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Kathi J Kemper and Kaylene L Hood PMCID: PMC2322947 Database TCMGeneDIT: a database for associated traditional Chinese medicine, gene and disease information using text mining Yu-Ching Fang, Hsuan-Cheng Huang, Hsin-Hsi Chen, and Hsueh-Fen Juan PMCID: PMC2584015 Study Protocol Study protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial in general practice investigating the effectiveness of acupuncture against migraine Jorge Vas, Ángel Rebollo, Emilio Perea-Milla, Camila Méndez, Carlos Ramos Font, Manuel Gómez-Río, Manuel Martín-Ávila, Justo Carbrera-Iboleón, M Dolores Caballero, M Ángeles Olmos, Inmaculada Aguilar, Vicente Faus, and Francisco Martos PMCID: PMC2377233 Correcting non cephalic presentation with moxibustion: study protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial in general practice Jorge Vas, José Manuel Aranda, Mercedes Barón, Emilio Perea-Milla, Camila Méndez, Carmen Ramírez, Inmaculada Aguilar, Manuela Modesto, Ana María Lara, Francisco Martos, and Antonio J García-Ruiz PMCID: PMC2412837 Craniosacral therapy for migraine: Protocol development for an exploratory controlled clinical trial John D Mann, Keturah R Faurot, Laurel Wilkinson, Peter Curtis, Remy R Coeytaux, Chirayath Suchindran, and Susan A Gaylord PMCID: PMC2442042 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 Jorge Vas, Manuela Modesto, Camila Mendez, Emilio Perea-Milla, Inmaculada Aguilar, Jesus Manuel Carrasco-Lozano, Vicente Faus, and Francisco Martos PMCID: PMC2432047 Randomised controlled study in the primary healthcare sector to investigate the effectiveness and safety of auriculotherapy for the treatment of uncomplicated chronic rachialgia: a study protocol Jorge Vas, Inmaculada Aguilar, M Ángeles Campos, Camila Méndez, Emilio Perea-Milla, Manuela Modesto, Paloma Caro, Francisco Martos, and Antonio J García-Ruiz PMCID: PMC2481242 Research Articles Ginger extract inhibits LPS induced macrophage activation and function Sudipta Tripathi, David Bruch, and Dilip S Kittur PMCID: PMC2234390 Attitudes and perceptions of Australian pharmacy students towards Complementary and Alternative Medicine – a pilot study Evelin Tiralongo and Marianne Wallis PMCID: PMC2267156 Healing Potential of Picrorhiza kurroa (Scrofulariaceae) rhizomes against indomethacin-induced gastric ulceration: a mechanistic exploration. Debashish Banerjee, Biswanath Maity, Subrata K Nag, Sandip K Bandyopadhyay, and Subrata Chattopadhyay PMCID: PMC2266895 Self-care and adherence to medication: a survey in the hypertension outpatient clinic Faekah Gohar, Sheila M Greenfield, D Gareth Beevers, Gregory YH Lip, and Kate Jolly PMCID: PMC2259297 Effect of Lactobacillus acidophilus supernatants on body weight and leptin expression in rats Renato Sousa, Jaroslava Halper, Jian Zhang, Stephen J Lewis, and Wan-I O Li PMCID: PMC2263016 Adult vaccination coverage levels among users of complementary/alternative medicine – results from the 2002 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Shannon Stokley, Karen A Cullen, Allison Kennedy, and Barbara H Bardenheier PMCID: PMC2266896 The use of biomedicine, complementary and alternative medicine, and ethnomedicine for the treatment of epilepsy among people of South Asian origin in the UK Penny J Rhodes, Neil Small, Hanif Ismail, and John P Wright PMCID: PMC2329602 Eurythmy Therapy in clinical studies: a systematic literature review Arndt Büssing, Thomas Ostermann, Magdalena Majorek, and Peter F Matthiessen PMCID: PMC2322948 Factors and common conditions associated with adolescent dietary