Miscellaneous Research Studies 1990’s To Present

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HEALTH TOPICS:

ALCOHOL & ADDICTION RESEARCH

AURICULOTHERAPY & AURICULAR ACUPRESSURE RESEARCH

BRAIN AND COGNITIVE RESEARCH

BREASTFEEDING RESEARCH

CANCER RESEARCH

CANNABIS RESEARCH

DERMATOLOGY

DIABETES RESEARCH

DIETARY SUPPLEMENT RESEARCH

ENERGY MEDICINE INCLUDING LASER AND PHOTOMEDICINE

ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE RESEARCH

ESSENTIAL OILS AND AROMATHERAPY

ETIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGIES

EXERCISE SCIENCE RESEARCH

GLOBAL HEALTH

HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE

INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE, NATURAL MEDICINE & COMPLEMENTARY ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE (IM, NAT & CAM)

KINESIOTAPING RESEARCH

MASSAGE THERAPY

MEDICINE

MENTAL HEALTH MIND-BODY & STRESS RESEARCH

MEN’S HEALTH

NURSING RESEARCH

NUTRITION SCIENCERESEARCH

PAIN RESEARCH

PEDIATRICS

POLICY AND LEGAL RESEARCH

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE RESEARCH

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE – VACCINE RESEARCH

REFLEXOLOGY RESEARCH

RESEARCH ON RESEARCH

RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS

RESEARCH TOOLS

RESEARCH TUTORIALS

SENIOR HEALTH

SPA, THERMOTHERAPY, HYDROTHERAPY, AND CRYOTHERAPY RESEARCH

SWIMMING AND WATER SPORTS RESEARCH

THERAPEUTIC BODYWORK

WEIGHT LOSS AND OBESITY RESEARCH

WOMEN’S HEALTH

YOGA BREATHING & BREATHWORK

YOGA RESEARCH

ALCOHOL & ADDICTION RESEARCH:

  • FDA Moves Quickly to approve easy-to-use nasal spray to treat opioid overdose
  • Preventing and Treating Narcotic Addiction: A Century of Federal Drug Control
  • Keynote: From Contracts to Consent: The Evolution of Opioid Ethics
  • Adolescent painkiller abuse a big problem for small towns, rural areas
  • Do Palliative Care Clinics Screen for Substance Abuse and Diversion? Results of a National Survey
  • Clinicians and People Affected by Pain open up about Prescription Drug Abuse:
  • Incidents and Risk Factors for Progression from Short-term to Episodic or Long-Term Opioid Prescribing
  • Prescription Pain Reliever misuse prevalence, correlates, and origin of possession throughout the life course
  • How to Prevent Alcoholic Liver Disease:
  • Alcohol, Ischemic Heart Disease & The French Paradox:
  • Antioxidant Capacity of Selected Wines
  • Potential Health Benefits from the Flavonoids in Grape Products on Vascular Disease
  • Wine, Alcohol, and Atherosclerosis: Clinical Evidences and Mechanisms
  • Red Wine: A Drink to Your Heart
  • Red Wine Polyphenols, in the Absence of Alcohol, reduced lipid peroxidative stress in smoking subjects
  • Dealcoholized Red Wine Decreases Atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein E gene-deficient mice independently of inhibition of lipid peroxidation in the artery wall
  • Dealcoholized Red Wine Containing Known Amounts of Resveratrol Suppresses Atherosclerosis In Hypercholesterolemic Rabbits without affecting plasma lipid levels
  • Dealcoholized Red Wine Reverse Vascular Remodeling in an Experimental Model of Metabolic Syndrome: Role of NAD(P)H Oxidase and eNOS Activity:
  • Modulation of Haemostatic Function and Prevention of Experimental Thrombosis by Red Wine in Rats: a Role for Increased Nitric Oxide Production:
  • Red Wine, Dealcoholized Red Wine, and Especially Grape Juice, inhibit Atherosclerosis in a Hamster Model:
  • Effect of Red Wine and Red Grape Extract on Blood Lipids, haemostatic factors, and other risk factors for cardiovascular disease:
  • The Action of Red Wine and Purple Grape Juice on Vascular Reactivity is Independent of Plasma Lipids in Hypercholesterolemic patients:
  • Bolus Ingestion But Not Regular Consumption of Native of Dealcoholized Red Wine Modulates Selected Immunological Functions of Leukocytes in Healthy Volunteers
  • Vasodilator Effects of Red Wine in Subcutaneous Small Resistance Artery of Patients With Essential Hypertension:
  • Effects of Dealcholized Wines with different polyphenol content on DNA oxidative damage, gene expression of peripheral lymphocytes, and haemorheology: an intervention study in post-menopausal women:
  • More on Hidden Formaldehyde in E-Cigarette Aerosols
  • Prednisolone or Pentoxifylline for Alcoholic Hepatitis
  • Protection or Harm? Suppressing Substance-Use Data
  • Rethinking Recovery
  • Magnesium for alcohol withdrawal.
  • Chair Massage for Treating Anxiety in Patients Withdrawing from Psychoactive Drugs

