Alternative Medicine Review

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Articles in Dec 2002 issue of Alternative Medicine Review

• The interaction of cigarette smoking and antioxidants. Part II: alpha-tocopherol - Smoking & Tocopherols - Brief Article
  by Greg Kelly
• Antiherpes simplex virus type 2 activity of casuarinin from the bark of Terminalia arjuna Linn - Brief Article
  by HY Cheng
• Betaine supplementation decreases plasma homocysteine concentrations but does not affect body weight, body composition, or resting energy expenditure in human subjects
  by U Schwab
• Tocotrienols are needed for normal bone calcification in growing female rats
  by M Norazlina
• Effect of Angelica sinensis on the proliferation of human bone cells
  by Q Yang
• Arginine: clinical potential of a semi-essential amino acid - Arginine
  by Jeremy Appleton
• Ginger syrup as an antiemetic in early pregnancy - Brief Article
  by A Keating
• Pros and cons of antioxidant use during radiation therapy
  by KN Prasad
• Effects of coenzyme Q10 in early Parkinson disease: evidence of slowing of the functional decline
  by CW Shults
• Calendar of events
• Isatis tinctoria - Monograph - Brief Article
• Beneficial effects of soy phytoestrogen intake in postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes
  by V Jayagopal
• Complementary and alternative medical treatment of breast cancer: a survey of licensed North American naturopathic physicians
  by LJ Standish
• Glutathione, iron and Parkinson's disease
  by S Bharath
• Niacinamide - Monograph
• Apoptosis and necrosis in developing brain cells due to arsenic toxicity and protection with antioxidants
  by S Chattopadhyay
• Vitamin C and E supplementation in women at risk of preeclampsia is associated with changes in indices of oxidative stress and placental function
  by LC Chappell
• Effects of combined quercetin and coenzyme Q10 treatment on oxidative stress in normal and diabetic rats
  by AD Coldiron, Jr
• Dare to Lose: 4 Simple Steps to a Better Body - Book Review
  by Alan L. Miller
• Soy isoflavones: no effects on bone mineral content and bone mineral density in healthy, menstruating young adult women after one year
  by JJ Anderson
• Coronary endothelial function in hyperhomocysteinemia: improvement after treatment with folic acid and cobalamin in patients with coronary artery disease
  by FF Willems
• Soy protein supplementation increases serum insulin-like growth factor-I in young and old men but does not affect markers of bone metabolism
  by DA Khalil
• Chinese Herbal Patent Medicines: The Clinical Desk Reference - Book Review
  by Hazel A. Philp
• Effects of Cordyceps sinensis on T lymphocyte subsets and hepatofibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B
  by HY Gong
• Therapeutic effects of psyllium in type 2 diabetic patients
  by M Sierra
• Further investigation of the modifying effect of various chemopreventive agents on apoptosis and cell proliferation in human colon cancer cells
  by Q Zheng
• Letter to the editor - Brief Article
• Dermal wound healing properties of redox-active grape seed proanthocyanidins - Brief Article
  by S Khanna
• Randomized, controlled trial of phytoestrogen in the prophylactic treatment of menstrual migraine
  by BE Burke
• Parenteral L-alanyl-L-glutamine improves 6-month outcome in critically ill patients
  by C Goeters
• Antioxidant nutrients and adriamycin toxicity
  by J Quiles
• Corrections - Brief Article
• Genistein and vitamin D synergistically inhibit human prostatic epithelial cell growth - Brief Article
  by A Roa
• Effects of American ginseng berry extract on blood glucose levels in ob/ ob mice
  by JT Xie
• Oxidative stress induced by phenylketonuria in the rat: Prevention by melatonin, vitamin E, and vitamin C
  by F Martinez-Cruz
• Mercury toxicity and antioxidants: part I: role of glutathione and alpha-lipoic acid in the treatment of mercury toxicity - Mercury Toxicity - Brief Article
  by Lyn Patrick
• A double-blind crossover study evaluating the efficacy of Korean red ginseng in patients with erectile dysfunction: a preliminary report - Brief Article
  by B Hong
• Dietary carotenoids, serum beta-carotene, and retinol and risk of lung cancer in the alpha-tocopherol, beta-carotene cohort study
  by CN Holick
• L-carnitine reduces lymphocyte apoptosis and oxidant stress in HIV-1-infected subjects treated with zidovudine and didanosine
  by S Moretti
• Effects of berberine on glucose metabolism in vitro
  by J Yin
• Autism, an extreme challenge to integrative medicine. Part II: medical management - Autism - Brief Article
  by Parris M. Kidd
• Acute, dose-dependent cognitive effects of Ginkgo biloba, Panax ginseng and their combination in healthy young volunteers: differential interactions with cognitive demand - Brief Article
  by AB Scholey
• Vitamin A as an anti-inflammatory agent
  by R Reifen
• Magnesium supplementation prevents experimental chronic cyclosporine A nephrotoxicity via renin-angiotensin system independent mechanism
  by T Asai
• Ginkgo biloba neuroprotection: Therapeutic implications in Alzheimer's disease
  by Y. Luo