supplement use: an analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Paula Gardiner, Catherine Buettner, Roger B Davis, Russell S Phillips, and Kathi J Kemper PMCID: PMC2330139 Mosquito larvicidal activities of Solanum villosum berry extract against the dengue vector Stegomyia aegypti Nandita Chowdhury, Anupam Ghosh, and Goutam Chandra PMCID: PMC2364612 A systematic review of the clinical effectiveness of acupuncture for allergic rhinitis Jonathan Roberts, Aarnoud Huissoon, Janine Dretzke, Dechao Wang, and Christopher Hyde PMCID: PMC2386775 Patterns of complementary and alternative medicine use amongst outpatients in Tokyo, Japan Satoshi Hori, Iordan Mihaylov, Joana C Vasconcelos, and Malcolm McCoubrie PMCID: PMC2375857 Evaluation of behavioural and antioxidant activity of Cytisus scoparius Link in rats exposed to chronic unpredictable mild stress Jayabalan Nirmal, Chidambaram Saravana Babu, Thanukrishnan Harisudhan, and Muthiah Ramanathan PMCID: PMC2386776 Motivations for consulting complementary and alternative medicine practitioners: A comparison of consumers from 1997–8 and 2005 Fuschia M Sirois PMCID: PMC2390516 Complementary and alternative medicine use among women at increased genetic risk of breast and ovarian cancer Christine M Mueller, Phuong L Mai, Jaime Bucher, June A Peters, Jennifer T Loud, and Mark H Greene PMCID: PMC2391138 The effect of acupuncture duration on analgesia and peripheral sensory thresholds Albert Y Leung, Susan J Kim, Gery Schulteis, and Tony Yaksh PMCID: PMC2386116 Prospective investigation of complementary and alternative medicine use and subsequent hospitalizations Tyler C Smith, Besa Smith, and Margaret AK Ryan PMCID: PMC2394513 Electroacupuncture activates corticotrophin-releasing hormone-containing neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalammus to alleviate edema in a rat model of inflammation Aihui Li, Lixing Lao, Yi Wang, Jiajia Xin, Ke Ren, Brian M Berman, Ming Tan, and Ruixin Zhang PMCID: PMC2408560 Effect of exercise therapy on lipid profile and oxidative stress indicators in patients with type 2 diabetes Lorenzo A Gordon, Errol Y Morrison, Donovan A McGrowder, Ronald Young, Yeiny Terry Pena Fraser, Eslaen Martorell Zamora, Ruby L Alexander-Lindo, and Rachael R Irving PMCID: PMC2390515 Nitric oxide pathway-mediated relaxant effect of aqueous sesame leaves extract (Sesamum radiatum Schum. & Thonn.) in the guinea-pig isolated aorta smooth muscle André B Konan, Jacques Y Datté, and Paul A Yapo PMCID: PMC2426668 Attitudes towards fibromyalgia: A survey of Canadian chiropractic, naturopathic, physical therapy and occupational therapy students Jason W Busse, Abhaya V Kulkarni, Parminder Badwall, Gordon H Guyatt, and the Medically Unexplained Syndromes Study Group PMCID: PMC2424029 How do parents of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) perceive their therapies? Kelly Rouster-Stevens, Savithri Nageswaran, Thomas A Arcury, and Kathi J Kemper PMCID: PMC2424030 Validation of a questionnaire measuring the regulation of autonomic function M Kröz, G Feder, HB von Laue, R Zerm, M Reif, M Girke, H Matthes, C Gutenbrunner, and C Heckmann PMCID: PMC2440731 Acanthus montanus: An experimental evaluation of the antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and immunological properties of a traditional remedy for furuncles Charles O Okoli, Peter A Akah, Nkemjika J Onuoha, Theophine C Okoye, Anthonia C Nwoye, and Chukwuemeka S Nworu PMCID: PMC2453109 The use of Traditional Medicine by Ghanaians in Canada Kofi B Barimah and Edwin R van Teijlingen PMCID: PMC2446384 Integrative