AURICULOTHERAPY & AURICULAR ACUPRESSURE RESEARCH:

  • The Mechanism of Auriculotherapy: A Case Report Based on the Fractal Structure of the Meridian System
  • Scientific Basis of Auriculotherapy: State of the Art
  • Auricular Point Acupressure as an Adjunct Analgesic Treatment for Cancer Patients: A Feasibility Study
  • Auriculotherapy Stimulation for Neuro-Rehabilitation
  • Contributions of Auriculotherapy in Smoking Cessation: A pilot study
  • The Effects of Auricular Electrocacupuncture on Obesity in Female Patients: A prospective Randomized Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study
  • Randomised Clinical Trial of Five Ear Acupuncture Points for the Treatment of Overweight People
  • Efficacy of Chinese Auriculotherapy For Stress in Nursing Staff: A Randomized Clinical Trial
  • Applicability of Auriculotherapy in Reducing Stress and as a Coping Strategy in Nursing Professionals
  • Status and Strategies Analysis on International Standardization of Auricular Acupuncture Points
  • Provision of Auricular Acupuncture and Acupressure in a university setting (NADA protocol)

BRAIN AND COGNITIVE RESEARCH:

  • Caffeine as treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease: A Review
  • Coffee, Genetic Variants, and Parkinson’s Disease: Gene-Environment Interactions
  • Comparison of 5 hour Energy and Caffeine on Cognitive Performance and Subjective Feelings in Young Men and Women
  • Intranasal photobiomodulation improves Alzheimer’s Conditions in Case Studies

BREASTFEEDING RESEARCH

  • The Power of Nutrition and the Power of Breastfeeding
  • World’s First Biochemistry Chair in Human Lactology
  • A Decade of Tracking Progress for Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival Countdown Headlines for 2015
  • Infant Immunity Comparison of Breastfed and Bottlefed Infants

CANCER RESEARCH

  • Defining Why Cancer Develops in Children
  • Toward Evidence-Based End-of-Life Care
  • Value-Based Cancer Care
  • Nodules in Older Patients Are less likely to be malignant but may harbor aggressive cancers
  • Malignant transformation of Hymenolepis nana in a Human Host
  • Coffee may reduce colon cancer recurrence
  • Trends in Metastatic Breast and Prostate Cancer – Lessons in Cancer Dynamics
  • Use of Evidence-Based Guidelines Reduces Radioactive Iodine Treatment in Patients with Low-Risk Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
  • Moderate Alcohol Consumption May Be Associated with a Lower Risk of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
  • 2015 American Thyroid Association Management Guidelines for Adult Patients with Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
  • Nuts may reduce cancer, but not diabetes risk
  • Identifying and Treating Magnesium Deficiency in Cancer Patients Receiving Platinum-based Chemotherapy
  • Auricular Point Acupressure as an Adjunct Analgesic Treatment for Cancer Patients: A Feasibility Study
  • Manual Lymph Drainage to Treat Lymphedema in Breast Cancer
  • Iodine and Cancer:
  • ATF3 Mediates Anti-Cancer Activity of Trans-10, cis-12-Conjugated Linoleic Acid in Human Colon Cancer Cells.
  • Vaccine clears some precancerous cervical lesions in clinical trial
  • Impact of Running vs Walking on Breast Cancer Survivor
  • Viscum Album (Mistletoe) for Pancreatic Cancer, EFT for Osteoarthritis, Homeopathy for Multidrug Resistant TB, Vitamin D for Depression, Acupuncture for Insomnia
  • Intravenous Vitamin C in Cancer
  • A Prospective Clinical Study of a Whole Systems Ayurvedic Intervention for Breast Cancer Survivorship
  • Acupuncture and Massage Reduce Pain After Cancer Surgery
  • Ren Shen Yangrong Tang for Fatigue in Cancer Survivors: A Phase I/II Open-Label Study
  • Cannabis in Cancer Care
  • Therapeutic Touch Modulates Immune Function and Inhibits Metastasisbut Not Primary Tumor Size in a Breast Cancer Model in Mice
  • Mindfulness-based stress reduction compared with cognitive behavioral therapy for the treatment of insomnia comorbid with cancer: a randomized, partially blinded, noninferiority trial
  • The Effects of Laughter Therapy on Mood State and Self-Esteem in Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
  • The Promise and Perils of Antioxidants for Cancer Patients
  • High Isoflavone Intake May Increase Breast Cancer Growth:
  • Does Reflexology Impact on Cancer Patients' Quality of Life?
  • The Effects of Foot Reflexology on Anxiety and Pain in Patients with Breast and Lung Cancer
  • American Ginseng Improves Cancer-Related Fatigue
  • Intravenous Vitamin C in Cancer: A Brief Overview of It's Use and Considerations:

