Alternative Medicine Review back issues from February 2002:
What's in a name? (Editorial).
Feb 01, 2002; ... All those people who compile all those statistics for so many events and issues should think of taking on a small job, pro bono. Is it just me, or does anyone else out there see some sort of correlation between the name of a company and the efficiency of a company's officers and directors ...
Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids: impact on cancer chemotherapy and radiation. (Review: essential fatty acids/cancer).
Feb 01, 2002; ... Abstract Preclinical studies have shown that certain polyunsaturated fatty acids may actually enhance the cytotoxicity of several antineoplastic agents and the anticancer effects of radiotherapy. These effects are possibly mediated by incorporation of the polyunsaturated fatty ...
Sulfur in human nutrition and applications in medicine. (Review: sulfur).
Feb 01, 2002; ... Abstract Because the role of elemental sulfur in human nutrition has not been studied extensively, it is the purpose of this article to emphasize the importance of this element in humans and discuss the therapeutic applications of sulfur compounds in medicine. Sulfur is the ...
Alternative therapies for type 2 diabetes. (Review: type 2 diabetes).
Feb 01, 2002; ... Abstract Type 2 diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease that has a significant impact on the health, quality of life, and life expectancy of patients, as well as on the health care system. Exercise, diet, and weight control continue to be essential and effective means of ...
Effective treatment of seborrheic dermatitis using a low dose, oral homeopathic medication consisting of potassium bromide, sodium bromide, nickel sulfate, and sodium chloride in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study. (Original research: seborrhea).
Feb 01, 2002; ... Abstract BACKGROUND: Topical over-the-counter remedies exist to aid in the control of seborrheic dermatitis and chronic dandruff on a superficial level. Low-dose systemic oral nickel and bromide therapy has shown promise in providing improvement and eventual clearing of the ...
Undecylenic acid. (Monograph: undecylenic acid).
Feb 01, 2002 ... Introduction Most organic fatty acids are fungicidal and have been used for centuries as antimicrobial agents, originally in the manufacture of soaps. In the last 50 years, however, they have found use both in vitro as yeast and mold inhibitors in food stuffs, and as topical and ...
Pygeum africanum (Prunus africana) (African plum tree). (Monograph: Pygeum africanum).
Feb 01, 2002 ... Introduction Pygeum africanum, a member of the Rosaceae family, is an evergreen species found across the entire continent of Africa at altitudes of 3,000 feet or higher. It grows up to 150 feet tall. Interest in the species began in the 1700s when European travelers learned from ...
The Omega Solution.
Feb 01, 2002; ... The Omega Solution Jonathan Goodman, ND Prima Publishing 13000 Lava Ridge Court Roseville, CA 95661 www.primahealth.com ISBN 0-7615-1779-0; soft cover; 237 pages; $15.95 Research has shown essential fatty acid nutrition to have a profound impact on various medical conditions, ...
Antioxidant mechanisms of isoflavones in lipid systems: paradoxical effects of peroxyl radical scavenging. (Abstracts).
Feb 01, 2002 ... Antioxidant mechanisms of isoflavones in lipid systems: paradoxical effects of peroxyl radical scavenging. Patel RP, Boersma BJ, Crawford JH, et al. Free Radic Biol Med 2001;31:1570-1581. Oxidation of lipids has been implicated in the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis. It has ...
Soy for breast cancer survivors: a critical review of the literature. (Abstracts).
Feb 01, 2002 ... Soy for breast cancer survivors: a critical review of the literature. Messina MJ, Loprinzi CL. J Nutr 2001;131:3095S-3108S. A variety of health benefits, including protection against breast cancer, have been attributed to soy food consumption, primarily because of the soybean ...
Ukrain(R), an alkaloid thiophosphoric acid derivative of Chelidonium majus L. protects human fibroblasts but not human tumour cells in vitro against ionizing radiation. (Abstracts).
Feb 01, 2002 ... Ukrain(R), an alkaloid thiophosphoric acid derivative of Chelidonium majus L. protects human fibroblasts but not human tumour cells in vitro against ionizing radiation. Cordes N, Plasswilm L, Bamberg M, Rodemann HP. Int J Radiat Biol 2002;78:17-27. PURPOSE: Ukrain((R)), an ...
Succimer treatment during ongoing lead exposure reduces tissue lead in suckling rats. (Abstracts).
Feb 01, 2002 ... Succimer treatment during ongoing lead exposure reduces tissue lead in suckling rats. Varnai VM, Piasek M, Blanusa M, et al. J Appl Toxicol 2001;21:415-416. There is a concern that oral treatment with succimer (meso-2, 3-dimercaptosuccinic acid, DMSA) can promote ...
