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2010

Ip SP, Zhao M, Xian Y, Chen M, Zong Y, Tjong YW, Tsai SH, Sung JJ, Bensoussan A, Berman B, Fong HH, Che CT. Quality assurance for Chinese herbal formulae: standardization of IBS-20, a 20-herb preparation. Chin Med. 2010 Feb 22;5(1):8. [Epub ahead of print]

Lao L, Fan AY, Zhang RX, Zhou A, Ma ZZ, Lee DY, Ren K, Berman B. Anti-hyperalgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of the modified Chinese herbal formula Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan (HLXL) in rats. Am J Chin Med. 2006;34(5):833-44.

Kimbrough E, Lao L, Berman B, Pelletier KR, Talamonti WJ. An integrative medicine intervention in a ford motor company assembly plant. J Occup Environ Med. 2010 Mar;52(3):256-7.

Cao H, Yu R, Choi Y, Ma ZZ, Zhang H, Xiang W, Lee D, Berman B, Moudgil K, Fong H, van Breemen R. Discovery of cyclooxygenase inhibitors from medicinal plants used to treat inflammation. Pharmacological Research. (In press)

Fisher PA, Mathie RT, Owen D, Davies AE, Swayne J, Whitmarsh T, Smyth GJ, Thomas N, Morrice B, Lewith G, Berkovitz S, Kassab S, Peters D, Frye J, Cummings M, Oberbaum M. Homoeopathy debate. Editorial ignores evidence. BMJ. 2010 Feb 2;340:c594. doi: 10.1136/bmj.c594.

Manheimer E, Cheng K, Linde K, Lao L, Yoo J, Wieland S, van der Windt DA, Berman BM, Bouter LM. Acupuncture for peripheral joint osteoarthritis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Jan 20;(1):CD001977.

Kimbrough E, Magyari T, Langenberg P, Chesney M, Berman B. Mindfulness intervention for child abuse survivors. J Clin Psychol. 2010 Jan;66(1):17-33. 2009 Dec 8. [Epub ahead of print]

2009

Zhao L, Shen X, Cheng K, Deng H, Ding G, Tan M, Lao L. Validating a Nonacupoint Sham Control for Laser Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis. Photomed Laser Surg. 2009 Oct 27. [Epub ahead of print]

Eshleman SH, Khaki L, Laeyendecker O, Piwowar-Manning E, Johnson-Lewis L, Husnik M, Koblin B, Coates T, Chesney M, Vallari A, Devare SG, and Hackett J. Detection of individuals with acute HIV-1 infection using the ARCHITECT® HIV Ag/Ab Combo Assay. JAIDS. 9/2009; 52:121-124. PMCID: PMC2744045 (Available on 2010/09/01)

Hudelson SD., Marlow N., Huang W., Bruce R., Church JD., Husnik M., Donnell D., Coates T., Jackson JB., Chesney MA., Koblin B. Analysis of HIV-1 gp41 and enfuvirtide resistance among men who have sex with men recently infected with HIV-1 in the United States. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2009 Jul;25(7):701-5. PMCID: 2746939.

Mimiaga MJ, Noonan E, Donnell D, Safren SA, Koenen KC, Gortmaker S, O'Cleirigh C, Chesney MA, Coates TJ, Koblin BA, Mayer KH. Childhood sexual abuse is highly associated with HIV risk-taking behavior and infection among MSM in the EXPLORE Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2009 Jul 1;51(3):340-8.

Zhang RX, Fan AY, Zhou AN, Moudgil KD, Ma ZZ, Lee DY, Fong HH, Berman BM, Lao L. Extract of the Chinese herbal formula Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan inhibited adjuvant arthritis in rats. J Ethnopharmacol. 2009 Jan 30;121(3):366-71. Epub 2008 Nov 28.

Manheimer E, Wieland L, Pradhan E, Cheng K, Berman B. Evidence from the Cochrane Collaboration for traditional Chinese medicine therapies. J Altern Complement Med. 2009. 2009 Sep;15(9):1001-14.

Bachen EA, Chesney MA, Criswell LA. Prevalence of mood and anxiety disorders in women with systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Jun 15;61(6):822-9. PMCID: 2763591

Cogo E, Sampson M, Ajiferuke I, Manheimer E, Campbell K, Daniel R, Moher D. Searching for Controlled Trials of Complementary and Alternative Medicine: a Comparison of 15 Databases. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2009 May 25. [Epub ahead of print].

Carrico AW., Chesney MA., Johnson MO., Morin, SF., Neilands TB., Remien RH., Rotheram-Borus MJ., Wong FL.; The NIMH Healthy Living Project Team. Randomized controlled trial of a cognitive-behavioral intervention for HIV-positive persons: An investigation of treatment effects on psychosocial adjustment. AIDS and Behavior, 2009 Jun;13(3):555-63. Epub 2008 Jul 15. PMCID: 2737585

Rajaiah R, Lee DY, Ma Z, Fan AY, Lao L, Fong HH, Berman BM, Moudgil KD. Huo-Luo-Xiao-Ling Dan modulates antigen-directed immune response in adjuvant-induced inflammation. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2009 May 4;123(1):40-4. Epub 2009 Mar 4.

Linde K, Allais G, Brinkhaus B, Manheimer E, Vickers A, White AR. Acupuncture for migraine prophylaxis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009 Jan 21;(1)

Lane RD, Waldstein SR, Chesney MA, Jennings JR, Lovallo WR, Kozel PJ, Rose RM, Drossman DA, Schneiderman N, Thayer JF, Cameron OG. The Rebirth of Neuroscience in Psychosomatic Medicine, Part I: Historical Context, Methods, and Relevant Basic Science. Psychosom Med. 2009 Feb;71(2):117-34. Epub 2009 Feb 5.

Lane RD, Waldstein SR, Critchley HD, Derbyshire SW, Drossman DA, Wager TD, Schneiderman N, Chesney MA, Jennings JR, Lovallo WR, Rose RM, Thayer JF, Cameron OG. The Rebirth of Neuroscience in Psychosomatic Medicine, Part II: Clinical Applications and Implications for Research. Psychosom Med. 2009 Feb;71(2):135-51. Epub 2009 Feb 5.

Linde K, Allais G, Brinkhaus B, Manheimer E, Vickers A, White AR. Acupuncture for tension-type headache. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009 Jan 21;(1)

Mosack K.E., Weinhardt L.S., Kelly J.A., Gore-Felton C., McAuliffe T.L., Johnson M.O., Remien R.H., Rotheram-Borus M.J., Ehrhardt A.A., Chesney M.A., Morin S.F. Influence of Coping, Social Support, and Depression on Subjective Health Status Among HIV-Positive Adults With Different Sexual Identities. Behav Med. 2009 Winter;34(4):133-44. PMCID: PMC2653049

Shen X., Zhao L., Ding G., Tan M., Gao J., Wang L., Lao L. Effect of combined laser acupuncture on knee osteoarthritis: a pilot study. Lasers Med Sci. 2009 Mar;24(2):129-36. Epub 2008 Jan 5.

Mellins CA., Havens JF., McDonnell C., Lichtenstein C., Uldall K., Chesney MA., Santamaria EK., Bell J. Adherence to antiretroviral medications and medical care in HIV-infected adults diagnosed with mental and substance use disorders. AIDS Care, 2009 Feb;21(2):168-77.

Shao LX, Zhang JP, Chen L, Zhang XF, Chen KW. Effects of external qi or qigong with opposing intentions on proliferation of E-coli. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 2009. 15(5): 567-571

Chen KW, Liu TJ. Zhang HB, Ling ZP. An analytical review of the Chinese literature on Qigong therapy for diabetes mellitus. American Journal of Chinese Medicine. 2009. 37(3): 439-457

Lee MS, Chen KW, Choi TY, Ernst E. Qigong for type 2 diabetes care: a systematic review. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 2009; (in press)

2008

Johnson M.O., Chesney M.A., Neilands T.B., Dilworth S.E., Remien R.H., Weinhardt L.S., Wong F.L., Morin S.F.; NIMH Healthy Living Project Team. Disparities in Reported Reasons for Not Initiating or Stopping Antiretroviral Treatment Among a Diverse Sample of Persons Living with HIV. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Nov 18; (Epub ahead of print).

Chan S.S., Zhao M., Lao L., Fong H.H., Che C.T. Magnolol and honokiol account for the anti-spasmodic effect of Magnolia officinalis in isolated guinea pig ileum. Planta Med. 2008 Mar;74(4):381-4.

Lao L., Berman B.M. [The Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Maryland: the first complementary and alternative medicine center in a US medical school.] Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao. 2008 Nov;6(11):1205-9. Chinese.

Morin S.F., Shade S.B., Steward W.T., Carrico A.W., Remien R.H., Rotheram-Borus M.J., Kelly J.A., Charlebois E.D., Johnson M.O., Chesney M.A. and the Healthy Living Project Team. A Behavioral Intervention Reduces HIV Transmission Risk by Promoting Sustained Serosorting Practices Among HIV-Infected Men Who Have Sex With Men. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2008 Nov 4; (Epub ahead of print).

Kim H.R., Rajaiah R., Wu Q., Satpute S., Tan M., Simon J., Berman B., Moudgil K. Green Tea Protects Rats against Autoimmune Arthritis by Modulating Disease-Related Immune Events. The Journal of Nutrition. 2008 Nov;138(11):2111-6.

Wong F.L., Rotheram-Borus M.J., Lightfoot M., Pequegnat W., Comulada W.S., Cumberland W., Weinhardt L.S., Remien R.H., Chesney M., Johnson M.; Healthy Living Trial Group. Effects of behavioral intervention on substance use among people living with HIV: the Healthy Living Project randomized controlled study. Addiction. 2008 Jul;103(7):1206-14. Epub 2008 May 20.