CANNABIS RESEARCH:

  • Discussing the Therapeutic Use of Cannabis Sativa with oncologist Donald Abrams, MD: Can Medical Marijuana play a role in Clinical Practice?
  • Marijuana in the Management of Diabetes
  • Cannabinoids and PTSD
  • Cannabinoid-Opioid Interaction in Chronic Pain
  • Medical Marijuana: Should we be concerned about quality?
  • Cannabis Ameliorates Diabetic Neuropathy Pain
  • Cannabinoids in the Treatment of Epilepsy
  • Cannabinoids and PTSD Symptoms
  • The Science of Cannabis and Cannabinoids by Donald Abrams, MD
  • Adverse Health Effects of Marijuana Useand Clinical Conditions with Symptoms that may be Relieved by Treatment with Marijuana or other Cannabinoids.
  • Cannabis in Cancer Care

DERMATOLOGY:

  • Acupuncture as a Treatment Modality in Dermatology: A Systematic Review
  • Novel Use of Terpenoids for Treatment of Dermatologic Diseases: A Systematic Review of Clinical Trials

DIABETES RESEARCH:

  • Effects of Aloe Vera Supplementation in Subjects with Prediabetes/Metabolic Syndrome
  • BioCision and UCSF Announce Collaboration to Advance Cell Therapy for Organ Transplantation and Diabetes
  • Nuts may reduce cancer, but not diabetes risk
  • Effect of Niacin on preB-1 high-density lipoprotein levels in diabetes
  • Air Pollution Aggravates Diabetes
  • Antidiabetic and Renal Protective Properties of Berrycactus Fruit (Myrtillocactusgeometrizans)
  • Black Soybean Extract Improves Lipid Profiles in Fenofibrate-Treated Type 2 Diabetics with Postprandial Hyperlipidemia
  • Follow Up of Blood-Pressure Lowering and Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes
  • Does kindness matter? Self-compassion buffers the negative impact of diabetes-distress on HbA1c
  • Determination of Efficacy of Reflexology in Managing Patients with Diabetic Neuropathy: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

DIETARY SUPPLEMENT RESEARCH:

