Alternative Medicine Review back issues from August 2002:
Grand Mal (practice). (Editorial).(commentary on the American Medical Association views on vitamin therapy and malpractice insurance)
Aug 01, 2002; ... There it was, in an article in black and white, on page 3129 of the June 19, 2002 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), unequivocally stating: "We recommend that all adults take one multivitamin daily. This practice is justified mainly by the known and suspected ...
Good science or good marketing? (Editorial).(hormone therapy)
Aug 01, 2002; ... Has medical practice gotten ahead of medical science? It often seems so. The latest example involves the publication of a major study on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and its risks in the July 17, 2002 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The Women's Health ...
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: relationship to insulin sensitivity and oxidative stress. Treatment spproaches using vitamin E, magnesium, and betaine. (Fatty Liver).
Aug 01, 2002; ... Abstract Nonalcoholic steatotic hepatitis (NASH), the most prevalent form of progressive liver disease in the United States, is considered to be a manifestation of insulin resistance syndrome. There is increasing evidence that steatosis in NASH is a result of the pathology in ...
Autism, an extreme challenge to integrative medicine. Part 1: the knowledge base.
Aug 01, 2002; ... Abstract Autism, archetype of the autistic spectrum disorders (ASD), is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by socially aloof behavior and impairment of language and social interaction. Its prevalence has surged in recent years. Advanced functional brain imaging has ...
Soy and its isoflavones: a review of their effects on bone density. (Soy & Osteoporosis).
Aug 01, 2002; ... Abstract Menopausal hormone decline contributes significantly to the risk of osteoporosis. Therapies for treating osteoporosis, such as hormone replacement therapy (estrogen or combination estrogen-progestins), inhibit bone resorption. Both animal and human studies demonstrate ...
Effect of ceramic-impregnated "thermoflow" gloves on patients with Raynaud's syndrome: randomized, placebo-controlled study. (Original Research).
Aug 01, 2002; ... Abstract OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy of ceramic impregnated gloves in the treatment of Raynaud's syndrome. DESIGN: Double-blind, placebo-controlled study. SETTING: Teaching hospital outpatient clinic. PARTICIPANTS: Ninety-three patients meeting the "Pal" criteria for ...
Calcium-D-glucarate. (Monograph).
Aug 01, 2002 ... Introduction Calcium-D-glucarate is the calcium salt of D-glucaric acid, a substance produced naturally in small amounts by mammals, including humans. Glucaric acid is also found in many fruits and vegetables with the highest concentrations to be found in oranges, apples, ...
Lactobacillus sporogenes. (Monograph).
Aug 01, 2002 ... Description Lactobacillus sporogenes is a gram-positive, spore-forming, lactic-acid producing bacillus. It was originally isolated and described in 1933. The organism requires a complex mixture of organic substrates for growth, including fermentable carbohydrates and peptides. ...
Case Studies in Natural Medicine.
Aug 01, 2002; ... Again Dr. Werbach presents us with a valuable clinical tool, his eighth book on clinical nutrition/ botanicals. In Case Studies in Natural Medicine Werbach has collected case reports on dietary, nutrient, or botanical interventions for specific ailments. The book is organized ...
St John's wort or sertraline? Randomized controlled trial in primary care.(Abstract)
Aug 01, 2002; ... van Gurp G, Meterissian GB, Haiek LN, et al. Can Fam Physician 2002;48:905-912. OBJECTIVE: To compare the change in severity of depressive symptoms and occurrence of side effects in primary care patients treated with St John's wort (SJW) and sertraline. DESIGN: Double-blind, ...
Cellular protection with proanthocyanidins derived from grape seeds.(Abstract)
Aug 01, 2002; ... Bagchi D, Bagchi M, Stohs S, et al. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2002;957:260-270. Grape seed proanthocyanidins have been reported to possess a broad spectrum of pharmacological and medicinal properties against oxidative stress. We have demonstrated that IH636 proanthocyanidin extract ...
Efficacy of Terminalia arjuna in chronic stable angina: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study comparing Terminalia arjuna with isosorbide mononitrate.(Abstract)
Aug 01, 2002; ... Bharani A, Ganguli A, Mathur LK, et al. Indian Heart J 2002;54:170-175. BACKGROUND: Terminalia arjuna, an Indian medicinal plant, has been reported to have beneficial effects in patients with ischemic heart disease in a number of small, open studies. The need for a double-blind, ...
Effect of cod liver oil on symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis.(Abstract)
Aug 01, 2002; ... Gruenwald J, Graubaum H J, Harde A. Adv Ther 2002;19:101-107. In this pilot study, 43 patients with rheumatoid arthritis ingested 1 g of cod liver oil (one capsule) daily for 3 months. Decreases occurred in morning stiffness (52.4%; P<10(-3)), painful (42.7%) and swollen ...