Prebiotic treatment of experimental colitis with germinated barley foodstuff: a comparison with probiotic or antibiotic treatment. (Abstracts).
Feb 01, 2002 ... Prebiotic treatment of experimental colitis with germinated barley foodstuff: A comparison with probiotic or antibiotic treatment. Fukuda M, Kanauchi O, Araki Y, et al. Int J Mol Med 2002;9:65-70. There is increasing evidence that intestinal microflora play an important role in ...
Red wine decreases cyclosporine bioavailability. (Abstracts).
Feb 01, 2002 ... Red wine decreases cyclosporine bioavailability. Tsunoda SM, Harris RZ, Christians U, et al. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2001;70:462-467. BACKGROUND: Many commonly ingested substances such as grapefruit juice and Hypericum perforatum (St John's wort) have been found to interact with ...
Docosahexaenoic acid regulated genes and transcription factors inducing apoptosis in human colon cancer cells. (Abstracts).
Feb 01, 2002 ... Epidemiological and preclinical studies demonstrate that consumption of diets high in omega-3 fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) reduce the risk of colon cancer. Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFAs) is a major constituent of nutrients rich in n-3 PUFAs. There ...
Cholesterol lowering benefits of soy and linseed enriched foods. (Abstracts).
Feb 01, 2002 ... Foods such as breads and breakfast cereals enriched with a combination of soy protein (soy grits and/or soy flour) and whole linseed are gaining popularity. Regular consumption of either whole grains or soy protein can lower risk factors for coronary heart disease. Furthermore, linseed is ...
Glyoxalase I deficiency is associated with an unusual level of advanced glycation end products in a hemodialysis patient. (Abstracts).
Feb 01, 2002 ... BACKGROUND: Advanced glycation of proteins and their attendant advanced glycation end products (AGEs) contribute to the complications associated with diabetes mellitus or uremia. Regulatory mechanisms of AGE formation in vivo remain an issue of particular interest. We investigated a role ...
Effects of estrogen replacement therapy on human brain aging: an in vivo (1)H MRS study. (Abstracts).
Feb 01, 2002 ... Estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) may preserve cognitive function in postmenopausal women, but the mechanism is unknown. Thus, the authors studied aging of parietal lobe and hippocampus using proton MR spectroscopy. ERT naive postmenopausal women had a significant increase in ...
Alpha-lipoic acid inhibits TNF-alpha-induced NF-kappaB activation and adhesion molecule expression in human aortic endothelial cells. (Abstracts).
Feb 01, 2002 ... Endothelial activation and monocyte adhesion are initiating steps in atherogenesis thought to be caused in part by oxidative stress. The metabolic thiol antioxidant alpha-lipoic acid has been suggested to be of therapeutic value in pathologies associated with redox imbalances. We ...
Trigonellafoenum graecum (fenugreek) seed powder improves glucose homeostasis in alloxan diabetic rat tissues by reversing the altered glycolytic, gluconeogenic and lipogenic enzymes. (Abstracts).
Feb 01, 2002 ... Trigonella foenum graecum (fenugreek) seed powder has been suggested to have potential antidiabetic effects. The effect of oral administration of Trigonella whole seed powder (5% in the diet) for 21 days on glycolytic, gluconeogenic and NADP-linked lipogenic enzymes were studied in liver ...
Phase I clinical trial of curcumin, a chemopreventive agent, in patients with high-risk or pre-malignant lesions. (Abstracts).
Feb 01, 2002 ... Curcumin (diferuloylmethane), a yellow substance from the root of the plant Curcuma longa Linn., has been demonstrated to inhibit carcinogenesis of murine skin, stomach, intestine and liver. However, the toxicology, pharmacokinetics and biologically effective dose of curcumin in humans ...
Does gastrointestinal Candida albicans prevent ubiquinone absorption? (Abstracts).
Feb 01, 2002 ... Ubiquinones (coenzyme Qs (COQ)) are essential for oxidative phosphorylation in yeasts and humans, although the isomers present in each are different. The human coenzyme Q, CoQ10, is administered orally for the treatment of heart disease and other disorders. Some patients, however, require ...
Low serum biotinidase activity in children with valproic acid monotherapy. (Abstracts).
Feb 01, 2002 ... PURPOSE: Valproic acid (VPA) is an effective antiepileptic drug (AED), which is associated with dose-related adverse reactions such as skin rash, hair loss (alopecia), etc. Profound as well as partial biotinidase deficiency causes dermatologic manifestations similar to these. Therefore, it ...
Reversibility of coronary endothelial vasomotor dysfunction in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy: acute effects of vitamin C. (Abstracts).