Anderson D., McNeely J., Chesney M., Windham B. Breathing Variability at Rest is Positively Associated With 24-h Blood Pressure Level. Am J Hypertens. 2008 Dec;21(12):1324-9. Epub 2008 Sep 25.

Park J., Linde K., Manheimer E., Molsberger A., Sherman K., Smith C., Sung J., Vickers A,. Schnyer R. The status and future of acupuncture clinical research. J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Sep;14(7):871-81.

Schnyer R., Lao L., Hammerschlag R., Wayne P., Langevin H.M., Napadow V., Harris R., Park J., Milley R., Cohen M., MacPherson H. Society for Acupuncture Research: 2007 conference report: "The status and future of acupuncture research: 10 years post-NIH Consensus Conference". J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Sep;14(7):859-60.

Napadow V., Ahn A., Longhurst J., Lao L., Stener-Victorin E., Harris R., Langevin H.M. The status and future of acupuncture clinical research. J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Sep;14(7):861-9.

Chiaramonte, D. Who's afraid of the empowered patient? Jama 2008 Sep 24;300(12):1393-4.

Shen X., Zhao L., Ding G., Tan M., Gao J., Wang L., Lao L. Effect of combined laser acupuncture on knee osteoarthritis: a pilot study. Lasers Med Sci. 2008 Jan 5 (epublished).

Zhang G.G., Singh B., Lee W., Handwerger B., Lao L., Berman B. Improvement of agreement in TCM diagnosis among TCM practitioners for persons with the conventional diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis: effect of training. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 2008:14(4):381-386.

Shen X., Ding G., Deng H., Wei J., Zhao L., Zhou Y., Lao L. Infrared radiation spectrum of acupuncture point on patients with coronary heart disease. The American Journal of Chinese Medicine, 2008;36(2):211-8.

Chen K., Perlman A., Liao J., Lam A., Staller J., Sigal L. Effects of external qigong therapy on osteoarthritis of the knee. Clinical Rheumatology. 2008 Dec;27(12):1497-505. Epub 2008 Jul 25.

Mykelbust M., Kimbrough Pradhan E., Gorenflo D. An Integrative Medicine Patient Care Model and Evaluation of Its Outcomes: The University of Michigan Experience. J Alt Comp Med 2008 Sep;14(7):821-6.

Li A., Lao L., Wang Y., Xin J., Ren K., Berman B., Tan, M., Zhang, R. Electroacupuncture activates corticotrophin-releasing hormone-containing neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalammus to alleviate edema in a rat model of inflammation. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 May; 8:20.

Lao L. [Acupuncture clinical studies and evidence-based medicine--an update.] Zhen Ci Yan Jiu. 2008 Feb;33(1):53-61. Chinese.

Ee C., Manheimer E., Pirotta M., White A. Acupuncture for pelvic and back pain in pregnancy: a systematic review. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2008 March: 198(3):254-9.

Manheimer E., Zhang G., Udoff F., Haramati A., Langenberg P., Berman B., Bouter LM. The effects of acupuncture on pregnancy and live birth rates among women undergoing in vitro fertilization: a systematic review and meta-analysis. British Medical Journal (BMJ), 2008 Mar 8;336(7643):545-9.

Zhang R., Li A., Liu B., Wang L., Ren K., Zhang H., Berman B., Lao L. IL-1ra alleviates inflammatory hyperalgesia through preventing phosphorylation of NMDA receptor NR-1 subunit in rats. Pain. 2008 Apr;135(3):232-9.

Zhang R., Liu B., Li A., Wang L., Ren K., Qiao JT., Berman BM., Lao L. Interleukin 1β facilitates bone cancer pain in rats by enhancing NMDA receptor NR-1 subunit Phosphorylation. Neuroscience. 2008 Jul 17;154(4):1533-8. Epub 2008 May 7.

Zhang R., Li A., Liu B., Wang L., Xin J., Ren K., Qiao JT., Berman BM., Lao L. Electroacupuncture attenuates bone cancer-induced hyperalgesia and inhibits spinal preprodynorphin expression in a rat model. Eur J Pain. 2008 Oct;12(7):870-8. Epub 2008 Jan 24.

Reynolds N.R., Testa MA., Su M., Chesney MA., Neidig JL., Frank I., Smith S., Ickovics J., Robbins GK. Telephone support to improve antiretroviral medication adherence: A multisite, randomized controlled trial. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, 47: 62-68. 2008.

Gardner EM., Sharma S., Peng G., Hullsiek KH., Burman WJ., Macarthur RD., Chesney M., Telzak EE., Friedland G., Mannheimer SB. Differential adherence in combination antiretroviral therapy is associated with virological failure with resistance. AIDS, 22:75-82. 2008.

Mannheimer S, Thackeray L, Hullsiek K.H., Chesney MA. Gardner EM., Wu AW., Telzak EE., Lawrence J, Baxter J, Friedland G. A Randomized Comparison of Two Instruments for Measuring Self-Reported Antiretroviral Adherence. AIDS Care, 2:161-9. 2008.

Cohn S., Umbleja T., Mrus J., Bardeguez AD., Anderson J., Chesney MA. Prior illicit drug use and missed prenatal vitamins predict non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy in pregnancy: AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 22(1):29-40. 2008.

Johnson MO., Dilworth SE., Neilands TB., Chesney MA., Rotheram-Borus MJ., Remien RH., Weinhardt LS., Ehrhardt AA., Mori, SF. Predictors of Attrition among High Risk HIV-Infected Participants Enrolled in a Multi-Site Prevention Trial. AIDS & Behavior, 2008 Nov;12(6):974-7. Epub 2008 Jan 18.

Mannheimer S., Matts J., Gardner EM., Telzak EE., Child D., Wu AW., Chesney MA., Friedland G. Mild-to-Moderate symptoms worsen quality of life in HIV-infected individuals. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 46(6):941-5. 2008

Johnson MO., Carrico AW., Chesney MA., Morin SF. Internalized Heterosexism among HIV-Positive Gay-Identified Men: Implications for HIV Prevention and Care. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2008 Oct;76(5):829-39.

Carrico AW., Chesney MA., Johnson MO., Morin, SF., Neilands TB., Remien RH., Rotheram-Borus MJ., Wong FL.; The NIMH Healthy Living Project Team. Randomized controlled trial of a cognitive-behavioral intervention for HIV-positive persons: An investigation of treatment effects on psychosocial adjustment. AIDS and Behavior, 2008 Jul 15. (Epub ahead of print).

Salomon L., Mimiaga MJ, Husnik MJ., Welles SL., Manseau MW., Montenegro A., Safren S., Koblin BA., Chesney MA., Mayer K.H. Depressive symptoms, utilization of mental health care, substance use and sexual risk among young men who have sex with men (YMSM) in EXPLORE: Implications for age-specific interventions. AIDS and Behavior, 2008 Aug 15. (Epub ahead of print)

Sannes T., Mansky P., Chesney MA. The Need for Attention to Dose in Mind-Body Interventions: Lessons from T'ai Chi Clinical Trials. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 2008 14 (6): 645-653.

2007

Xu L, Lao L, Ge A, Yu S, Li J, Mansky PJ. Chinese herbal medicine for cancer pain. Integrative cancer therapies. 2007 Sep;6(3):208-34.

Kundu, A., Berman, B. Acupuncture for Pediatric Pain and Symptom Management. A chapter in Carla Holloway (ed.) Pediatric Clinics of North America. Elsevier Saunders Publication. December 2007, Volume 54, Number 6.

Pradhan, E.K., Baumgarten, M., Langenberg, P., Handwerger, B., Gilpin, A.K., Magyari, T., Hochberg, M., Berman, B. The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients. Arthritis & Rheumatism 2007, 57(7); 1134-1142.

Katz, J., West, K.P. Jr., Pradhan, E.K., LeClerq, S.C., Khatry, S.K., Shrestha, S.R. The impact of a small steady stream of income for women on family health and economic well-being. Global Public Health, 2 (1); 2007, 35-52.

Pradhan, E.K., West, K.P. Jr, Katz, J., LeClerq, S.C., Khatry, S.K., Shrestha, S.R. Risk of flood-related mortality in Nepal. Disasters 31(1); 2007, 57-70.

Berman, B. A 60-Year-Old Woman Considering Acupuncture for Knee Pain. JAMA; Clinical Crossroads, 297 (15); 2007, 1697-1707.

Kim, SS., Ziedonis, D., Chen K. Tobacco use and dependence in Asian Americans: A review of the literature. Nicotine & Tobacco Research; 9(2): 2007, 169-184.

Steinberg, ML., Krejci, JA., Collett, K., Brandon, TH., Ziedonis, DM., Chen, K. Relationship between self-reported task persistence and history of quitting smoking, plans for quitting smoking, and current smoking status in adolescents. Addictive Behaviors. 2007: 32 (7); 1451-1460.

Kim, SS., Ziedonis, D., Chen, K.Tobacco use and dependence in Asian Americans Adolescents: A review of the literature. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 2007. 9 (2); 169-84.

Lee, MS., Chen, K.,Sancier, K., Ernst, E. Qigong for cancer treatment: A systematic review of controlled trails. ACTA Oncologica, 2007. 46(6):717-22.

Manheimer E., Linde K., Lao L., Bouter LM, Berman B. Meta-analysis: acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis. Annals of Internal Medicine 2007 Jun;146 (12)868-877.

Zhang R-X, Li A, Liu B, Wang L, Ren K, Qiao J-T, Berman BM, Lao L. Electroacupuncture attenuates bone cancer pain and inhibits spinal interleukin-1β expression in a rat model. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2007 Nov;105(5):1482-8.

