Alternative Medicine Review

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Articles in Sept 2004 issue of Alternative Medicine Review

• Complex Herbs—Complete Medicines: a Merger of Eclectic & Naturopathic Visions of Botanical Medicine
  by Steve Helms
• An eicosapentaenoic acid supplement versus megestrol acetate versus both for patients with cancer-associated wasting: a North Central Cancer Treatment Group and National Cancer Institute of Canada collaborative effort
  by A. Jatoi
• Plasma antioxidative activity in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis
  by J. Kowalski
• A placebo-controlled double-blind randomized trial of the use of combined L-carnitine and L-acetylcarnitine treatment in men with asthenozoospermia
  by A. Lenzi
• The level playing field
  by Al Czap
• Role of nitric oxide in diabetic nephropathy
  by S.S. Prabhakar
• Measurement of vitamin D levels in inflammatory bowel disease patients reveals a subset of Crohn's disease patients with elevated 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D and low bone mineral density
  by M.T> Abreu
• The effect of inositol supplements on the psoriasis of patients taking lithium: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial
  by S.J. Allan
• The effects of potassium and magnesium supplementations on urinary risk factors of renal stone patients
  by S. Jaipakdee
• Letter to the editor
  by Alan R. Gaby
• Coenzyme Q10 and diabetic endotheliopathy: oxidative stress and the 'recoupling hypothesis'
  by G.T. Chew
• Microcirculatory efficacy of topical treatment with aescin plus essential phospholipids gel in venous insufficiency and hypertension: new clinical observations
  by G. Belcaro
• Treatment with all-trans retinoic acid plus tamoxifen and vitamin E in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma
  by C. Clerici
• Lysine fortification reduces anxiety and lessens stress in family members in economically weak communities in northwest Syria
  by M. Smriga
• Selenium Biochemistry and Cancer: a Review of the Literature
  by Lyn Patrick
• Folate and homocysteine levels in pregnancy
  by M.A. Megahed
• Atorvastatin decreases the coenzyme Q10 level in the blood of patients at risk for cardiovascular disease and stroke
  by T. Rundek
• A randomized trial of nicotinamide and vitamin E in children with recent onset type 1 diabetes
  by A. Crino
• Lutein, zeaxanthin, macular pigment, and visual function in adult cystic fibrosis patients
  by C. Schupp
• Cancer Prevention and Therapeutics: Panax Ginseng
  by Steve Helmes
• Supplementation with antioxidant micronutrients and chemotherapy-induced toxicity in cancer patients treated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study
  by N.I. Weijl
• Topical vitamin B12—a new therapeutic approach in atopic dermatitis-evaluation of efficacy and tolerability in a randomized placebo-controlled multicentre clinical trial
  by M. Stucker
• Immediate effects of n-3 fatty acid infusion on the induction of sustained ventricular tachycardia
  by R. Schrepf
• Effect of age on plasma homocysteine concentrations in young and elderly subjects considering serum vitamin concentrations and different lifestyle factors
  by A. Strassburg
• The Effect of Nutritional Supplements on Osteoarthritis
  by Yuanyuan Wang
• Randomised, double-blind, parallel, placebo-controlled study of oral glucosamine, methylsulfonylmethane and their combination in osteoarthritis
  by P.R. Usha
• Effect of vitamin E supplementation on vitamin K status in adults with normal coagulation status
  by S.L. Booth
• Double-masked, placebo-controlled, randomized trial of lutein and antioxidant supplementation in the intervention of atrophic age-related macular degeneration: the Veterans LAST study
  by S. Richer
• The effects of Ginkgo biloba extract supplementation and discontinuation on activities of daily living and mood in free living older volunteers
  by L. Trick
• Medical nutrition therapy as a potential complementary treatment for psoriasis—five case reports
  by Amy C. Brown
• The effects of 'supra-physiological' vitamin B12 administration on temporary threshold shift
  by A. Quaranta
• Red wine polyphenols prevent cardiovascular alterations in L-NAME-induced hypertension
  by O. Pechanova
• Antioxidant diet supplementation influences blood iron status in endurance athletes
  by A. Aguilo
• Combined effects of multiple flavonoids on breast cancer resistance protein -mediated transport
  by S. Zhang
• Diosmin
• Coenzyme Q1O in patients with end-stage heart failure awaiting cardiac transplantation: a randomized, placebo- controlled study
  by M. Berman
• Effect of Radix notoginseng saponins on platelet activating molecule expression and aggregation in patients with blood hyperviscosity syndrome
  by J. Wang
• Echinacea purpurea therapy for the treatment of the common cold: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial
  by S.H. Yale
• Calendar of events
• Policosanol
• Acute Rhodiola rosea intake can improve endurance exercise performance
  by K. De Bock
• Zinc for severe pneumonia in very young children: double-blind placebo-controlled trial
  by W.A. Brooks
• A prospective study of plasma selenium levels and prostate cancer risk
  by H. Li
• Hypericum perforatum
• Plasma lipid parameters in patients with alcoholic fatty liver after treatment with essential phospholipids
  by L. Turecky
• Effects of inositol on ovarian function and metabolic factors in women with PCOS: a randomized double blind placebo-controlled trial
  by S. Gerli
• Effect of lifestyle changes on erectile dysfunction in obese men: a randomized controlled trial
  by K. Esposito