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Editor-in-Chief Melissa Norton, MD
Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Natalie Pafitis
Welcome to BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine published by BioMed Central
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in interventions and resources that complement or replace conventional therapies, with a specific emphasis on research that explores the biological mechanisms of action, as well as their efficacy, safety, costs, patterns of use and/or implementation.
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine (ISSN 1472-6882) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Cinahl, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2009, 9 :6
Frankincense oil is cytotoxic towards human bladder cancer cells but not normal bladder urothelial cells in vitro, suggesting that it may have potential as an alternative therapeutic agent for the treatment of this type of cancer.
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2009, 9 :5
Although better quality data are needed, NHS primary care complementary medicine services may have a moderate impact on health outcomes, but data on associated costs are more scarce and inconclusive.
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2009, 9 :1
The use of evidence-based effect size estimation leads to realistic sample size calculations for studies of complementary and alternative medicine therapies, as shown by its application on a trial of acupuncture as a treatment for post-chemotherapy fatigue.
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Herbal therapy associated with antibiotic therapy: potentiation of the antibiotic activity against methicillin - resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Turnera ulmifolia L. Henrique DM Coutinho, Jose GM Costa, Edeltrudes O Lima, Vivyanne S Falcao-Silva, Jose P Siqueira-Junior BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2009, 9 :13 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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A complementary method for detecting qi vacuity Ming-Feng Chen, Hsi-Ming Yu, Shu-Fang Li, Ta-Jung You BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2009, 9 :12 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Development and evaluation of an instrument for the critical appraisal of randomized controlled trials of natural products. Tannis Jurgens, Anne Marie Whelan, Melissa MacDonald, Lindsay Lord BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2009, 9 :11 (23 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Effect of optically modified polyethylene terephthalate fiber socks on chronic foot pain Robyn MB York, Ian L Gordon BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2009, 9 :10 (22 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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How parents choose to use CAM: a systematic review of theoretical models Ava Lorenc, Yael Ilan-Clarke, Nicola Robinson, Mitch Blair BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2009, 9 :9 (22 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Low infra red laser light irradiation on cultured neural cells: effects on mitochondria and cell viability after oxidative stress Alessandro Giuliani, Luca Lorenzini, Michele Gallamini, Alessandro Massella, Luciana Giardino, Laura Calz BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2009, 9 :8 (15 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Studies of the in vitro anticancer, antimicrobial and antioxidant potentials of selected Yemeni medicinal plants from the island Soqotra Ramzi A Mothana, Ulrike Lindequist, Renate Gruenert, Patrick J Bednarski BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2009, 9 :7 (25 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Frankincense oil derived from Boswellia carteri induces tumor cell specific cytotoxicity Mark Barton Frank, Qing Yang, Jeanette Osban, Joseph T Azzarello, Marcia R Saban, Ricardo Saban, Richard A Ashley, Jan C Welter, Kar-Ming Fung, Hsueh-Kung Lin BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2009, 9 :6 (18 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The impact of NHS based primary care complementary therapy services on health outcomes and NHS costs: a review of service audits and evaluations Lesley Wye, Deborah Sharp, Alison Shaw BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2009, 9 :5 (6 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Comparison of bee products based on assays of antioxidant capacities Yoshimi Nakajima, Kazuhiro Tsuruma, Masamitsu Shimazawa, Satoshi Mishima, Hideaki Hara BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2009, 9 :4 (26 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Emodin targets the beta-hydroxyacyl-acyl carrier protein dehydratase from Helicobacter pylori: enzymatic inhibition assay with crystal structural and thermodynamic characterization Jing Chen, Liang Zhang, Yu Zhang, Haitao Zhang, Jiamu Du, Jianping Ding, Yuewei Guo, Hualiang Jiang, Xu Shen BMC Microbiology 2009, 9 :91 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Identification of hematein as a novel inhibitor of protein kinase CK2 from a natural product library Ming-Szu Hung, Zhidong Xu, Yu-Ching Lin, Jian-Hua Mao, Cheng-Ta Yang, Pey-Jium Chang, David M Jablons, Liang You BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :135 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Use of serial analysis of gene expression to reveal the specific regulation of gene expression profile in asthmatic rats treated by acupuncture Lei-Miao Yin, Gong-Hao Jiang, Yu Wang, Yan Wang, Yan-Yan Liu, Wei-Rong Jin, Yu-Dong Xu, Qing-Hua Zhang, Yong-Qing Yang Journal of Biomedical Science 2009, 16 :46 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Medicinal plants used by the Tibetan in Shangri-la, Yunnan, China Yanchun Liu, Zhiling Dao, Chunyan Yang, Yitao Liu, Chunlin Long Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2009, 5 :15 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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An extract of the medicinal mushroom Agaricus blazei Murill can protect against allergy Linda K Ellertsen, Geir Hetland Clinical and Molecular Allergy 2009, 7 :6 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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An iron-based beverage, HydroFerrate Fluid (MRN-100), alleviates oxidative stress in murine lymphocytes in vitro Mamdooh Ghoneum, Motohiro Matsuura, Sastry Gollapudi Nutrition Journal 2009, 8 :18 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Ethnomedical survey of Berta ethnic group Assosa Zone, Benishangul-Gumuz regional state, mid-west Ethiopia Teferi Flatie, Teferi Gedif, Kaleab Asres, Tsige Gebre-Mariam Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2009, 5 :14 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Further validation of the Health Scale of Traditional Chinese Medicine (HSTCM) Darong Wu, Shilong Lai, Luojing Zhou, Xinfeng Guo, Weixiong Liang, Zehuai Wen, Aihua Ou, Guangqing Zhang, Keji Chen Chinese Medicine 2009, 4 :8 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Apigenin, a non-mutagenic dietary flavonoid, suppresses lupus by inhibiting autoantigen presentation for expansion of autoreactive Th1 and Th17 cells Hee-Kap Kang, Diane Ecklund, Michael Liu, Syamal K Datta Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009, 11 :R59 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Recent developments of acupuncture in Australia and the way forward Charlie Xue, Anthony Zhang, Angela Yang, Shuiqing Zhang, David Story Chinese Medicine 2009, 4 :7 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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