medicine: a tale of two clinics Heather S Boon and Natasha Kachan PMCID: PMC2443104 Patient satisfaction of primary care for musculoskeletal diseases: A comparison between Neural Therapy and conventional medicine Joelle Mermod, Lorenz Fischer, Lukas Staub, and André Busato PMCID: PMC2443106 Treatments of pelvic girdle pain in pregnant women: adverse effects of standard treatment, acupuncture and stabilising exercises on the pregnancy, mother, delivery and the fetus/neonate Helen Elden, Hans-Christian Ostgaard, Monika Fagevik-Olsen, Lars Ladfors, and Henrik Hagberg PMCID: PMC2467402 Physician and patient attitudes towards complementary and alternative medicine in obstetrics and gynecology Mandi L Furlow, Divya A Patel, Ananda Sen, and J Rebecca Liu PMCID: PMC2464574 Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) changes and saliva production associated with acupuncture at LI-2 acupuncture point: a randomized controlled study Gary Deng, Bob L Hou, Andrei I Holodny, and Barrie R Cassileth PMCID: PMC2474572 Bioprotective properties of seaweeds: In vitro evaluation of antioxidant activity and antimicrobial activity against food borne bacteria in relation to polyphenolic content Kasi Pandima Devi, Natarajan Suganthy, Periyanaina Kesika, and Shanmugaiahthevar Karutha Pandian PMCID: PMC2475528 Protective effects of a compound herbal extract (Tong Xin Luo) on free fatty acid induced endothelial injury: Implications of antioxidant system Lin Zhang, Yiling Wu, Zhenhua Jia, Yun Zhang, Hu Ying Shen, and Xing Li Wang PMCID: PMC2478673 Exploring consumer and pharmacist views on the professional role of the pharmacist with respect to natural health products: a study of focus groups Della Kwan, Heather S Boon, Kristine Hirschkorn, Sandy Welsh, Tannis Jurgens, Lynda Eccott, Shirley Heschuk, Glenn G Griener, and Jillian C Cohen-Kohler PMCID: PMC2483265 Antimicrobial activity of two South African honeys produced from indigenous Leucospermum cordifolium and Erica species on selected micro-organisms Nicolaas J Basson and Sias R Grobler PMCID: PMC2478674 Clinically relevant safety issues associated with St. John's wort product labels Kevin A Clauson, Marile L Santamarina, and Jennifer C Rutledge PMCID: PMC2483264 A scoping review of research on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and the mass media: Looking back, moving forward Laura C Weeks and Tina Strudsholm PMCID: PMC2494539 Animal-based remedies as complementary medicines in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe, Brazil Rômulo RN Alves, Helenice N Lima, Marília C Tavares, Wedson MS Souto, Raynner RD Barboza, and Alexandre Vasconcellos PMCID: PMC2503950 Knowledge and beliefs concerning evidence-based practice amongst complementary and alternative medicine health care practitioners and allied health care professionals: A questionnaire survey Julie Hadley, Ismail Hassan, and Khalid S Khan PMCID: PMC2533291 Complementary and alternative medicine use and cost in functional bowel disorders: A six month prospective study in a large HMO Miranda AL van Tilburg, Olafur S Palsson, Rona L Levy, Andrew D Feld, Marsha J Turner, Douglas A Drossman, and William E Whitehead PMCID: PMC2499988 Use of complementary and alternative medicine and self-tests by coronary heart disease patients Sheila Greenfield, Helen Pattison, and Kate Jolly PMCID: PMC2527291 Mapping patterns of complementary and alternative medicine use in cancer: An explorative cross-sectional study of individuals with reported positive "exceptional" experiences Johanna Hök, Carol Tishelman, Alexander Ploner, Anette Forss, and