Li A, Lao L, Wang Y, Zhang H, Ren K, Berman BM, Zhang R-X. Interleukin-1ra inhibits Fos expression and hyperalgesia in rats. NeuroReport, 2007, 18(5):495-498.

Ren TH, Wu J, Yew D, Ziea E, Lao L, Leung WK, Berman B, Hu PJ, Sung JJ. Effects of neonatal maternal separation on neurochemical and sensory response to colonic distension in a rat model of irritable bowel syndrome. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2007 Mar;292(3):G849-56.

Zhang, R., Li, A., Liu, B., Wang, L., Ren, K., Zhang, H., Berman, B., Lao, L. IL-1ra alleviates inflammatory hyperalgesia through preventing phosphorylation of NMDA receptor NR-1 subunit in rats. Pain. 2008 Apr;135(3):232-9. E-published Aug 3, 2007.

Myklebust, M., Iler, J. Policy for therapeutic massage in an academic health center: a model for standard policy development. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 2007, 13(4): 471-476. doi:10.1089/acm.2007.6323.

Li, A., Zhang, RX., Wang, Y., Zhang, H., Ren, K., Berman, BM., Tan, M., Lao, L. Corticosterone mediates electroacupuncture-produced anti-edema in a rat model of inflammation. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007, 7:27

Vega WA, Chen KW, William J. Smoking, drugs, and other behavioral health problems among multiethnic adolescents in the NHSDA. Addictive Behaviors. 2007; 32(9):1949-56

Chen K. Qigong therapy for stress management. A chapter in PM Lehrer and RL Woolfolk (eds.) Principals and Practice of Stress Management, Third Edison. New York: Guilford Publications. 2007.

Chen, K. Qigong Therapy for Stress Managment, Chapter 16. In: Lehrer, P., Woolfork, R., Sime, W., editors. Principles and Practice of Stress Management. The Guilford Press. 2007.

Li, A., Wang, Y., Xin, J., Lao, L., Ren, K., Berman, B., Zhang, R-X. Electroacupuncture suppresses hyperalgesia and spinal Fos expression by activating the descending inhibitory system. Brain Research. 2007 Dec 19;1186:171-9. E-published Oct 22, 2007.

2006

Lewith, G., Berman, B., Cummings, M., Filshie, J., Fisher, P., White, A. Systematic review of systematic reviews of acupuncture published 1996-2005 – Letters To The Editor. Clinical Medicine, 6: 2006, 623-625.

Manheimer, E., Lim, B., Lao, L., Berman, B. Acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis – a randomized trial using a novel sham. Acupuncture in Medicine, 2006 Dec;24 Suppl:S7-14.

Langevin, H., Hammerschlag, R., Lao, L., Napadow, V., Schnyer, R., Sherman, K. Controversies in Acupuncture Research: Selection of Controls and Outcome Measures in Acupuncture Clinical Trials. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 12; 10, 2006, 943-953.

Manheimer, E., Ezzo, J., Hadhazy, V., Berman, B., Published reports of acupuncture trials showed important limitations. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 59; 2006, 107–113

Lim, B., Manheimer, E., Lao, L., Ziea, E., Wisniewski, J., Liu, J., Berman, B. Acupuncture for treatment of irritable bowel syndrome. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 4, 2006

Lao, L., Fan, A.Y., Zhang, R-X, Zhou, A.N., Ma, Z-Z, Lee D.Y-W, Ren, K., Berman, B., Anti-hyperalgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of the modified Chinese herbal formula Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan (HLXL) in Rats. American Journal of Chinese Medicine 34; 5, 2006: 833-844

Manheimer, E., Berman, B., Producing and Disseminating Systematic Reviews: A Summary of the CAM-Related Work Presented at the 13th International Cochrane Colloquium. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 12; 2, 2006, 193-196

Zhao, B., Wang, X., Lin, Z., Liu, R., Lao, L. A Novel Sham Moxibustion Device: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial. Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 2006:14:53-60

Shen, X, Ding, G, Wei, J., Zhao, L., Zhou, Y., Deng, H., Lao, L. An Infrared Radiation Study of the Biophysical Characteristics of Traditional Moxibustion. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 2006:14(3):213-219

2005

Berman, B., Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Achieving Evidence-based Standards. Editorial in BMJ, Clinical Evidence Concise, 10- 2005, 14 (insert).

Tracy MF, Lindquist R, Savik K, Watanuki S, Sendelbach S, Kreitzer MJ, Berman B. Use of complementary and alternative therapies: a national survey of critical care nurses. American Journal of Critical Care 2005; 14(5):404-15.

Lao L, Berman BM, Evaluating the effects of acupuncture on knee osteoarthritis, a stepwise approach to research—University of Maryland experience. (in Chinese) Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine, 2005, 3(6):421-5

Zhang G, Yu C, Lee W, Lao L, Ren K, Berman B. Involvement of peripheral opioid mechanism in electroacupuncture analgesia. Explore 2005 (In press).

Zhang G, Lee WL, Bausell B, Lao L, Handwerger B, and Berman B. Variability in the TCM diagnoses and herbal prescriptions provided by three TCM practitioners of 40 rheumatoid arthritis patients. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 2005; 11(3):415-21.

Zhang R-X, Liu B, Wang L, Ren K, Qiao J-T, Berman B, Lao L Spinal glial activation in a new rat model of bone cancer pain produced by prostate cancer cell inoculation of the tibia. Pain 2005; 118(1-2):125-136.

Zhang RX, Wang L, Liu B, Qiao JT, Ren K, Berman B, Lao L. Mu opioid receptor-containing neurons mediate electroacupuncture-produced anti-hyperalgesia in rats with hind paw inflammation. Brain Research 2005; 1048(1-2):235-40.

Zhang RX, Qiao JT, Wang L, Liu B, Ren K, Berman B, Lao L. Electroacupuncture suppresses spinal expression of neurokinin-1 receptors induced by persistent inflammation in rats. Neuroscience Letters 2005; 384(3):339-43.

Berman B, Gilpin A, Lao L. Response letter to: Cherkin DC, Sherman KJ. Acupuncture modestly beneficial treatment for osteoarthritis of the knee. Focus on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies (F.A.C.T.) 2005; 10(2):121-122.

Berman B. Response letter to: Cherkin DC, Sherman KJ. Acupuncture and knee osteoarthritis. Annals of Internal Medicine 2005; 142(10):872-873.

Furlan AD, Tulder M, Cherkin D, Tsukayama H, Lao L, Koes B, Berman B. Acupuncture and dry-needling for low back pain: an updated systematic review within the framework of the Cochrane Collaboration. Spine 2005; 30(8):944-63.

Manheimer E, White A, Berman B, Forys K, Ernst E. Meta analysis: Acupuncture for low back pain. Annals of Internal Medicine 2005; 142(8):651-663.

Zhang RX, Wang L, Wang X, Ren K, Berman B, Lao L. Electroacupuncture combined with mk-801 prolongs anti-hyperalgesia in rats with peripheral inflammation. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 2005; 81(1):146-151.

Lao L, Berman B. Evaluating the effects of acupuncture on knee osteoarthritis: A step wise approach to research, University of Maryland Experience. American Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2005; 6(1):5-12.

Lao L, Berman BM, Evaluating the effects of acupuncture on knee osteoarthritis, a stepwise approach to research—University of Maryland experience. (in Chinese) J Chin Integr Med, 2005, 3(6):421-5

Fan A, Lao L, Zhang R, Wang L, Lee D, Zhong ZM, Zhang WY, Berman B. Effects of an acetone extract of Boswellia carterii Birdw. (Burseraceae) gum resin on rats with persistent inflammation. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 2005; 11(2):323-331.

Manheimer E, Berman B. Exploring, evaluating, and applying the results of systematic review of CAM therapies. Explore 2005; 1(3):210-214.

Zhang RX, Lao L, Wang X, Fan A, Wang L, Ren K, Berman B. Electroacupuncture attenuates inflammation in a rat model. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 2005; 11(1):135-42.

Liu B, Zhang RX, Wang L, Ren K, Qiao JT, Berman B, Lao L. Effects of pertussis toxin on electroacupuncture-produced anti-hyperalgesia in inflamed rats. Brain Research 2005; 1044(1):87-92.

Bausell RB, Lao L, Bergman S, Lee WL, Berman B. Is acupuncture analgesia an expectancy effect? Preliminary evidence based on participants' perceived assignments in two placebo-controlled trials. Evaluation and the Health Professions 2005; 28(1):9-26.

Zhang RX, Liu B, Lao L, Qiao JT and Ruda MA. Spinal preprodynorphin mRNA expression in neonatal rats following peripheral inflammation. Brain Research 2005; 1038:238-242.

Furlan A, Tulder M, Cherkin D, Tsukayama H, Lao L, Koes B, Berman B. Acupuncture and dry-needling for low back pain. Cochrane Database Systematic Reviews 2005; (1):CD001351.

Fan AY, Lao L, Zhang RX, Zhou AN, Wang LB, Moudgil KD, Lee DYW, Ma ZZ, Zhang WY, Berman B. Effects of an acetone extract of Boswellia carterii Birdw. (Burseraceae) gum resin in lewis rats with adjuvant arthritis. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2005; 101: 104-109.

Ezzo, JM, Vickers, AJ, Richardson, MA, Allen, C, Dibble, SL, Issell, BF, Lao, L., Pearl, M, Ramirez, G, Roscoe, JA, Shen, J, Shivnan, JC, Streitberger, K, Treish, I, Zhang, G. Acupuncture-Point Stimulation for Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2005:23(28):7188-98

Lao L Commentary on Sood, et al., Cochrane Systematic Reviews in Acupuncture: Methodological Diversity in Database Searching. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 2005;11(4):723-724

Whitcomb, B.W., Pradhan, E.K., Pittas, A.G., Roghmann, M.C., Perencevish, E. Impact of admission hyperglycemia on hospital mortality in various intensive care unit populations. Crit Care Med 2005; 33:2772-2777.