Safety and efficacy of S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe) for osteoarthritis.(Abstract)
Aug 01, 2002; ... Soeken KL, Lee WL, Bausell RB,et al. J Fam Pract 2002;51:425-430. OBJECTIVE: We assessed the efficacy of S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe), a dietary supplement now available in the Unites States, compared with that of placebo or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in the ...
The scientific evidence for a beneficial health relationship between walnuts and coronary heart disease.(Abstract)
Aug 01, 2002; ... Feldman EB. J Nutr 2002; 132:S1062-S1101. The author and four independent experts evaluated the intent and quality of scientific evidence for a potential beneficial health relationship between the intake of walnuts and the reduction and prevention of coronary heart disease. The ...
Efficacy and safety of a Butcher's broom preparation (Ruscus aculeatus L. extract) compared to placebo in patients suffering from chronic venous insufficiency.(Abstract)
Aug 01, 2002; ... Vanscheidt W, Jost V, Wolna P, et al. Arzneimittelforschung 2002;52:243-250. Extracts from Butcher's broom rhizome (Ruscus aculeatus) have been widely used in the oral treatment of lower leg edema in patients with chronic venous insufficiency. The aim of the present multicenter, ...
Vitamins for chronic disease prevention in adults: clinical applications.(Abstract)
Aug 01, 2002; ... Fletcher RH, Fairfield KM. JAMA 2002;287:3127-3129. Vitamin deficiency syndromes such as scurvy and beriberi are uncommon in Western societies. However, suboptimal intake of some vitamins, above levels causing classic vitamin deficiency, is a risk factor for chronic diseases and ...
Dietary intake of antioxidants and risk of Alzheimer disease.(Abstract)
Aug 01, 2002; ... Engelhart MJ, Geerlings MI, Ruitenberg A, et al. JAMA 2002;287:3223-3229. CONTEXT: Laboratory findings have suggested that oxidative stress may contribute to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease. Therefore, the risk of Alzheimer disease might be reduced by intake of ...
Oxidative stress in chronic hepatitis C: not just a feature of late stage disease.(Abstract)
Aug 01, 2002; ... Jain SK, Pemberton PW, Smith A, et al. J Hepatol 2002;36:805-811. BACKGROUND/AIMS: Chronic hepatitis C infection is a major world-wide problem, frequently progressing to cirrhosis, liver failure or hepatoma. The pathological mechanisms of disease progression are unclear but ...
Long-term alpha-tocopherol supplementation is associated with lower serum vascular endothelial growth factor levels.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2002; ... Woodson K, Triantos S, Hartman T, et al. Anticancer Res 2002;22:375-378. BACKGROUND: We previously reported that daily supplementation with alpha-tocopherol reduced prostate cancer risk in a large, randomized trial, the Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention (ATBC) ...
Effect of routine zinc supplementation on pneumonia in children aged 6 months to 3 years: randomised controlled trial in an urban slum.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2002; ... Bhandari N, Bahl R, Taneja S, et al. BMJ 2002;324:1358. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of daily zinc supplementation in children on the incidence of acute lower respiratory tract infections and pneumonia. DESIGN: Double masked, randomised placebo controlled trial. SETTING: A ...
Alcoholic liver disease: new insights in pathogenesis lead to new treatments.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2002; ... Lieber CS. J Hepatol 2000;32:S113-S128. Much progress has been made in the understanding of the pathogenesis of alcoholic liver disease, resulting in improvement of prevention and therapy, with promising prospects for even more effective treatments. The most successful ...
The interaction of serum folate and estradiol levels in Alzheimer's disease.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2002; ... Hogervorst E, Smith D. Neuroendocrinol Lett 2002;23:155-160. OBJECTIVES: In vitro and in vivo animal studies suggest that sex steroids, such as estrogens and testosterone, could protect the brain. However, estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) for Alzheimer's disease (AD) in women ...
Oral ascorbic acid increases plasma oestradiol during postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2002; ... Vihtamaki T, Parantainen J, Koivisto AM, et al. Maturitas 2002;42:129-135. OBJECTIVES: To study the possible interaction between ascorbic acid (AA) and oestradiol (E2) in postmenopausal women on hormone replacement therapy (HRT). METHODS: We studied 25 healthy postmenopausal ...
Effects of ascorbic acid and sodium selenite on growth and redifferentiation in human hepatoma cells and its mechanisms.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2002; ... Zheng QS, Zheng RL. Pharmazie 2002;57:265-269. After being treated with ascorbic acid (AA) 3 mM + sodium selenite (SS) 1.5 microM, the growth rate and mitotic index of human hepatoma cells BEL-7402 decreased remarkably. The indexes related to cell malignancy were improved, such ...