  • Fish Oil Prevents Psychosis
  • Effects of Selenium Supplementation on Spontaneous Autoimmune Thyroiditis in NOD.H-2h4 Mice
  • Epidermal Hydration Is Improved by Enhanced Ceramide Metabolism in Aged C57BL/6J Mice after dietary supplementation of royal jelly
  • The Impact of Lactobacillus acidophilus Strain L-92 on Allergic Disease
  • Does Vitamin D Improve Blood Sugar Regulation?
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil Reduces AF Risk
  • Supplement Article - the importance of standardization such as USP:
  • Magnesium and Cardiovascular Disease:
  • The Impact of Vitamin C on Endothelial Function:
  • Antioxidant and Associated Capacities of CamuCamu: A Systematic Review
  • American Ginseng Improves Cancer-Related Fatigue
  • New Evidence Suggests Chemoprevention Activity of Green Tea Supplements
  • Office of Dietary Supplements:
  • Effect of Niacin on preB-1 high-density lipoprotein levels in diabetes
  • L-Tryptophan: Uses and Risks:
  • Eosinophilia Myalgia Syndrome:
  • Dietary Supplements: Inpatient Policies in US Childrens' Hospitals
  • Effects of Extended-Release Niacin with Laropiprant in High-Risk Patients
  • The Therapeutic Effects of Acetyl-L-Carnitine on Peripheral Neuropathy: A Review of the Literature
  • Intravenous Vitamin C in Cancer: A Brief Overview of It's Use and Considerations:
  • Vitamin D No Help for Bone Mass or Hip Fractures
  • Effects of Lychee Fruit Extract (Oligonol) on Peripheral Circulation, A Pilot Study:
  • Exploring the Utility of PsidiumGuajava Leaf Extract as an Adequate Treatment for Giardia Lamblia
  • Two Case Reports of Complete Atrioventricular Block Patients Treated with Chilgi-Tang
  • Willow Bark Extract STW 33-I is Safe and Effective in the Long-Term Treatment of Outpatients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
  • Interactions Between Korean Herbs and Antihypertensives
  • Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease NAFLD
  • N-Acetylglucosamine for Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Essential Fatty Acids and Antioxidants Benefit Women With Female Pattern Hair Loss
  • Vitamin C Aids Recovery From Cardiac Surgery
  • Can Chondroitin and Glucosamine Rival Cox-2 Inhibitors for Osteoarthritis?
  • Curcumin for Periodontitis?
  • Salacia oblonga and Heart Disease
  • Supplementation of a Standardized Extract fromPhyllanthusemblicaImproves Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Platelet Aggregation in Overweight/Class-1 Obese Adults
  • Herbs Against Human Papillomavirus
  • Oligonol Supplementation Modulates Plasma Volume and Osmolality and Sweating After Heat Load in Humans
  • Green Tea Lowers Hepatic COX-2 and Prostaglandin E2 in Rats with Dietary Fat-Induced Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
  • Curcumin Reduces Degenerative Disc Disease Pain
  • N-acetyl-cysteine to Treat Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome?
  • The role of nitric oxide in erectile dysfunction: implications for medical therapy

ENERGY MEDICINE INCLUDING LASER AND PHOTOMEDICINE RESEARCH:

  • Life through Orange-Colored Glasses
  • Feasibility of Energy Medicine in a Community Teaching Hospital: An Exploratory Case Series
  • Efficacy and Safety of Transurethral Photoselective Greenlight™Laser Vaporization for the Treatment of OrthotopicUreteroceles in Adults
  • Erbium Lasers for the Prevention of Enamel and Dentin Demineralization: A Literature Review
  • The Effects of Healing Touch on Pain, Nausea and Anxiety Following Bariatric Surgery: A Pilot Study:
  • Studies of a Human Bioenergy Field Using a Torsion Pendulum Balance
  • Information Medicine: Emergence of a New Medical Paradigm
  • Ultraweak Photon Emission as a Non-Invasive Health Assessment: A Systematic Review
  • FAR Infrared Therapy Emitted by Bioceramics Improves Postural Sway in Young Brazilian University Judokas
  • Reiki Improves Health of Oncology Patients: In and Out of the Hospital
  • Influenceof anElectromagnetic Field on High Dilutions Measured by Ultraviolet Light Spectroscopy
  • The Effectiveness of an Energy-Based Healing Modality to Improve Medical, Psychosocial, and Spiritual Outcomes: Survey Development and Pilot Testing
  • A double-blind, randomized study to assess the validity of applied kinesiology (AK) as a diagnostic tool and as a nonlocal proximity effect.
  • Epileptogenic zone localization using magnetoencephalography predicts seizure freedom in epilepsy surgery.
  • MPS Therapy Device approved by FDA
  • Blue Laser Inhibits Bacterial Growth ofStaphylococcus aureus,Escherichia coli,andPseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Feasibility of Energy Medicine in a Community Teaching Hospital: An Exploratory Case Series
  • Low-Level Laser Therapy Facilitates Superficial Wound Healing in Humans: A Triple-Blind, Sham-Controlled Study
  • Ultraweak Photon Emission as a Non-Invasive Health Assessment: A Systematic Review

ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE RESEARCH:

  • Air Pollution, Disease, and Mortality
  • Air Pollution Aggravates Diabetes
  • The History of Biological Weapons Use: What we know and what we don’t
  • The Story of Health: UCSF Uses the Power of Storytelling to Promote Pediatric Environmental Health
  • Bisphenol A in Beverage Containers May Raise Blood Pressure:
  • Provision of No-Cost, Long-Acting Contraception and Teenage Pregnancy:
  • Preventing Dengue -- Is the Possibility Now a Reality?
  • Bacterial Growth in Arteries Implicated in Heart Attacks:utm_source=Natural+Medicine+Journal+List&utm_campaign=fe6b62f863-January_2015_Year_in_Review_NMJ&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f1c8ddd2c4-fe6b62f863-303124329
  • Iodine and Cancer:
  • Lifestyle Changes May Lengthen Telomeres, A Measure of Cell Aging:
  • E-Cigarettes Expose People to More Than 'Harmless' Water Vapor:

