Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies
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Focus Alternat Complement Ther©2005 Pharmaceutical Press
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Subjective experiences following acupuncture treatment – expected or not?Lay-led self-management interventions for people with chronic conditionsMedical electromagnetism: 3000 years of historyAcupuncture in the management of chronic low back pain: a blinded randomised controlled trialExhalation monitoring – analysis of volatile compounds at the p.p.b. and sub-p.p.b. levelChildren’s early use of homoeopathic medicineComparison of patients’ visits to family physicians and naturopathic practitioners: a pilot studyManipulation services for NHS patients: precedents and future modelsThe use of gas chromatographic mass spectroscopy for the analysis of ‘blends’ of tea tree and lavender essential oils: does synergy have a chemical basis?Antifungal activity of tea tree and lavender essential oils in the treatment of Trichophyton rubrum infectionAn ultrastructural study of the action of tea tree and lavender essential oils on Trichophyton rubrumEssential-oil-induced mutagenesis: a preliminary in vitro studyEffect of kava and valerian on physiological responses to psychological stress assessed under laboratory conditions‘No needles, no medicine’: parents’ perceptions of a touch therapy training programme for children with disabilitiesHyperthermia a new treatment modality in cancerTransurethral hyperthermia in early stage prostate cancerOpinion versus evidence-based complementary medicineTouch therapy training for parents of children with disabilities: a case studyPregnancy outcome following gestational exposure to echinacea – a prospective controlled studyEvaluating conventional drug treatment and classical homoeopathic treatment of asthma/allergy patients from a user and therapist perspectiveComplementary/alternative medicine usage by Canadian women suffering from nausea and vomiting in pregnancy: a pilot studyDesign issues in hypnotherapeutic researchXylitol – the sweet treat(ment)Time studies on Japanese spa resort visitors by monitoring heart rate variabilityAutogenic training for headaches: a systematic reviewThe need to demonstrate efficacy and safety: the views of complementary/alternative medicine leadersMarigold therapy for bunion – a randomised controlled studySystemic availability and pharmacokinetics of thymol in humans after oral administration of a thyme preparationPositive effect of autohaematotherapy with ozone in patients with chronic fatigue syndromeHerbal medicines for the treatment of osteoarthritis: a systematic reviewAcupuncture for migraine and headache in primary care: getting a large scale, pragmatic trial off the groundCan healthy homoeopaths distinguish Bryonia in a 12c potency from placebo by taking both preparations and observing their effects? A pilot studyA national project for the evaluation of unconventional therapies in ItalyExploring the healer phenomenon: Qigong effects on myosin phosphorylationA clinical appraisal of herbal formulae on filariasisA survey of rheumatologists: beliefs towards complementary medicine with a focus on aromatherapyCredibility of a newly developed sham-needle unit for controlled clinical trialsDelivering shiatsu in general practiceRandomised, double-blind trial of autologous blood therapy for atopic dermatitisPharmacokinetics and bioavailability of an essential oil compound (thymol) after oral administrationDoes a single dose of a homoeopathic ultramolecular dilution of Thyroidinum 30CH affect the decrease of body weight of fasting patients after stagnation of weight loss? A randomised placebo-controlled double-blind GCP-conforming clinical trialControlled trial of acupuncture in the treatment of bronchial asthmaNeurological complications of cervical spine manipulation: a survey of neurologists in the UKUse and expenditure on complementary and alternative medicine in England – results from a population-based surveyMaking research relevant – design of a pragmatic RCT of clinical and cost effectiveness of acupuncture in a primary care settingA pilot study to investigate the homoeopathic approach to symptoms of oestrogen withdrawal in women with breast cancerAcupuncture in knee osteoarthritis – a randomised controlled studyWhen complementary becomes alternative: rejecting conventional cancer treatments in favour of alternative therapiesUtilisation of an integrated medicine facility in CanadaEvaluating integrative health care delivery: process and outcomesAssessing the effectiveness of homoeopathy: can advanced statistical methods help?A tumour early detection test – founders Prof Scheidl/SnegotzkaSurvey of adverse events following acupuncture (SAFA)A randomised control trial to evaluate the effects of reflexology on women experiencing menopausal symptomsWhy use a new drug for an old disease? ‘Z-HE’ for treatment of erysipeloid cutaneous leishmaniasisAmastigote-positive and amastigote-negative chronic cutaneous leishmaniasis: treatment results with ‘Z-HE’, a new topical herbal extract, and relation to the outcome