Manheimer E, White A, Berman B, Forys K, Ernst E. Meta-analysis: acupuncture for low back pain. Annals of Internal Medicine 2005: 142(8):651-63.

2004

Iber C, Redline S, Gilpin A, Quan SF, Zhang L, Gottlieb DJ, Rapoport D, Resnick HE, Sanders M, Smith P. Polysomnography performed in the unattended home versus the attended laboratory setting--Sleep Heart Health Study methodology. Sleep 2004; 27(3):536-540.

Liu J, Manheimer E, Shi Y, Gluud C. Chinese herbal medicine for severe acute respiratory syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 2004; 10(6):1041-51.

Lao, L. Recommendations for enhancing the quality of traditional Chinese medicine clinical research reporting. Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine 2004; 2(6):402-406.

Berman B, Lao L, Langenberg P, Lee WL, Gilpin A, Hochberg M. Effectiveness of acupuncture as adjunctive therapy in osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized, controlled trial. Annals of Internal Medicine 2004; 141(12):901-910.

Bausell BR, Lee W, Soeken KL, Li Y, Berman B. Larger effect sizes were associated with higher quality ratings in complementary and alternative medicine randomized controlled trials. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2004; 57(5):438-446.

Gaginer J, Chrubasik S, Manheimer E. Harpgophytum procumbens for osteoarthritis and low back pain: A systematic review. Bio Med Central Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2004; 4(1):13.

Berman, B. Developing centers of excellence in complementary medicine research: The University of Maryland experience. Complementary Therapies in Medicine 2004; 12(2-3):162-164.

Lao L, Fan AY, Zhang RX, Wang LB, Ma ZZ, Zhang WY, Lee D, and Berman B. Chinese herb attenuates hyperalgesia and edema in rats with persistent inflammation, a comparison between BOSWELLIA CARTERII and MODIFIED HUO-LUO-XIAO-LING DAN [abstract]. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 2004; 10(1):206-207.

Sung J, Leung WK, Ching J, Lao L, Zhang G, Wu J, Liang S, Xie H, Ho Y, Chan L, Berman B, Chan F. Agreements among traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in the diagnosis and treatment of irritable bowel syndrome. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2004; 20(10):1205-1210.

Zhang RX, Lao L, Wang L, Liu B, Wang X, Ren K, Berman B. Involvement of opioid receptors in electroacupuncture-produced antihyperalgesia in rats with peripheral inflammation. Brain Research 2004; 1020:12-17.

Zhang RX, Lao L, Wang X, Ren K, Berman B. Electroacupuncture combined with indomethacin enhances anti-hyperalgesia in inflammatory rats. Pharmacology and Biochemistry Behavior 2004; 78:793-797.

Seem GW, Cassidy C, Langevin H, Lao L, Seem M. Getting to the points: a forum for master practitioners, researchers, and educators. Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine 2004; 4:148-163.

Furlan A, Van Tulder M, Cherkin D, Tsukayama H, Lao L, Koes N, Berman B. Acupuncture for low-back pain: An updated Cochrane systematic review [abstract]. Journal of Pain 2004; 5(3 Suppl 1):S88.

Zhang RX, Lao L, Qiao JT, Malsnee K, Ruda MA. Endogenous and exogenous glucocorticoid suppresses up-regulation of preprodynorphin mRNA and hyperalgesia in rats with peripheral inflammation. Neuroscience Letters 2004; 359(1-2):85-88.

Zhang RX, Lao L, Qiao JT, Ruda MA. Effects of aging on hyperalgesia and spinal dynorphin expression in rats with peripheral inflammation. Brain Research 2004; 999(1):135-141.

Berman B. Complementary and alternative medicine: Is it just a case of more tools for the medical bag? Clinical Journal of Pain 2004; 20(1):1-2.

Lao L, Zhang RX, Zhang G, Wang X, Berman B, Ren K. A parametric study of electroacupuncture on persistent hyperglasia and Fos protein expression in rats. Brain Research 2004; 1020(1-2):18-29.

Zhang GG, Bausell B, Lao L, Lee WL, Handwerger B, Berman B. The variability of TCM pattern diagnosis and herbal prescription on rheumatoid arthritis patients. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine 2004; 10(1):58-63.

2003

Whitmer RW, Pelletier KR, Anderson DR, Baase CM, Frost GJ. A wake-up call for corporate America. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2003; 45(9):916-925.

Wang H, Wang Q, Srivastava RK, Gong S, Lao L, Fondell JD, Wang J. Effects of total glycosides from baishouwu, on human breast and prostate cancer cell proliferation. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine 2003; 9(5):62-66.

Gagnier JJ, Chrubasik S, Manheimer E. Harpgophytum procumbens for osteoarthritis and low back pain: a systematic review [abstract]. Focus on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies (F.A.C.T.) 2003; 8:498.

Meng CF, Wang D, Ngeow J, Lao L, Peterson M, Paget S. Acupuncture for chronic low back pain in older patients: a randomized, controlled trial. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2003; 42(12):1508-17.

Eton DT, Koffler K, Cella D, Einstein A, Astin J, Pelletier KR, Riley D. Developing a self report outcome measure for complementary and alternative medicine. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine 2003; 423-444.

Manheimer E, Berman B. NCCAM support for the Cochrane Collaboration CAM field. Complementary Therapies in Medicine 2003; 11(4):268-271.

Gilpin A, Holbrook JT, Jabs DA, Meinert CL. Data and safety monitoring board deliberations resulting in the early termination of the Monoclonal Antibody Cytomegalovirus Retinitis Trial. Controlled Clinical Trials 2003; 24(1):92-98.

Resnick HE, Redline S, Shahar E, Gilpin A, Newman A, Walter R, Ewy GA, Howard BV, Punjabi NM. Diabetes and sleep disturbances: Findings from the Sleep Heart Health Study. Diabetes Care 2003; 26(3):702-709.

Zhang RX, Lao L, Qiao JT, Ruda MA. Strain differences in pain sensitivity and expression of preprodynorphin mRNA in rats following peripheral inflammation. Neuroscience Letters 2003; 353(3):213-216.

Berman B, Gournelos E, Lewith G. Complementary and alternative Medicine. In: Hochberg MC, Silman AJ, Smolen JS, Weinblatt ME, Weisman MH, editors. Practical Rheumatology, 3rd ed. Edinburgh, Scotland: Mosby; 2003:505-516.

Pelletier KR. Conventional and integrative medicine: Sorting fact from fiction. Focus on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (F.A.C.T.) 2003; 12-15.

Pelletier KR. International collaboration in health promotion and disease management: Implications of USA health promotion effort’s on Japan’s health care system. American Journal of Health Promotion 2003; 18(1):26-39.

Whitmer RW, Pelletier KR, Anderson DR, Basse C, Frost GJ. A wake up call for corporate America. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2003; 45(9):1-10.

Pelletier KR, Koopman C. Bringing health to the bottom line: The Stanford Presenteeism Scale (SPS 6). Business and Health Institute. [Accessed June 15, 2003.] Available from: http://www.managedhealthcareexecutive.com/mhe/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=134250.

Pelletier KR. Mind-Body medicine in ambulatory care: An evidence based assessment. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management 2003; 27(1): 25-42.

Meng CF, Wang D, Ngeow J, Lao L, Peterson M, Paget S. Acupuncture for chronic low back pain in older patients: a randomized, controlled trial. Rheumatology 2003; 42(12):1508-1517.

Tracy MF, Lindquist R, Watanuki S, Sendelbach S, Kreitzer, MJ, Berman B, Savki K. Nurse attitudes towards the use of complementary and alternative therapies in critical care. Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care 2003; 32(3):197-209.

Astin JA, Shapiro LS, Eisenberg DM, Forys KL. Mind-body medicine: State of the science, implications for practice. Journal of the American Board of Family Practice 2003;16(2):131-147.

Bausell BR , Lee WL, Li YF, Soeken KS, Berman B. The relationship between the quality and effect size of complementary and alternative RCTs. [Abstract]. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2003; 57(5):438-446.

Blackman, J. Mind-Body Medicine. Journal CME. 2003; 8-9.

Stux G, Berman B, Pomeranz B. Akupunktur Lehrbuch & Atlas, 5th ed. Berlin, Germany: Springer; 2003.

Weisman R, Berman B. Own Your Own Health. Deerfield Beach, Florida: Health Communications Inc; 2003.

Manheimer E, Dickersin K. Locating and selecting studies, Chapter 5. In: Clark, M editor. Cochrane Reviewers’ Handbook. The Cochrane Library. Oxford:. Update Software, 2002.

Manheimer E, Berman B. Cochrane for CAM providers: Evidence for action. Alternative Therapies 2003; 9(5):110-112.

Manheimer E, Anderson BJ, Stein MD. Use and assessment of complementary and alternative therapies by intravenous drug users. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 2003; 29(2):401-413.

Liu J, Manheimer E, Tsutani K, Gluud C. Medicinal herbs for hepatitis C virus infection: A Cochrane hepatobiliary systematic review of randomized trials. American Journal of Gastroenterology 2003; 98(3):538-544.

Berman B. Integrative approaches to pain management: How to get the best of both worlds. British Medical Journal 2003; 326:1320-1321.

Soeken K, Miller SA, Ernst E. Herbal Medicines for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review. Rheumatology 2003; 42:652-659.

Berman B. Correspondence Letter to Editor. Complementary Therapies in Medicine 2003; 11: 53.

Lao L, Ezzo J. Designing acupuncture trials: one size does not fit all. Clinical Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine 2003; 3(4):218-221.

