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A proprietary Rhodiola rosea extract fails to improve night‐shift fatigue
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Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies - February 13, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: S Chrubasik‐Hausmann Tags: SUMMARIES AND COMMENTARIES Source Type: research

Plantago ovata fibre smooths out peaks without interfering with blood levels of levodopa in patients with Parkinson's disease
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Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies - February 13, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: BD Roufogalis Tags: SUMMARIES AND COMMENTARIES Source Type: research

Cancer patients at risk of herb–supplement–drug interactions: who knows?
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Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies - February 13, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: A Huntley, EM Williamson Tags: SUMMARIES AND COMMENTARIES Source Type: research

Preliminary evidence for the benefits of Panax ginseng (Korean red ginseng) in alleviating gynaecological complaints
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Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies - February 13, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: RA Dunlop Tags: SUMMARIES AND COMMENTARIES Source Type: research

Does fermented red ginseng (Panax ginseng) influence glucose metabolism in humans?
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Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies - February 13, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: M Johannsson, M‐R Oh Tags: SUMMARIES AND COMMENTARIES Source Type: research

Use of acupuncture for pain management in osteoarthritis: what is the latest evidence?
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Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies - February 13, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: DCE Lim Tags: SUMMARIES AND COMMENTARIES Source Type: research

Is ondansetron combined with ST36 (Zusanli) acupuncture point injection for postoperative vomiting effective?
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Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies - February 13, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: J‐P Liu Tags: SUMMARIES AND COMMENTARIES Source Type: research

Advancing knowledge requires both clinical and basic research
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Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies - January 22, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Sunita Vohra, Heather Boon Tags: Perspective Source Type: research

Acupuncture for low back pain: ritual healing or medicine?
ConclusionsIf the effects of acupuncture on LBP are mainly due to the treatment ritual or to other psychological factors, then the placebo nature of the treatment must be fully disclosed; otherwise, patients will not be making an informed medical decision. Moreover, the use of acupuncture for LBP might directly conflict with the current positions of the American Medical Association, the American Osteopathic Association, the American Pain Society and the American Society for Pain Management Nursing on the use of placebo for the treatment of pain. (Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies)
Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies - January 22, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Ben Kavoussi Tags: Review Source Type: research

Challenges in integrating herbal medicine in healthcare systems
Abstract In this perspective some of the challenges facing the integration of herbal medicine in the healthcare system are described. Such challenges include the need to understand the chemical nature of complex herbal products and their formulation for human therapeutic use, the importance of translation of basic scientific research to human clinical safety and efficacy, provision of a framework for obtaining the evidence required for validation of traditional herbal medicinal products and defining a regulatory system which allows adequate research funding and protection of resulting intellectual property. Requirements fo...
Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies - December 1, 2014 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Basil D Roufogalis Tags: Perspective Source Type: research

Patient evaluation of service quality in government homeopathic hospitals in West Bengal, India: a cross‐sectional survey
ConclusionThe services patients received at various homeopathic hospitals in West Bengal, India, did not meet patient expectations across the five domains of SERVQUAL. This gap needs to be addressed through focused improvement efforts. (Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies)
Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies - December 1, 2014 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Munmun Koley, Subhranil Saha, Jogendra Singh Arya, Gurudev Choubey, Aloke Ghosh, Kaushik Deb Das, Subhasish Ganguly, Samit Dey, Shubhamoy Ghosh, Goutam Nag, Swaif Ali, Sangita Saha, Kajal Bhattacharyya, Rakesh Singh Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

The face of chiropractic: evidence‐based?
ConclusionsThe chiropractic profession claims the capacity to treat health conditions that exceed those more traditionally associated with chiropractic. Website content persistently declared that such claims are supported by research and scientific evidence, and at times blurred the lines between safety and efficacy. The chiropractic profession may be struggling to define themselves both within the paradigm of conventional science as well as an alternative paradigm that embraces natural approaches. (Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies)
Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies - November 19, 2014 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Shelley, Marianne Clark, Timothy Caulfield Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

New Books
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Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies - November 10, 2014 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: NEW BOOKS Source Type: research

Recent Literature
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Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies - November 10, 2014 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: RECENT LITERATURE Source Type: research

Glossary
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Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies - November 10, 2014 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: GLOSSARY Source Type: research