ESSENTIAL OILS AND AROMATHERAPY:

  • ChamaecyparisobtusaEssential Oil Inhibits Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusBiofilm Formation and Expression of Virulence Factors
  • Effect of Essential Oils on Germination and Growth of Some Pathogenic and Spoilage Spore-Forming Bacteria
  • Effect of Inhaled Lavender and Sleep Hygiene on Self-Reported Sleep Issues: A Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Sedative Effects of Inhaled Essential Oil Components of Traditional Fragrance PogostemonCablin Leaves And their Structure - Activity Relationships:
  • Essential Oils Research:
  • ESSENTIAL OILS GUIDE:Aromatherapy Essential Oils Guide.docx
  • How to Use Essential Oils: Methods of Application
  • Essential Oils: Safety
  • Essential Oils: Safety Statements:
  • Essential Oils: Safety Guidelines:
  • The Effects of the Inhalation Method using Essential Oils on Blood Pressure and Stress Responses of Clients with Essential Hypertension
  • Non-Pharmacological Interventions in Dementia
  • The Science Into the Effects of Essential Oils on Animals and Humans:
  • Essential Oils Make Superior Wound Antiseptics--and Combat MRSA:
  • Effects of Flower Remedies in Individuals with Anxiety
  • Effectiveness of Therapeutic Massage in Conjunction with Aromatherapy for Pain and Anxiety Relief of Hospitalized Patients

ETIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGIES:

  • Origins of Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease
  • Inflammatory Muscle Diseases
  • Lindsay’s Nails in Chronic Kidney Disease
  • ATF3 Mediates Anti-Cancer Activity of Trans-10, cis-12-Conjugated Linoleic Acid in Human Colon Cancer Cells.
  • Stress-Related GERD: Strategies for an Integrative Treatment Approach
  • Therapeutic Modification of the GI Microbiome
  • Hypoglycemia Reduction and Accuracy of Continuous Glucose Monitoring

EXERCISE SCIENCE RESEARCH:

  • Effects of Acute Caffeine Supplementation on Anaerobic Power and Blood Lactate Levels in Female Athletes
  • Light-Intensity Physical Activity Trumps Sedentary Behavior
  • Parkinson’s Disease: Everyday activity more beneficial than occasional strenuous exercise
  • Could the bioenergetics health index become the next BMI?
  • Swimming and Cardiovascular Fitness in the Older Age Group
  • Impact of Running vs Walking on Breast Cancer Survivor
  • Effect of Deep Stripping Massage Alone or with Eccentric Resistance on Hamstring Length and Strength:
  • The Effect of HIIE on Body Composition of Overweight Young Males
  • HIIE and Fat Loss:
  • Guide to Physical Activity by the NIH
  • Article in Swimmer Magazine "Marathon Moderation: The Possible Cardiac Implications of Ultra-Endurance Sports" by Linda Brown-Kuhn
  • The Effects of Myofascial Release with Foam Rolling on Performance.
  • Effects of petrissage massage on fatigue and exercise performance following intensive cycle pedaling
  • Effectof Counterstrain on Stretch Reflexes, Hoffmann Reflexes, and Clinical Outcomes in Subjects with Plantar Fasciitis
  • Stretch Reflex and Hoffmann Reflex Responses to Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in Subjects with Achilles Tendinitis
  • What Being Overweight Does to your Osteoarthritis Risk
  • Effect of Acute Caffeine Supplementation on Anaerobic Power and Blood Lactate Levels in Female Athletes
  • Rosa rugosaAqueous Extract Alleviates Endurance Exercise-Induced Stress

GLOBAL HEALTH:

  • Harmful alcohol use increases health risks in all countries
  • Lesson’s from the East: China’s Rapidly Evolving Healthcare System:
  • Phase 1 Trials of rVSV Ebola Vaccine in Africa and Europe — Preliminary Report
  • Exploring the Role of Multiple Chronic Conditions in Traditional Chinese Medicine Use and Three Types of Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapy Among Adults in Taiwan
  • Antimicrobial Resistance Is a Global Health Emergency

HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE:

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology Outpatient Scenario of an Indian Homeopathic Hospital: A Prospective, Research-Targeted Study:
  • Homeopathic Remedies With Antineoplastic Properties Have Immunomodulatory Effects in Experimental Animal

INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE, NATURAL MEDICINE & COMPLEMENTARY ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE (IM, NAT, CAM):