Complementary and Alternative Approaches to Biomedicine
WHAT HAPPENED IN KANAZAWA? THE BIRTH OF eCAM This book contains the proceedings of the International Symposium on Complementary and Alternative Medicine, (CAM) which was convened in Kanazawa Japan, November 8-10, 2002. The participants were mainly from Japan, USA, China, France, England, Germany, Ta...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
2004, 2004
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2004 |
| Series: | Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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Table of Contents:
- V. Basic Science: Future Approaches to Novel Molecules for CAM
- 22. Cultural Heritage: Porifera (Sponges), A Taxon Successfully Progressing Paleontology, Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Biomedicine
- 23. Earthworms: Sources of Antimicrobial and Anticancer Molecules
- 24. What Can We Learn from Marine Invertebrates to be Used as Complementary Antibiotics?
- 25. Nervous, Endocrine, Immune Systems as a Target for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- VI. Education and Philosophy
- 26. Scientific Thinking: Its History, Methods, and Advantages
- 27. Glycome: A Medical Paradigm
- VII. Abstracts
- 11. Testing Efficacy of Natural Anxiolytic Compounds
- 12. Alternative Approaches to Pain Relief during Labor and Delivery
- 13. Alternative and Comparative Medicine in Dentistry
- III. Physical Intervention: Touch, Hydrotherapy, Sound
- 14. Methodological Concerns when Designing Trials for the Efficacy of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Pain
- 15. Treatment for Atopic Dermatitis by Acupuncture
- 16. Hydrotherapy can Modulate Peripheral Leukocytes: An Approach to Alternative Medicine
- 17. Music Therapy, Wellness, and Stress Reduction
- 18. Music Therapy, a Future Alternative Intervention against Diseases
- IV. Dietary Intervention in Specific Diseases
- 19. Diet Instruction for Japanese Traditional Food in Therapy for Atopic Dermatitis
- 20. Kampo Therapy for Adult Atopic Dermatitis by Dieting and Herbal Medications: Evaluating theDisappearance of Disease Phases
- 21. Management of Nutritional and Health Needs of Malnourished and Vegetarian People in India
- The Urgent Need for Evidence-Based CAM in the World
- Beginnings
- I. National Approaches to CAM
- 1. Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Japan
- 2. New Scientific Approach for Natural Medicine: Examples of Kampo Medicine
- 3. The Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Taiwan—Past, Present and Future
- 4. Quality Requirements for Herbal Medicinal Products in Europe
- 5. Integrating Medical Knowledge: Old Roots and a Modern Science-Based Approach at the University of Milan
- II. CAM Approaches to Specific Diseases and Biomedical Conditions
- 6. Identification of Diseases that may be Targets for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
- 7. Complementary and Alternative Medicine during HIV Infection
- 8. A Polyherbal Formulation for a Wide Spectrum of Reproductive Tract and Sexually Transmitted Infections
- 9. Anticancer Therapeutic Potential of Soy Isoflavone, Genistein
- 10. Chinese Medicine and Immunity