Potential anticarcinogenic action of melatonin and other antioxidants mediated by antioxidative mechanisms.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2002; ... Karbownik M. Neuroendocrinol Lett 2002;23:S39-S44. The complex process of carcinogenesis is, to a large extent, due to oxidative stress. Numerous indicators of oxidative damage are enhanced in the result of the action of carcinogens. Several antioxidants protect, with different ...
Azithromycin for acute bronchitis: a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2002; ... Evans AT, Husain S, Durairaj L, et al. Lancet 2002;359:1648-1654. BACKGROUND: The value of azithromycin for treatment of acute bronchitis is unknown, even though this drug is commonly prescribed. We have investigated this question in a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial ....
Lactose malabsorption and intolerance and peak bone mass.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2002; ... Di Stefano M, Veneto G, Malservisi S, et al. Gastroenterology 2002; 122:1793-1799. BACKGROUND & AIMS: Lactose malabsorption per se is not associated with alterations of bone mineral density (BMD) or calcium intake, but when intolerance symptoms are present a lower calcium intake ...
Arginine supplementation prevents necrotizing enterocolitis in the premature infant.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2002; ... Amin HJ, Zamora SA, McMillan DD, et al. J Pediatr 2002; 140:425-431. OBJECTIVES: To determine whether supplementation with L -arginine reduces the incidence of all stages of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in premature infants with birth weight < or =1250 g and gestational age ...
Vanadium in cancer treatment.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2002; ... Evangelou AM. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2002;42:249-265. Vanadium compounds exert preventive effects against chemical carcinogenesis on animals, by modifying, mainly, various xenobiotic enzymes, inhibiting, thus, carcinogen-derived active metabolites. Studies on various cell lines ...
N-acetyl-cysteine treatment improves insulin sensitivity in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2002; ... Fulghesu AM, Ciampelli M, Muzj G, et al. Fertil Steril 2002;77:1128-1135. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC) on insulin secretion and peripheral insulin resistance in subjects with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). DESIGN: Prospective data analysis. ...
Decreased consumption of corticosteroids after selenium supplementation in corticoid-dependent asthmatics.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2002; ... Gazdik F, Kadrabova J, Gazdikova K. Bratisl Lek Listy 2002; 103:22-25. Selenium represents a trace element comprised in enzyme glutathion-peroxidase. It is anti-inflammatory activity is based on the elimination of hydroperoxides produced in the site of inflammation (scavenger ...
Kava extract for treating anxiety (Cochrane Review).(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2002; ... Pittler MH, Ernst E. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2002;2:CD003383. BACKGROUND: Synthetic anxiolytic drugs are effective for anxiety, but are often burdened with adverse events. Constraints on resources and time often render treatments such as psychological interventions ...
Taurine: evidence of physiological function in the retina.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2002; ... Militante JD, Lombardini JB. Nutr Neurosci 2002;5:75-90. Taurine is a free amino acid found in high millimolar concentrations in mammalian tissue and is particularly abundant in the retina. Mammals synthesize taurine endogenously with varying abilities, with some species more ...
Novel approaches for colon cancer prevention by cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2002; ... Reddy BS, Rao CV. J Environ Pathol Toxicol Oncol 2002;21: 155-164. During recent years, multidisciplinary studies in epidemiology and molecular biology, as well as preclinical studies, have contributed much to our understanding of the etiology of colorectal cancer; more ...
Clinical spectrum of acute sporadic hepatitis E and possible benefit of glycyrrhizin therapy.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2002; ... Tandon A, Tandon BN, Bhujwala RA.Hepatol Res 2002;23:55-61. The aim of the present study was to record the spectrum of sporadic hepatitis due to hepatitis E virus infection with special reference to moderate and severe liver disease, described as sub-acute hepatitis. Further, ...
Hypericum perforatum versus fluoxetine in the treatment of mild to moderate depression.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2002; ... Behnke K, Jensen GS, Graubaum HJ, Gruenwald. J Adv Ther 2002; 19:43-52. In a randomized, controlled, double-blind trial, 70 patients (mean age, 49.7 years) suffering from mild to moderate depression received one tablet of either St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) extract ...
Effect of milk thistle on the pharmacokinetics of indinavir in healthy volunteers.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2002; ... Piscitelli SC, Formentini E, Burstein AH, et al. Pharmacotherapy 2002;22:551-556. STUDY OBJECTIVE: To characterize the pharmacokinetics of indinavir in the presence and absence of milk thistle and to determine the offset of any effect of milk thistle on indinavir disposition ....
Calendar of events.(Calendar of Events)
Aug 01, 2002 ... August 8-12, 2002: California State Oriental Medical Association 13th Annual Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine Conference in Millbrae, CA. "Oriental Medicine in a Changing World." Contact: CSOMA, 2710 X Street, Suite 2A, Sacramento, CA 95818. (916) 455-0347. August 15-17, 2002: ...