Feb 01, 2002 ... In patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, endothelium vasomotor function is disturbed. Increased oxidative stress and the consecutive formation of oxygen free radicals have been implicated as one possibility for this observation, suggesting that nitric oxide (NO) is inactivated ...
Human cobalamin deficiency: alterations in serum tumour necrosis factor-alpha and epidermal growth factor. (Abstracts).
Feb 01, 2002 ... Objectives: We have previously demonstrated that vitamin B12 (cobalamin)-deficient central neuropathy in the rat is associated with local overexpression of neurotoxic tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha combined with locally decreased synthesis of neurotrophic epidermal growth factor (EGF) ....
Dietary boron supplementation enhanced the action of estrogen, but not that of parathyroid hormone, to improve trabecular bone quality in ovariectomized rats. (Abstracts).
Feb 01, 2002 ... This study investigated whether boron would enhance the ability of 17beta-estradiol (E2) or parathyroid hormone (PTH) to improve bone quality in ovariectomized OVX rats. Adult OVX rats were treated for 5 wk with vehicle, boron (5 ppm as boric acid), E2 (30 microg/kg/d, sc), PTH (60 ...
The protective effect of niacinamide on ischemia-reperfusion-induced liver injury. (Abstracts).
Feb 01, 2002 ... Reperfusion of ischemic liver results in the generation of oxygen radicals, nitric oxide (NO) and their reaction product peroxynitrite, all of which may cause strand breaks in DNA, which activate the nuclear enzyme poly(ADP ribose)synthase (PARS). This results in rapid depletion of ...
Effects of melatonin treatment in septic newborns. (Abstracts).
Feb 01, 2002 ... Free radicals have been implicated in the pathogenesis of neonatal sepsis and its complications. This study was conducted to determine the changes in the clinical status and the serum levels of lipid peroxidation products [malondialdehyde (MDA) and 4-hydroxylalkenals (4-HDA)] in 10 septic ...
Effects of oral glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate alone and in combination on the metabolism of SHR and SD rats. (Abstracts).
Feb 01, 2002 ... Glucosamine (G), often combined with chondroitin sulfate (CS), is a popular natural supplement used widely to treat osteoarthritis. However, use of glucosamine has been linked to development of insulin resistance. To assess the association between glucosamine and insulin resistance more ...
Zinc supplementation in infants born small for gestational age reduces mortality: a prospective, randomized, controlled trial. (Abstracts).
Feb 01, 2002 ... BACKGROUND: Low birth weight infants have been noted to have low zinc concentrations in cord blood, and zinc deficiency in childhood is associated with reduced immunocompetence and increased infectious disease morbidity. This study investigates whether zinc supplementation of infants born ...
Vascular factors and metabolic interactions in the pathogenesis of diabetic neuropathy. (Abstracts).
Feb 01, 2002 ... Diabetes mellitus is a major cause of peripheral neuropathy, commonly manifested as distal symmetrical polyneuropathy. This review examines evidence for the importance of vascular factors and their metabolic substrate from human and animal studies. Diabetic neuropathy is associated with ...
The effects of classic antipsychotic haloperidol plus the extract of ginkgo biloba on superoxide dismutase in patients with chronic refractory schizophrenia. (Abstracts).
Feb 01, 2002 ... OBJECTIVES: To explore the association between schizophrenic symptoms and superoxide dismutase (SOD), and to investigate the effect of classic antipsychotic haloperidol plus the extract of Ginkgo biloba (EGb) on SOD. METHODS: In 54 patients with chronic refractory schizophrenia, 27 were ...
Melatonin for chronic whiplash syndrome with delayed melatonin onset: randomised, placebo-controlled trial. (Abstracts).
Feb 01, 2002 ... Abstract objective: To assess the influence of melatonin in patients with chronic whiplash syndrome and delayed melatonin onset. Design: Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial. One-week baseline was followed by a 4-week treatment period with either melatonin or ...
Water-miscible tocopherol is not superior to fat-soluble preparation for vitamin E absorption in cystic fibrosis. (Abstracts).
Feb 01, 2002 ... Vitamin E deficiency is a major problem in cystic fibrosis. Modern pancreatic enzymes may improve the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins to make water dispersion less important. In order to compare the absorption of fat-soluble (F) and water-miscible (W) tocopheryl acetate, equivalent ...
Calendar of events.(upcoming events)
Feb 01, 2002 ... February 14-16, 2002: American Academy of Environmental Medicine Instructional Courses Part I in St Louis, MO. Contact: Bobbie Hinshaw, AAEM, 7701 East Kellogg Suite 625, Wichita, KS 67207. (316) 684-5500. February 22-24, 2002: Michigan Pharmacists Association 2002 Annual ...