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"Alternative Therapies"


This page lists 23 references in the Main Healthy Skepticism Library relevant to "Alternative Therapies" including traditional medicines, complimentary therapies an herbal therapies etc.

Click on the HSL (Health Skepticism Library) number for more details which may include an abstract or full text.


HSL6819
Dowden JS.
Injunction impedes independent information
Australian Prescriber 2006 Oct 1;29(5):120
http://www.australianprescriber.com/upload/pdf/articles/828.pdf

HSL6142
Laffan G.
Vitamins promoter goes on trial for fraud
BMJ 2006 Jul 22;333(7560):166
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/short/333/7560/166-b?etoc%3e

HSL6122
Burton B.
Australian court suppresses report questioning effectiveness of complementary remedy
BMJ 2006 Jul 15;333(7559):116
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/short/333/7559/116-a?etoc

HSL6713
Laeeque H, Boon H, Kachan N, Cohen JC, D'Cruz J.
The Canadian Natural Health Products (NHP) regulations: industry perceptions and compliance factors.
BMC Health Serv Res 2006 May 31;6:63
Link to source with long URL

HSL5617
Kondro W.
Eliminating barriers to DTC advertising for OTCs and natural health products.
CMAJ 2006 May 23;174(11):1547-8
http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/174/11/1547

HSL5576
Hass DJ, Lewis JD.
Quality of manufacturer provided information on safety and efficacy claims for dietary supplements for colonic health.
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2006 May 15
Link to source with long URL

HSL5423
Khan IA.
Issues related to botanicals.
Life Sci 2006 Mar 27;78(18):2033-8
Link to source with long URL

HSL4359
Parker-pope T.
Health Journal: The case against vitamins
The Wall Street Journal 2006 Mar 20
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06079/673520.stm

HSL5375
Hoodia: lose weight without feeling hungry?
Consum Rep 2006 Mar;71(3):49

HSL5426
Smith CA, Coyle ME.
Recruitment and implementation strategies in randomised controlled trials of acupuncture and herbal medicine in women's health.
Complement Ther Med 2006 Mar;14(1):81-6
Link to source with long URL

HSL6976
Koren G, Oren D, Rouleau M, Carmeli D, Matsui D.
Comparison of verbal claims for natural health products made by health food stores staff versus pharmacists in Ontario, Canada.
Can J Clin Pharmacol 2006 Sum;13(2):e251-6
http://www.cjcp.ca/pdf/CJCP_e251-256F_8.31.06.pdf

HSL2480
Nielsen MW, Hansen EH, Rasmussen NK.
Use of natural medicines in the Danish population: a national cross-sectional survey.
Ann Pharmacother 2005 Sep;39(9):1534-8
http://www.theannals.com/cgi/content/full/39/9/1534

HSL2495
Ford ES, Ajani UA, Mokdad AH.
Brief communication: The prevalence of high intake of vitamin E from the use of supplements among U.S. adults.
Ann Intern Med. 2005 Jul 19;143(2):116-20
http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/143/2/116

HSL1906
Shapiro N.
Death by Natural Causes
2005 Jun 8-14

HSL4229
Santini C.
[The technicoregulatory situation in France for manufactured homeopathic medications]
Ann Pharm Fr. 2005 Jun 01;63(3):212-6
Link to source with long URL

HSL4236
Watson J.
Vitamin guru provokes wRath of scientists, activists.
Nat Med 2005 Jun 01;11(6):581
http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/nm0605-581a

HSL6345
Seamon MJ, Clauson KA.
Ephedra: yesterday, DSHEA, and tomorrow--a ten year perspective on the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994.
J Herb Pharmacother 2005;5(3):67-86

HSL4217
Meyer U.
[Pharmaceutical industry and "New German Medicine" ("Neue Deutsche Heilkunde")]
Med Ges Gesch 2004;23:165-82

HSL1455
Cline RJ.
At the intersection of micro and macro: opportunities and challenges for physician-patient communication research.
Patient Educ Couns 2003 May;50(1):13-6
Link to source with long URL

HSL1469
Bircher AJ, Surber C.
Unregulated alternative medicine.
J Drugs Dermatol 2003 Jan;2(1):58-61

HSL2897
Briggs DR.
The regulation of herbal medicines in Australia.
Toxicology 2002 Dec 27;181-182:565-70
Link to source with long URL

HSL6277
Beales JH.
Economic analysis and the regulation of pharmaceutical advertising
Seaton Hall Law Review 1994;24:1370-1398

HSL4591
Stein U.
Ginkgo biloba extracts
Lancet 1990;335:475-476

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