Torkel Falkenberg PMCID: PMC2538498 Kihi-to, a herbal traditional medicine, improves Abeta(25–35)-induced memory impairment and losses of neurites and synapses Chihiro Tohda, Rie Naito, and Eri Joyashiki PMCID: PMC2532680 Pharmacokinetic and metabolic effects of American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) in healthy volunteers receiving the HIV protease inhibitor indinavir Adriana SA Andrade, Craig Hendrix, Teresa L Parsons, Benjamin Caballero, Chun-Su Yuan, Charles W Flexner, Adrian S Dobs, and Todd T Brown PMCID: PMC2542349 In vivo effects of Pain Relieving Plaster on closed soft tissue injury in rabbit ears Yong-Zhi Wang, Chun-Yu Guo, Hong-Gang Zhong, Wan-Nian Zhang, De-Long Wang, Xuan Wang, and Fu-Hui Dong PMCID: PMC2553760 Patient satisfaction and side effects in primary care: An observational study comparing homeopathy and conventional medicine Florica Marian, Kerstin Joost, Krishan D Saini, Klaus von Ammon, André Thurneysen, and André Busato PMCID: PMC2562361 Antibacterial and antioxidant properties of the methanol extracts of the leaves and stems of Calpurnia aurea Adeolu A Adedapo, Florence O Jimoh, Srinivas Koduru, Anthony J Afolayan, and Patrick J Masika PMCID: PMC2556645 Antioxidant activities and phenolic contents of the methanol extracts of the stems of Acokanthera oppositifolia and Adenia gummifera Adeolu A Adedapo, Florence O Jimoh, Anthony J Afolayan, and Patrick J Masika PMCID: PMC2566552 Neuroprotective efficacy and therapeutic window of curcuma oil: in rat embolic stroke model Preeti Dohare, Puja Garg, Uma sharma, NR Jagannathan, and Madhur Ray PMCID: PMC2573880 Echinacea purpurea and osteopathic manipulative treatment in children with recurrent otitis media: a randomized controlled trial Richard A Wahl, Michael B Aldous, Katherine A Worden, and Kathryn L Grant PMCID: PMC2573879 Syzygium jambolanum treatment improves survival in lethal sepsis induced in mice Márcia CG Maciel, Jardel C Farias, Michele J Maluf, Eliane A Gomes, Paulo VS Pereira, Walmir C Aragão-Filho, Josias B Frazão, Graciomar C Costa, Sanara M Sousa, Lucilene A Silva, Flávia MM Amaral, Momtchilo Russo, Rosane NM Guerra, and Flávia RF Nascimento PMCID: PMC2571085 Induction of apoptosis of human primary osteoclasts treated with extracts from the medicinal plant Emblica officinalis Letizia Penolazzi, Ilaria Lampronti, Monica Borgatti, Mahmud Tareq Hassan Khan, Margherita Zennaro, Roberta Piva, and Roberto Gambari PMCID: PMC2587459 Petiveria alliacea extracts uses multiple mechanisms to inhibit growth of human and mouse tumoral cells Claudia Urueña, Claudia Cifuentes, Diana Castañeda, Amparo Arango, Punit Kaur, Alexzander Asea, and Susana Fiorentino PMCID: PMC2613870 The oil-dispersion bath in anthroposophic medicine – an integrative review Arndt Büssing, Dirk Cysarz, Friedrich Edelhäuser, Gudrun Bornhöft, Peter F Matthiessen, and Thomas Ostermann PMCID: PMC2612644 Antimicrobial activities of pomegranate rind extracts: enhancement by addition of metal salts and vitamin C Erin M McCarrell, Simon WJ Gould, Mark D Fielder, Alison F Kelly, Waffa El Sankary, and Declan P Naughton PMCID: PMC2628863 Use of complementary and alternative medicines for children with chronic health conditions in Lagos, Nigeria Kazeem A Oshikoya, Idowu O Senbanjo, Olisamedua F Njokanma, and Ayo Soipe PMCID: PMC2628640 Correction A systematic review of how homeopathy is represented in conventional and CAM peer reviewed journals Timothy Caulfield and Suzanne DeBow PMCID: PMC2443105 Corrects:Timothy Caulfield, et al. 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