In vivo anthelmintic activity of Butea monosperma against Trichostrongylid nematodes in sheep.
    Fitoterapia, 77(2): 137-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Antidiarrhoeal activity of Cyperus rotundus.
    Fitoterapia, 77(2): 134-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Antidiabetic potential of Butea monosperma in rats.
    Fitoterapia, 77(2): 86-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. Hepatoprotective activity of Beta vulgaris against CCl4-induced hepatic injury in rats.
    Fitoterapia, 77(2): 91-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Theory of mind, inhibitory control, and preschool-age children's suggestibility in different interviewing contexts.
    J Exp Child Psychol, 93(2): 120-38. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. Study of traditional Chinese animal drugs using FT-IR and 2D-IR correlation spectroscopy.
    Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc, 63(3): 565-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Chemopreventive effects of Paullinia cupana Mart var. sorbilis, the guaraná, on mouse hepatocarcinogenesis.
    Cancer Lett, 233(1): 158-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. The efficacy of folk medicines in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus: results of a randomized controlled trial of Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels.
    J Clin Pharm Ther, 31(1): 1-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. Heart rate variability biofeedback: effects of age on heart rate variability, baroreflex gain, and asthma.
    Chest, 129(2): 278-84. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. Mechanisms of mindfulness.
    J Clin Psychol, 62(3): 373-86. [Abstract] [Full-text]
68. Complementary and alternative medicine use in breast cancer patients in Europe.
    Support Care Cancer, 14(3): 260-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
69. Sensory timing cues improve akinesia of grasping movements in Parkinson's disease: a comparison to the effects of subthalamic nucleus stimulation.
    Mov Disord, 21(2): 166-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
70. The potential of a person-centered approach in caring for patients with cancer: a perspective from the UCLA center for East-West medicine.
    Integr Cancer Ther, 5(1): 56-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
71. Dance in mental health nursing: a hybrid concept analysis.
    Issues Ment Health Nurs, 27(3): 307-17. [Abstract] [Full-text]
72. Pilot study to test the effectiveness of Healing Touch on agitation in people with dementia.
    Geriatr Nurs, 27(1): 34-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
73. In vitro antiplasmodial activity of 18 plants used in Congo Brazzaville traditional medicine.
    J Ethnopharmacol, 104(1): 168-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
74. Comparative pharmacognostic studies of three Phyllanthus species.
    J Ethnopharmacol, 104(1): 79-86. [Abstract] [Full-text]
75. Vitamin C content and antioxidant activity of the fruit and of the Ayurvedic preparation of Emblica officinalis Gaertn.
    J Ethnopharmacol, 104(1): 113-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
76. Use of medicinal plants for the treatment of oral diseases in Burkina Faso.
    J Ethnopharmacol, 104(1): 68-78. [Abstract] [Full-text]
77. Oral acupuncture in the therapy of craniomandibular dysfunction syndrome -- a randomized controlled trial.
    Wien Klin Wochenschr, 118(1): 36-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
78. Relieving symptoms in cancer: innovative use of art therapy.
    J Pain Symptom Manage, 31(2): 162-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
79. Complementary and alternative medicine.
    Anesthesiol Clin, 24(1): 81-111, viii. [Abstract] [Full-text]
80. Inspiratory muscle training in patients with heart failure and inspiratory muscle weakness: a randomized trial.
    J Am Coll Cardiol, 47(4): 757-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
81. Use of reflexology foot massage to reduce anxiety in hospitalized cancer patients in chemotherapy treatment: methodology and outcomes.
    J Nurs Manag, 14(2): 96-105. [Abstract] [Full-text]
82. Protection of Staphylococcus aureus-infected septic mice by suppression of early acute inflammation and enhanced antimicrobial activity by ginsan.
    FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol, 46(2): 187-97. [Abstract] [Full-text]
83. Posttraining lesions of the auditory thalamus, but not cortex, disrupt the inhibition of fear conditioned to an auditory stimulus.
    Eur J Neurosci, 23(3): 765-79. [Abstract] [Full-text]
84. Tian ma, an ancient Chinese herb, offers new options for the treatment of epilepsy and other conditions.
    Epilepsy Behav, 8(2): 376-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
85. Insights from molecular investigations of traditional Chinese herbal stroke medicines: implications for neuroprotective epilepsy therapy.
    Epilepsy Behav, 8(2): 350-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
86. Differences in the response of a striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) and a harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) to an acoustic alarm.
    Mar Environ Res, 61(3): 363-78. [Abstract] [Full-text]
87. Ossicular differentiation of airborne and seismic stimuli in the Cape golden mole (Chrysochloris asiatica).
    J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol, 192(3): 267-77. [Abstract] [Full-text]
88. Antiviral activity of a carrageenan from Gigartina skottsbergii against intraperitoneal murine herpes simplex virus infection.