Lao L, Zhang G, Wong R, Carter A, Wynn R, Berman B. The effect of electroacupuncture as an adjunct on cyclosphosphamide-induced emesis in ferrets. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior 2003; 74(3):691-699.

Astin J, Berman B, Bausell B, Lee W, Hochberg M, Forys K. The efficacy of mindfulness meditation plus Qigong movement therapy in the treatment of fibromyalgia: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Rheumatology 2003; 30(10):2257-2262.

Jacobs B, Berman B. Overview of complementary medicine. In: Tierney L, McPhee S, Papadakis M, editors. Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment, 41st ed. New York, New York: Appleton & Lange; 2003:1691-1708. xx

Beckner WM, Berman B. Complementary therapies on the internet. St. Louis, Missouri: Churchill Livingstone; 2003.

Lao L, Hamilton G, Fu J, Berman B. Is acupuncture safe? A systematic review of case reports. Alternative Therapies 2003;(9)1:72-83.

Zhang G, Bausell B, Lao L, Handwerger B, Berman B. Assessing the consistency of TCM diagnosis. Alternative Therapies 2003; 9(1):66-71.

Bausell RB, Li YF. Power Analysis for Experimental Research: A Practical Guide for the biological, Medical and Social Sciences. Cambridge University Press; 2003.

2002

Pelletier K. Mind as healer, mind as slayer-mind body medicine comes of age. Advances 2002; 18(1):4-15.

MacPerson H, Sherman K, Hammerschlag R, Birch S, Lao L, Zaslawski C. The clinical evaluation of traditional East Asian systems of medicine. Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine 2002; 3:16-19.

Astin JA, Beckner W, Soeken K, Hochberg MC, Berman B. Psychological interventions for rheumatoid arthritis: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Arthritis & Rheumatism (Arthritis Care and Research) 2002; 47(3):291-302.

Sherman K, Lao L, MacPerson H, Lewith G, Hopwood V, Kawakita K. Matching acupuncture clinical study designs to research questions. Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine 2002; 3:12-15.

Ezzo J, Wright K, Hadhazy V, Bahr-Robertson M, Beckner W, Covington M, Berman B. Use of the Cochrane electronic library in complementary and alternative medicine courses in medical schools: Is the giant lost in cyberspace? The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 2002; 8(5):681-686.

White P, Lewith G, Berman B, Birch S. Reviews of acupuncture for chronic neck pain: Pitfalls in conducting systematic reviews. Rheumatology 2002; 41:1224-1231.

Astin JA, Astin AW. An integral approach to medicine. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine 2002; 8(2):70-75.

Astin JA. Complementary and alternative medicine and the need for evidence-based criticism. Academic Medicine 2002; 77(9):864-868; discussion 869-875.

Astin JA. Patterns and predictors of CAM use among older adults In: Cherniak P, Cherniak N, editors. Alternative Medicine of the Elderly. New York, New York: Springer-Verlag; 2002.

Berman B, Astin JA. Alternative and complementary medicine. In: Berkow R, editor. The Merck Manual of Medical Information – Home Edition, 2nd ed. Whitehouse Station, New Jersey: Merck & Co., Inc; 2002:1704-1707.

Berman B, Gournelos E, Lewith GT. Complementary and alternative medicine. In: Weinblatt F, Hochberg M, editors. Rheumatology. Harcourt; 2002.

Berman B, Bausell RB, Lee W-L. Use and referral patterns for 22 complementary and alternative medical therapies by members of American College of Rheumatology: Results of the national survey. Archives of Internal Medicine 2002; 162:766-770.

Soeken KL, Lee WL, Bausell RB, Agelli M, Berman B. Safety and efficacy of S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe) for osteoarthritis: A meta-analysis. Journal of Family Practice 2002; 51:425-430.

Sherman KJ, Lao L, MacPherson H, Lewith G, Hopwood V, Kawakita K. Matching acupuncture clinical study designs to research questions. Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine 2002; 3:12-15.

Riley D, Berman B. Complementary and alternative medicine in outcomes research. Alternative Therapies 2002; 8:36-37.

Moher D, Sampson M, Campbell K, Beckner W, Lepage L, Gaboury I, Berman B. Assessing the quality of reports of randomized trials in pediatric complementary and alternative medicine. BMC Pediatrics 2002; 2(2).

Moher D, Soeken K, Sampson M, Ben-Porat L, Berman B. Assessing the quality of reports of systematic reviews in pediatric complementary and alternative medicine. BMC Pediatrics 2002; 2(3).

MacPherson H, Sherman K, Hammerschlag R, Birch S, Lao L, Zaslawski C. The clinical evaluation of traditional East Asian systems of medicine. Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine 2002; 3:16-19.

Berman B. The Future of Acupuncture. In: Basics of Acupuncture. Springer-Verlag; 2002.

Lao L, Sherman K, Bovey. The role of acupuncture schools and individual practitioners in acupuncture research. Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine 2002; 3:32-38.

Koopman C, Pelletier KR, Murray JF, Sharda CE, Berger ML, Turpin RS, Hackleman P, Gibson P, Holmes DM, Bendel T. Stanford presenteeism scale: Health status and employee productivity. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2002; 44:14-20.

Bausell RB, Berman B. Commentary: Alternative medicine: Is it a reflection of the continued emergence of the biopsychosocial paradigm? American journal of medical quality 2002; 17(1):28-32.

Vogel JHK, Bolling SF, Costello RB, Guameri EM, Krucoff MW, Longhurst JC, Olshansky B, Pelletier K, and Vogel RA. ACC clinical expert consensus on alternative medicine: a report of the American College of Cardiology Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents (ACC Committee to Develop an Expert Consensus Document on Alternative Medicine). Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2002; 46(1):184-221.

Pelletier KR, Astin JA. Integration and reimbursement of complementary and alternative medicine by managed care and insurance providers: 2000 update and cohort analysis. Journal of Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine 2002; 8(1):38-9, 42, 44.

Bennett JB, Cook R, Pelletier KR. Toward an integrated framework for comprehensive organizational wellness: Concepts, practices, and research in health promotion. In: Quick JC, Tetrick LE, editors. Handbook of Occupational Health Psychology. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association; 2002.

Pelletier KR. Stress-mind matters. International Journal of Integrative Medicine December 2001/January 2002: 4-6.

Talpur NA, Echard BW, Fan AY, Jaffari O, Bagchi D, Preuss HG. Antihypertensive and metabolic effects of whole Maitake mushroom powder and its fractions in two rat strains. Molecular and cellular biochemistry 2002; 237(1-2):129-136.

Echard BW, Talpur N, Fan AY, Enig M, Enig E, Preuss HG. Effects of an herbal medicine on mild liver injury in rats produced by acute acetaminophen and/ or alcohol. Research Communications in Molecular Pathology and Pharmacology 2002; 110(1-2):73-85.

2001

Pelletier KR. A review and analysis of the clinical and cost effectiveness of comprehensive health promotion and disease management programs at the worksite: 1998-2000 Update V. American Journal of Health Promotion 2001; 16(2):107-117.

Pelletier KR, Koopman C. Stanford/American Health Association Presenteeism Scale (SAHAPS). In: Lynch, Wand, Reichel J, editors. Measuring Employee Productivity: A Guide to Self Assessment Tools. New York, NY: Wiliiam M. Mercer and Institute for Health and Productivity Management; 2001.

Covington MB. Traditional Chinese Medicine in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Spectrum 2001; 9-10.

Astin JA. Complementary and alternative medicine and the need for "evidence-based" criticism. Academic Medicine 2001.

Berman B, Gournelos E, Lewith GT. Complementary and alternative medicine. In: Weinblatt & Fam, editors. Rheumatology. Harcourt; 2001.

Berman B, Astin JA. Alternative and complementary medicine. In: Berkow R, editor. The Merck Manual of Medical Information – Home Edition. West Point: Merck & Co., Inc; 2001.

Jain N, Astin JA. Barriers to acceptance: An exploratory study of complementary/alternative medicine disuse. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 2001; 7(6):689-696.

Berman B. Clinical applications of acupuncture: An overview of the evidence. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 2001; 7(suppl):111-118.

Berman B. Seminal studies in acupuncture research. Journal Alternative and Complementary Medicine 2001; 7(suppl):129-137.

Ezzo JE, Moerman D, Hadhazy VA, Bausell RB, Berman B. Reviewing the reviews: How strong is the evidence? How clear are the conclusions? International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care 2001; 17(4): 466-467.

Soeken KL. Effectiveness of acupuncture for pain remains unclear [Review]. Focus on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies (F.A.C.T.) 2001; 5(4):265-266.

Jacobs B, Berman B. Overview of Complementary Medicine. In: Tierney, McPhee & Papadakis, editors. Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment, 41st ed. New York, New York: Appleton & Lange; 2001:1691-1708.

Long L, Soeken KL, Ernst E. Herbal medicines for the treatment of osteoarthritis: A systematic review. Rheumatology 2001; 40:779-793.

Lee W-L, Bausell RB, Berman B. The growth of health-related meta-analyses published from 1980 to 2000. Evaluation and Health Professions 2001; 24(3)327-335.

Ezzo JE, Berman B, Hadhazy VA, Jadad AR, Lao L, Singh BB. Is acupuncture effective for the treatment of chronic pain? A systematic review. PAIN 2001; 93(2):199-200.

Sturzling V, Wang JB, Lao L. Wie sicher ist die Chinesische Arzneimitteltherapie? Akupunktur Dt. Ztschr. F. Akup. 2001; 2:90-95.

Singh BB, Berman B, Hadhazy V, Bareta J, Lao L, Zarow FM, Hochberg MC. Clinical decisions in the use of acupuncture as an adjunctive therapy for osteoarthritis of the knee. Alternative Therapies 2001; 7(4): 58-64.

