Complementary Medicine Research Manual
by Joan E Baumann, edited by Dr Laz Bannock
Published by IICN Press, 2004 - $65.00 USD
Available from: IICN Press http://www.iicn.ac/shop.htm
This manual was prepared with both the medical professional and lay person in mind. The research is recent, primarily from the four years previous to August, 2004. It contains nearly 1000 full-size pages of information, and is presented in a large attractive binder, for ease of use. The manual weighs approximately 7lbs.
The manual covers eight health issues: Alzheimer’s disease, Asthma, Diabetes, Hypertension, Menopause, Osteoporosis, and Cancer. The cancer section covers Prostate, Breast, Colon, Ovarian, Endometrial, Gallbladder, Stomach, Oesophageal, Gastric, Lung, Oral, Pharynx, Larynx Cancers, Bladder and Skin Cancers.
A section entitled “SUPPLEMENTS: What Works, What Doesn’t and Why Not!” devotes five pages to explaining the differences in quality of supplements and how those differences impact the user’s health.
More than 3000 journal references with simplified explanations of many of them have been included from respectable journals. Such journals as: American Association for Cancer Research, American Institute for Cancer Research, British Journal of Cancer, Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, International Journal of Cancer,Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,International Journal of Oncology, American Heart Association, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, American Journal of Cardiology, Archives of Internal Medicine, International Journal of Cardiology, Journal of the American Medical Association, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, The American Journal of Medicine, Menopause: The Journal of The North American Menopause Society, Annals of Internal Medicine, Diabetes Care, Diabetic Medicine, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, American Lung Association, European Respiratory Journal,Journal of Asthma, Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care, Archives of Neurology, The Journals of Gerontology Series A, Journal of Neurochemistry,Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons,The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and numerous others.
The manual can benefit both the medical profession and their patients. Serious, life-threatening side effects of well-known drugs provide a strong incentive to investigate what complementary medicine offers. There is a critical need for more research-based information related to nutrition and/or supplementation. The manual was prepared with this in mind. It emphasizes, with more than 3000 journal references and simplified explanations of many of them, the value of supplementation combined with a healthy diet. Abstracts related to ChemoPREVENTION of many diseases are included: they should provide useful information for individuals interested in protecting and improving their health before disease enters the picture.
The manual can be a useful resource for students of nutrition. The research contained in it will inform and encourage patients, their families, physicians, and complementary health professionals.
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