    Planta Med, 72(2): 121-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
89. Observational study of an Arts-in-Medicine Program in an outpatient hemodialysis unit.
    Am J Kidney Dis, 47(3): 462-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
90. P6 acupressure does not prevent emesis during spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery.
    Anesth Analg, 102(3): 900-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
91. In vitro cytotoxicity studies of 20 plants used in Nigerian antimalarial ethnomedicine.
    Phytomedicine, 13(4): 295-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
92. Induction of neutral endopeptidase activity in PC-3 cells by an aqueous extract of Epilobium angustifolium L. and oenothein B.
    Phytomedicine, 13(4): 284-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
93. Anticariogenic activity of macelignan isolated from Myristica fragrans (nutmeg) against Streptococcus mutans.
    Phytomedicine, 13(4): 261-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
94. Anti-trichomonal, biochemical and toxicological activities of methanolic extract and some carbazole alkaloids isolated from the leaves of Murraya koenigii growing in Nigeria.
    Phytomedicine, 13(4): 246-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
95. Protective effect of CardiPro against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in mice.
    Phytomedicine, 13(4): 222-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
96. Experience increases the prepulse inhibition of the acoustic startle response in mice.
    Behav Neurosci, 120(1): 16-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
97. The efficacy of St. John's Wort in patients with minor depressive symptoms or dysthymia--a double-blind placebo-controlled study.
    Phytomedicine, 13(4): 215-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
98. Price elasticities for three types of CAM services: Experiences of a Boston Public Health Clinic.
    J Altern Complement Med, 12(1): 85-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
99. An approach to teaching primary care physicians how to integrate complementary medicine into their daily practices: a pilot study.
    J Altern Complement Med, 12(1): 79-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
100. Complementary and alternative provider use by insured patients with diabetes in Washington State.
     J Altern Complement Med, 12(1): 71-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
101. Changes in blood pressure after various forms of therapeutic massage: a preliminary study.
     J Altern Complement Med, 12(1): 65-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
102. Developing a traditional chinese medicine diagnostic structure for post-traumatic stress disorder.
     J Altern Complement Med, 12(1): 45-57. [Abstract] [Full-text]
103. The anti-inflammatory effects of low- and high-frequency electroacupuncture are mediated by peripheral opioids in a mouse air pouch inflammation model.
     J Altern Complement Med, 12(1): 39-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
104. Anatomic characterization of human ultra-weak photon emission in practitioners of transcendental meditation(TM) and control subjects.
     J Altern Complement Med, 12(1): 31-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
105. Effects of guided imagery on outcomes of pain, functional status, and self-efficacy in persons diagnosed with fibromyalgia.
     J Altern Complement Med, 12(1): 23-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
106. Personal interaction with a Reiki practitioner decreases noise-induced microvascular damage in an animal model.
     J Altern Complement Med, 12(1): 15-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
107. In vitro effect of Reiki treatment on bacterial cultures: Role of experimental context and practitioner well-being.
     J Altern Complement Med, 12(1): 7-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
108. Traditional Chinese medicines Wu Wei Zi (Schisandra chinensis Baill) and Gan Cao (Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch) activate pregnane X receptor and increase warfarin clearance in rats.
     J Pharmacol Exp Ther, 316(3): 1369-77. [Abstract] [Full-text]
109. Mind-operated devices: mental control of a computer using biofeedback.
     Cyberpsychol Behav, 9(1): 1-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
110. Stress management: a randomized study of cognitive behavioural therapy and yoga.
     Cogn Behav Ther, 35(1): 3-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
111. Ginkgo biloba use in nursing home elderly with epilepsy or seizure disorder.
     Epilepsia, 47(2): 323-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
112. Mantram repetition for stress management in veterans and employees: a critical incident study.
     J Adv Nurs, 53(5): 502-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
113. Reduction of diet-induced obesity by a combination of tea-catechin intake and regular swimming.
     Int J Obes (Lond), 30(3): 561-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
114. Acupuncture in patients with chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial.
     Arch Intern Med, 166(4): 450-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
115. Regular tai chi chuan exercise enhances functional mobility and CD4CD25 regulatory T cells.
     Br J Sports Med, 40(3): 239-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
116. Women give birth and pizzas are delivered: language and Western childbirth paradigms.
     J Midwifery Womens Health, 51(2): 119-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
117. The psychological effects of aromatherapy-massage in healthy postpartum mothers.
     J Midwifery Womens Health, 51(2): e21-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
118. Electroacupuncture-induced pressor and chronotropic effects in anesthetized rats.
     Auton Neurosci, 124(1): 18-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
119. Evaluation of haptotherapy for patients with cancer treated with chemotherapy at a day clinic.
     Patient Educ Couns, 60(3): 336-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
120. Natural breath control during lifting tasks: effect of load.
     Eur J Appl Physiol, 96(4): 453-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
121. Effects of green tea consumption on inflammation, insulin resistance and pulse wave velocity in type 2 diabetes patients.
     Diabetes Res Clin Pract, 71(3): 356-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
122. Hypericum extract reverses S-ketamine-induced changes in auditory evoked potentials in humans - possible implications for the treatment of schizophrenia.
     Biol Psychiatry, 59(5): 440-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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