Zhang G. Maximizing the effectiveness of acupuncture: Prospects from clinical studies. Alternative Therapies 2001; 7(4): 42-44.

Berman B. Teaching complementary medicine offers a way of making teaching more holistic. British Medical Journal 2001; 322:121-122.

Ezzo J, Hadhazy V, Birch S, Lao L, Kaplan G, Hochberg M, Berman B. Acupuncture for osteoarthritis of the Knee: A systematic review. Arthritis Rheumatism 2001;44(4):819-825.

Astin JA, Shapiro DH, Shapiro S, Schwartz CE. The courage to change and the serenity to accept: Further commentary on the fighting spirit construct and breast cancer. Advances in Mind-Body Medicine 2001; 17:142-146.

Lao L, Zhang G, Wei F, Berman B, Ren K. Electro-acupuncture attenuates behavioral hyperalgesia and selectively reduces spinal Fos protein expression in rats with persistent inflammation. Journal of Pain 2001; 2(2) 111-117.

Melchart D, Linde K, Fischer P, Berman B, White A, Vickers A, Allais G. Acupuncture for idiopathic headache (Cochrane Review). Cochrane Database Systematic Review 2001; CD001218.

Bausell RB, Lee W-L, Berman B. Demographic and health-related correlaters of visits to complementary and alternative medical providers. Medical Care 2001; 39(2): 190-196.

Linde K, Vickers A, Hondras M, ter Riet G, Thormaehlen J, Berman B, Melchart D. Systematic reviews of complementary therapies – an annotated bibliography. Part 1: Acupuncture. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2001; 1:3.

Beckner WM. Complementary and alternative medicine resources on the internet. In: Faass N editor. Integrating CAM into Health Services. Aspen Publishers; 2001.

Felson DT, Lawrence RC, Hochberg MC, McAlindon T, Dieppe PA, Minor MA, Blair SN, Berman B, Fries JF, Weinberger M, Lorig KR, Jacobs JJ, Goldberg V. Osteoarthritis: New insights - Part 2: Treatment approaches. Annals of Internal Medicine 2000; 133(9):726-737.

Berman B, Swyers JP, Ezzo J. The evidence for acupuncture as a treatment for rheumatologic conditions. Rheumatic Diseases Clinics of North America 2000; 26(1):103-115, ix-x. Review.

Ezzo J, Lao L, Berman B. Assessing the clinical effectiveness of acupuncture: What can be learned from systematic reviews of acupuncture? In: Stüx G, Hammerschlag R, editors. Scientific Basis of Acupuncture. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag; 2000:113-130.

Lao L, Berman B, Ezzo J, Hammerschlag R. Assessing clinical efficacy of acupuncture: Considerations for the future design of clinical trials in acupuncture. In: Stüx G, Hammerschlag R, editors. Scientific Basis of Acupuncture. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag; 2000:187- 209.

Hammerschlag R, Lao L. Future directions for research on the physiology of acupuncture. In: Stüx G, Hammerschlag R, editors. Scientific Basis of Acupuncture. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag; 2000:211-219.

Bausell RB, Berman B. Assessing patient views of clinical changes. (Letter) Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) 2000; 283:1921.

Hadhazy VA, Ezzo J, Creamer P, Berman B. Mind-body therapies for the treatment of fibromyalgia. A systematic review. Journal of Rheumatology 2000; 27:2911-2818.

Creamer P, Singh BB, Berman B, Hochberg M. Results of an open pilot study of a mind-body therapy for the treatment of fibromyalgia. Arthritis Care Research 2000; 13(4):198-204.

Bausell RB. If prevention is a product, why are the elderly buying it? Response to: Determining health-promoting behavior among women ages 65 and above living in the community. Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice 2000; 14:101-109.

Astin JA, Harkness E, Ernst E. The efficacy of distant healing: A systematic review of randomized trials. Annals of Internal Medicine 2000; 132:903-910.

Astin JA, Pelletier KR, Marie A, Haskell WL. Complementary and alternative medicine use among the elderly: One-year analysis of a Blue Shield Medicare supplement. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences 2000; 55A:M4-M9.

Astin JA, Shapiro SL, Schwartz GE. Meditation: Applications in medicine and health care. In: Novey D, editor. A Clinician’s Rapid Access Guide to Complementary and Alternative Medicine. St. Louis, Missouri: Mosby; 2000.

Astin JA. The characteristics of complementary and alternative medicine users: A complex picture. In: Kelner M, Wellman B, editors. Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Challenge and Change. London, England: Hardwood Academic Publishing; 2000.

Shapiro DH, Astin JA, Shapiro SL, Santerre C. Control Therapy. In: Craighead WE, Nemeroff CB, editors. The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology, 3rd ed. 2000: 361-364.

Shapiro DH, Santerre C, Shapiro SL, Astin JA. Psychological Health. In: Craighead WE, Nemeroff CB, editors. The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology, 3rd ed. 2000:1289-1291.

Berman B, Hartnoll S, Bausell B. CAM evaluation comes into the mainstream: NIH Specialized Centers of research and the University of Maryland Center for Alternative Medicine Research in arthritis. Complementary Therapies in Medicine 2000; 8:119-122.

Ezzo JE, Berman B, Hadhazy VA, Jadad AR, Lao L, Singh. Is acupuncture effective for the treatment of chronic pain? A systematic review. PAIN 2000; 86:217-225.

Berman B, Bausell RB. The use of non-pharmacological therapies by pain specialist. PAIN 2000; 85:313-315.

Berman B, Swyers JP, Singh B, Hartnoll S. The Debate on alternative medicine: Finding a middle ground. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine 2000; 6(1):98-101.

Berman B, Ezzo JM. Is Acupuncture effective in the treatment of fibromyalgia? The Journal of Family Practice 2000; 48(3):213-218.

Jonas WB, Levin JS, Berman B. Essentials of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Lippencott, Williams & Wilkins; 1999.

Berman B, Horstman J. The Arthritis Foundation’s guide to alternative therapies. Atlanta, Georgia: The Arthritis Foundation; 1999.

Melchart D, Linde K, Fischer P, White A, Allais G, Vickers A, Berman B. Acupuncture for recurrent headaches – a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. In: The Cochrane Collaboration Library, Issue 3. Oxford: Update Software; 1999.

Melchart D, Linde K, Fischer P, White A, Allais G, Vickers A, Berman B. Acupuncture for recurrent headaches: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Cephalalgia 1999; 19(9):779-86; discussion 765.

Berman B, Swyers JP. Complementary medicine treatments for fibromyalgia syndrome. In: Croft, Silman, editors. Bailliere’s Clinical Rheumatology, Volume 13(3). London, England: Harcourt; 1999:487-492.

van Tulder MW, Cherkin DC, Berman B, Lao L, Koes BW. The effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of low back pain (Cochrane Review). In: The Cochrane Collaboration Library, Issue 1. Oxford: Update Software; 1999.

van Tulder MW, Cherkin DC, Berman B, Lao L, Koes BW. The effectiveness of acupuncture in the management of acute and chronic low back pain. A systematic review within the framework of the Cochrane Collaboration Back Review Group. Spine 1999; 24:1113-1123.

Berman B, Singh BB, Lao L, Langenberg P, Li H, Hadhazy V, Bareta J, Hochberg M. A randomized trial of acupuncture as an adjunctive therapy in osteoarthritis of the knee. Rheumatology 1999; 38:346-354.

Lao L, Bergman S, Hamilton G, Langenberg P, Berman B. Evaluation of acupuncture for pain control after oral surgery: a placebo-controlled trial. Archives of Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery 1999; 125(5):567-572.

Creamer P, Singh B, Hochberg M, Berman B. Are psychosocial factors related to response to acupuncture in knee osteoarthritis? Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine 1999; 5(4):72-76.

van Tulder MW, Cherkin DC, Berman B, Lao L, Koes BW. The effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of low back pain. Spine 1999; 24(11):113-23.

Berman B, Bausell RB, Hartnoll SM, Beckner M, Bareta J. Compliance with requests for complementary-alternative medicine referrals: A survey of primary care physicians. Integrative Medicine 1999; 2(1):11-17.

Melchart D, Linde K, Fischer P, White A, Allais G, Vickers A, Berman B. Acupuncture for recurrent headaches – A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Cephalalgia 1999; 19:779-786.

Creamer P, Singh B, Berman B, Hochberg M. Evidence of sustained improvement from a "mind- body" intervention in patients with fibromyalgia. Arthritis and Rheumatism 1998; 41(suppl):258.

Ezzo J, Berman B, Vickers A, Linde K. Complementary medicine, evidence-based medicine, and the Cochrane Collaboration. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) 1998; 280(18):1628–1630.

Berman B, Singh BB, Hartnoll S, Singh K, Reilly D. Primary care physicians and alternative/complementary medicine: Training, attitudes, and practice patterns. Journal of the American Board of Family Practice 1998; 11(4):272-281.

Jonas WB, Levin JS, Berman B. Textbook of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Williams and Wilkins; 1998.

Berman B, Jonas W, Swyers JP. Issues in the use of complementary/alternative medical therapies for low back pain. In: Swezey R, editor. North American Clinics. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: W.B. Saunders and Company; 1998.

Berman B. Exploring the alternatives. Lupus Update 1998; 98:1-5.

Singh BB, Berman B, Simpson RL, Annechild A. Premenstrual syndrome: A national probability sample of incidence and remedy usage. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine 1998; 4(3):75-79.

Creamer P, Singh BB, Berman B, Hochberg MA. Mind-body approach to treatment of fibromyalgia (FM): Results of an open pilot study. [abstract]. British Journal of Rheumatology 1998; 37(1, suppl):151.

Berman B, Swyers JP. Applying alternative medical approaches to managing chronic pain syndromes. If not now, when? American Pain Society Bulletin 1998; 8(2):4-6.

Singh BB, Berman B, Hadhazy VA, Creamer P. A pilot study of cognitive behavioral therapy in fibromyalgia. Alternative Therapies in Medicine 1998; 4(2):67-70.

Singh BK, Williams JS, Singh BB. Examination of extended family residence sharing predisposition in the U.S.1973-1989. Marriage and Family Review 1997; 27(1-2):131-143.

Bareta JC. Evidence presented to consensus panel on acupuncture’s efficacy. Alternative Therapies in Medicine 1997; 4(1):22- 30.

Wong RH, Lao L, Berman B, Carter A, Wynn RL. Biphasic emetic response of cyclophosphamide in the ferret. Pharmacology and Biochemistry Behavior 1997; 58(1):179-182.

Berman B, Swyers JP. Establishing a research agenda for investigating alternative medical interventions for chronic pain. In: Randall J, Lazor J, editors. Primary Care. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: W.B. Saunders and Company; 1997.

Berman B, Swyers JP. Establishing a research agenda for investigating alternative medical interventions for chronic pain. Primary Care 1997; 24(4):743-758.

Berman B. Putting acupuncture to the test: The physician’s perspective. New England Journal of Medicine 1997; 3(16):3-4.

Berman B. The NIH format for achieving the integration of behavioral and relaxation techniques into medical practice: A review and critique. Mind/Body Medicine 1997; 2(4):169-175.

Berman B, Hartnoll S, Singh BB, Singh BK. Homeopathy and the U.S. primary care physicians: Growing interest in a forgotten field? British Homeopathic Journal 1997; 86:131-138.

Berman B. Complementary medicine and its implications for family practice. The Maryland Family Doctor 1997; Summer.

Benjamin S, Berman B. Exploring the other health care systems. Patient Care 1997; 31(12):134-169.

Berman B. The Cochrane Collaboration and evidence-based complementary medicine. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 1997; 3(2):191-194.

Berman B, Singh BB. Chronic low back pain: An outcome analysis of a mind/body intervention. Complementary Therapies in Medicine 1997; 5:29-35.

Berman B, Singh BB. Comment on Theodore Pincus’ ’Analyzing long-term outcomes of clinical care without randomized controlled clinical trials: The consecutive patient database’. Advances: The Journal of Mind/Body Health 1997; 13(2):32-33.

Singh BB, Berman B. Research issues for clinical designs. Complementary Therapies in Medicine 1997; 5:3-5.

Berman B. National Institutes of Health Center of Research in Alternative Medicine and Pain. Complementary Therapies in Medicine 1997; 5:1-2.

Woolf SH, Bell HS, Berman B, Brenner ZD, Hoffman FA, Hudgings C, Ignatius H, Peeke P, Yacher J. Clinical practice guidelines in complementary and alternative medicine: An analysis of opportunities and obstacles. Archives of Family Medicine 1997; 6(2):149-154.

Lao L. Commentary on Norheim & Fonnebo’s article on adverse effects of acupuncture in Complementary Therapies in Medicine, Forschende Komplementar-medizin 1996; 4:8-10.

Birch S, Hammerschlag R, Berman B. Acupuncture in the treatment of pain. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 1996; 2(1):101-124.

Lao L. Acupuncture techniques and devices. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 1996; 2(1):23-25.

Lao L. Safety issues in acupuncture. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 1996; 2(1):27-31.

Richmond J, Berman B, Doherty JP, Goldstein FB, Kaplan G, Keil JE, Krippner S, Lyne S, Mosteller F, O’Connor BB, Rudy ER, Schatzberg AF. Integration of behavioral and relaxational approaches into the treatment of chronic pain and insomnia. [Statement of the NIH Technology Assessment Conference] Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) 1996; 276(4):313-318.

Lao L, Bergman S, Langenberg P, Wong RH, Berman B. Efficacy of Chinese acupuncture on post-operative oral surgery pain. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, and Oral Pathology 1995; 79: 423-428.

Berman B. New developments in pain management. Center for Frontier Sciences at Temple /University. Frontier Perspectives 1995; 4(2):22-25.

Berman B, Lao L, Greene M, Anderson RW, Wong RH, Langenberg P, Hochberg M. Efficacy of traditional Chinese acupuncture in the treatment of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis: A pilot study. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 1995; 3:139-142.

Berman B. Alternative medicine: Flight, fancy or breakthrough. Proceedings, of the Oklahoma Obstetrics and Gynecology Journal Club and the International Society for Advancement of Humanistic Studies in Medicine 1995; 8(3):35-37 and 8(4):22-24.

Berman B, Singh BK, Lao L, Singh BB, Ferentz KS, Hartnoll SM. Physicians' attitudes toward complementary/alternative medicine: A regional survey. Journal of American Board of Family Practice 1995; 8:361-366.

Lao L, Wong RH, Berman B, Wynn RL. Electroacupuncture reduces morphine-induced emesis in ferrets. Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine 1995; 1(3):257-261. xxx

Luo P, Wong R, Dessem D. Projection of jaw-muscle spindle afferents to the caudal brainstem in rats demonstrated using intracellular biotinamide. Journal of Comparative Neurology. 1995; 358:63-68.

Luo P, Wong R, Li J, Dessem D. Synaptic Contacts between Jaw-Muscle Spindle Afferents and Trigeminothalamic neurons. In: Brain and Oral Functions. Elsevier Science: 299-305.

Berman B. Alternative medicine: Fringe, fad, or frontier? Part II. Proceedings of the Okla. Obstetrics & Gynecology Journal Club & the International Society for the Advancement of Humanistic Studies in Medicine. 1994; 8(4): 22-24.

Berman B. Alternative medicine: Flight, fancy, or breakthrough? Proceedings of the Okla. Obstetrics & Gynecology Journal Club & the International Society for the Advancement of Humanistic Studies in Medicine. 1994; 8(3): 35-38.

Berman B, Anderson RW. Improving health care through the evaluation and integration of complementary medicine. Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 1994; 2:217-220.

Lao L. Acupuncture. In: E. Loeb, ed. Handbook of Therapeutic Interventions. Springhouse Corp; 1994:7-8.

Lao L, Bergman S, Anderson R, Langenberg P, Wong RH, Berman B. The effect of acupuncture on post-operative oral surgery pain: A pilot study. Acupuncture in Medicine. 1994; 12(1):13-17.

Daly MP, Berman B. Rehabilitation of the Elderly Patient with Arthritis. In: Brummel-Smith K, ed. Clinics in Geriatric Medicine: Geriatric Rehabilitation. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: W.B. Saunders Company; 1993:783-801.

Berman B. Integration of orthodox and complementary medicine. Journal of the American Association of Medical Acupuncture. 1992; 4(1):46-47.

Berman B, Larson DB. Alternative Medicine: Expanding Medical Horizons. A Report to the National Institutes of Health on Alternative Medical Systems and Practices in the United States. Washington, DC: U.S. Printing Office;1992.

Abstracts

Ziea ETC, Lao L, Wu J, Leung R, Leung WK, Sung JJY. Electro-acupuncture significantly reduces cFos & serotonin (5HT) responsiveness of brain-gut axis to colorectal distension in rat model of visceral hyperalgesia. Abstract submitted for presentation in Digestive Disease Week 2005, Chicago.

Bausell, R.B., Lao, L., Bergman, S., Is Acupuncture Analgesia an Expectancy Effect? International Symposium in Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, Hawaii (Jan 31-Feb. 4, 2005)

Lao L, Manheimer E, and Berman B. Systematic Reviews of Chinese Medicine, International Society of Chinese Medicine conference: Chinese Medicine for the Prevention and Treatment of Contemporary Diseases: An Evidence- based Approach, Macao, China (April 3, 2005)

Manheimer E, Wieland S, Glatman E. The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials: A collaboratively developed centralized database of trial reports relevant for Cochrane Reviews. Poster presented at the US Cochrane Collaboration Meeting, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. April 1-2, 2004.

Klyushnenkova, E.N., Fan, A.Y., Jiang, SP, Bausell, B., Alexander, RB., Lao, L. Herbal Therapy With Anti-Cancer Formula (ACF) Delays Primary Tumor Development In Tramp-C2 Mouse Model Of Prostate Cancer. International Society of Biological Therapy of Cancer, 19th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, (November, 4-7, 2004)

Lao, L. Standard TCM Curriculum Requirements in the U.S. The 2nd International Symposium on Traditional Chinese Medicine Education, Shanghai, P.R., China (November 2-3, 2004)

Zhang, RX, Lao, L., Wang, L., Liu, B., Wang, X., Ren, K., Berman, B. M. Involvement of opioid receptors in electroacupuncture-produced anti-hyperalgesia in rats with peripheral inflammation. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 34nd Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. (October, 23-27, 2004)

Ziea, E., Wu, J., Lao, L., Ren, T., Yew, D., Sung, J. Effect of Neonatal Maternal Separation Stress (NMSS) on Pain Threshold and Neurochemical Responses of Colonic Mucosa and Spinal Cord to Nocioceptive Colonic Balloon Distension in Adult Rats. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 34nd Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. (October, 23-27, 2004)

Furlan, A., Van Tulder, M., Cherkin, D., tsukayama, H., Lao, L., Koes, B., Berman, B.M., Acupuncture for low-back pain: An updated Cochrane systematic review. Society for Acupuncture Research 11th Annual Symposium. San Francisco, CA. (October, 1-3, 2004).

Lao, L., Zhang, RX, Wang, L., Bing. L., Wang, X-Y., Ren, K., Berman, B. Mechanisms of electroacupuncture anti-hyperalgesia in peripheral inflammation: opioid receptor involvement. Society for Acupuncture Research 11th Annual Symposium. San Francisco, CA. (October, 1-3, 2004)

Zhao BX, Wang XJ, Lao, L., The Validation of a Newly Designed Placebo Moxibustion Device: A randomized controlled trial. Society for Acupuncture Research 11th Annual Symposium. San Francisco, CA. (October, 1-3, 2004)

Zhang, RX, Lao, L., Wang, X-Y., Ren, K., Berman, B., Electroacupuncture alleviates hyperalgesia in a bone cancer pain mouse model. Complementary Therapies and Cancer Care: A Research Symposium, London, United Kingdom (June 2004)

A. Furlan, M. Van Tulder, D. Cherkin, H. tsukayama, L. Lao, B. Koes, Berman, B.M., Acupuncture for low-back pain: An updated Cochrane systematic review. (Abstract) Journal of Pain, Vol. 5, No. 3 p.88 Cochrane Back Review Group, Toronto, Ontario (2004).

Fan AY, Zhang, RX, Wang L-B, Berman B, Lao L. A Chinese herb BOSWELLIA CARTERII attenuates hyperalgesia and edema in rats with persistent inflammation. [Abstract] 33rd Annual Meeting of Society of Neuroscience. New Orleans, Louisiana (November 2003)

Zhang RX, Wang, G. Zhang, B. Berman, K. Ren, L. Lao. Antihyperalgesic synergism between electroacupuncture (EA) and morphine, indomethacin or MK-801. 10th World Congress on Pain. (August 17-22, 2002), San Diego, USA.

Frick K, Hochberg MC, Lee WL, Bausell RB, Steinwachs DM, Berman B. Correlations among outcome measures for patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. In the Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy. (June, 2002), Washington, D.C.

Zhang RX Wang, G. Zhang, B. Berman, and K. Ren and L. Lao. Antihyperalgesic and antiinflammatory synergism between electroacupuncture and morphine or indomethacin in rat. 3 rd International Scientific Conference On Complementary, Alternative And Integrative Medicine Research. (April 12 – 14, 2002), Boston, MA.

Roy E, Morganstein W, Gullapalli R, Moulton E, Greenspan F. Effect of Acupuncture on Noxious Stimulus-Dependent FMRI Responses. Program No. 754.14.2002 Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner. A poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC 2002.

Lao, L. Zhang, RX, Zhang, G., Wang, X-Y., Berman, B., Ren, K., Effects Of Electroacupuncture Parameters and Acupuncture Point Specificity On Persistent Inflammatory Hyperalgesia In Rats. Society for Acupuncture Research 8th Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, Minnesota. (October 19-20, 2001)

Lao, L. Zhang, RX, Zhang, G., Wang, X-Y., Berman, B., Ren, K., The Effect of Electroacupuncture (EA) on Persistent Inflammatory Pain in Rats: Animal Model, EA Parameters and Acupoint Specificity. Chinese MedicineMeets Modern Science: New York 21st Century Chinese Medicine Forum. New York. (August 11-12, 2001).

Richardson, MA, Ezzo, J., Vickers, A., Allen, C., Lao, L., Zhang, G., Ramirez, G. Acupuncture for Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Adults: A Systematic Review. International Scientific Conference On Complementary, Alternative And Integrative Medicine Research, San Francisco, CA (May, 2001)

Berman B, Bausell RB, Lee W-L, Bahr-Robertson M. Use and referral patterns for 22 complementary and alternative medical therapies by rheumatologists: Results of a National Survey. International Scientific Conference on Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Medicine Research San Francisco (2001).

Bausell RB, Soeken K, Berman B. Techniques for increasing statistical power in CAM research without increasing sample size. International Scientific Conference on Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Medicine Research San Francisco (2001).

Soeken KL. Herbal therapy for rheumatoid arthritis: What does the evidence say? International Scientific Conference on Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Medicine Research San Francisco ( 2001).

Chevrier VM, Lee D, Fang Q, Via C. Inhibition of inflammatory cytokines by extracts of boswellia serrata. International Scientific Conference on Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Medicine Research. San Francisco (2001).

Zhang G, Zhang RX, Ke Ren, Wang X, Berman B, Lao L. Parametric studies of the effects of electropacupuncture on persistent inflammatory hyperalgesia in rats. International Scientific Conference on Complementary, Alternative & Integrative Medicine Research. San Francisco (2001).

Zhang, G., Graczyk, Z., Ren, K. Stein, C., Berman, B., Lao, L. Local Naloxone Blockade of Acupuncture Analgesia: Peripheral Opiods Implicated. Proceedings: Society of Neuroscience 29th Annual Meeting. (October, 1999)

Hadhazy V., Ezzo, J., Berman, B. How Valuable is Effort to Contact Authors to Obtain Missing Data in Systematic Reviews. Accepted for presentation at the Seventh Annual Cochrane Colloquium, Rome. (October 6-9, 1999).

Allen, C., Ezzo, J., Hadhazy, V., Berman, B. Consumer Representation Within the Cochrane Collaboration. Accepted for presentation at the Seventh Annual Cochrane Colloquium, Rome. (October 6-9, 1999).

Ezzo, J., Wright, K. Hadhazy, V. Bahr-Robertson, M., Beckner, M., Covington, M., Berman, B. Cochrane Electronic Library: Is the Giant Lost in Cyberspace? Accepted for presentation at the Seventh Annual Cochrane Colloquium, Rome. (October 6-9, 1999).

Lao, L.L., Zhang, G., Berman, B.M. (November, 1998). Electroacupuncture Attenuates Hyperalgesia and Modulates FOS Protein Expression with Unilateral Persistent Inflammation. Society for Neuroscience 28th Annual Meeting.

Ezzo, J., Moerman, D., Hadhazy, V., Berman, B. (October, 1998) Reviewing the Reviews: The Evidence Base of Complementary medicine is Weak. 6th International Cochrane Colloquium. Baltimore, MD.

Ezzo J, Moerman D, Hadhazy V, Berman B. Reviewing the reviews: The evidence base of complementary medicine is weak.. Abstract: 6th International Cochrane Colloquium. Systematic Reviews: Evidence for Action; October 1998.

Tulder, M.W. van, Cherkin, D.C., Berman, B.M., Lao, L., Koes, B.W. The Effectiveness of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Low Back Pain. International Society of Technology Assessment in Health Care. Ottawa, Canada. (June 1998).

Lao L, Zhang G, Berman B. Electroacupuncture attenuates hyperalgesia and modulates FOS protein expression with unilateral persistent inflammation. [abstract]. Presented at Society for Neuroscience 28th Annual Meeting; 1998.

Hochberg, M., Berman, B.M., Lao, L., Wong, R. Langenberg, P (October, 1996) Efficacy of acupuncture in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.

Wong, R.H., Lao, L., Berman, B.M., Carter, A., Wynn, R.L. (November, 1995) Acute and delayed emesis with cyclophosphamide in the ferret. Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA.

Wong, R.H., Berman, B.M., Lao, L., Esfahani, M., Langenberg, P., and Hochberg, M.D. (November 1995). Effect of acupuncture on symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA.

Lao, L., Bergman, S., Langenberg, P., Wong, R.H., Berman, B. (April 1995). The effect of acupuncture on postoperative oral surgery pain. NIH Methodology Conference, Bethesda, MD.

Wong, R.H., Lao, L., Berman, B., & Wynn, R.L., (September, 1994.) Electroacupuncture reduces morphine- induced emesis in ferrets. Fifth Symposium on Acupuncture Analgesia and Acupuncture Anesthesia, Wuhan, China.

Lao, L., Bergman, S., Langenberg, P., Wong, R.H., & Berman, B. (September, 1994). The effect of acupuncture on post-operative oral surgery pain. Fifth Symposium on Acupuncture Analgesia and Acupuncture Anesthesia, Wuhan, China.

Berman, B.M., Lao, L., Wong, R.H., Anderson, R.W., Langenberg, P., Greene, M., & Hochberg, M.D., (September, 1994). Effect of acupuncture on osteoarthritis: a pilot study. Fifth Symposium on Acupuncture Analgesia andAcupuncture anesthesia, Wuhan, China.

Greene, M.K., Berman, B.M., Lao, L., Wong, R., Anderson, R.W., Langenberg, P., & Hochberg, M. (April, 1994). Efficacy of acupuncture in the elderly with osteoarthritis of the knee: A 24-week pilot study. American Federation of Clinical Research National Conference, Washington, DC.

Greene, M.K., Berman, B.M., Lao, L., Wong, R., Anderson, R.W., Langenberg, P., & Hochberg, M. (October, 1993). Efficacy of acupuncture in osteoarthritis of the knee: a pilot study. American Federation of Clinical Research Regional Meeting, New York.

Berman, B.M., Lao, L., & Anderson, R.W. (August, 1993). Effects of acupuncture on postoperative dental pain. International Association for the Study of Pain, Seventh World Congress on Pain, Paris, France.

Bono, S.F. & Anderson, R.W. (August, 1993). Incidence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a multidisciplinary chronic pain treatment facility. International Association for the Study of Pain, 7th World Congress on Pain, Paris, France.

Berman, B.M., Williams, J., & Anderson, R.W. (August, 1993). Review of the efficacy of multidisciplinary treatment of chronic pain. International Association for the Study of Pain, 7th World Congress on Pain, Paris, France.

Bono, S.F., Anderson, R.W., & Berman, B.M. (March, 1993). Complementary medicine in chronic pain: a multidisciplinary center for treatment. Society for Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco.

Bono, S.F., Anderson, R.W., & Berman, B.M. (March, 1993). The incidence of posttraumatic stress disorders in a multidisciplinary chronic pain treatment center. Society for Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco.