UM SOM: Integrative Medicine
Publications
2009
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 5.(Epub ahead of print)
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 5. (Epub ahead of print)
Mimiaga MJ, Noonan E, Donnell D, Safren SA, Koenen K, 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. Journal of AIDS (in press).
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.
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 LingDan inhibited adjuvant arthritis in rats. J Ethnopharmacol. 2009 Jan 30;121(3):366-71. Epub 2008 Nov 28.
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
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, in press.
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.
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. JAIDS, in press.
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. URL: http://www.cochrane.org/cochrane/hbook.htm.
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.
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. Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine 2000; 1:112-114.
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.
PRESENTATIONS
2005
Berman B. Integrative medicine and pain management, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Dental School, Baltimore, MD (November 30th, 2005)
Berman B. Complementary and alternative medicine: what are your options?, Beinu Alumnae Association of Greater Washington, Bethesda, Maryland (November 19, 2005)
Berman B. Practice based research networks, Bravewell Collaborative and CAHCIM Executive Committee , New York, NY (November 11, 2005)
Berman B. Blending Science with the Art of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan (November 7th, 2005)
Berman B. Acupuncture and osteoarthritis, 1st TWGHs Eddie Wang International Symposium on Complementary Chinese & Western Medicine – Integrated Approach, Hong Kong, China (November 4, 2005)
Berman B. Integrative medicine and pain management, University of Florida College of Medicine, Shands Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida (October 26, 2005)
Berman B. Practice based research network planning, Mt. Washington Conference Center, Baltimore, Maryland (September 26th, 2005)
Manheimer E. Meta-analysis of efficacy, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine: Integration of Complementary and Alternative Medicine into Clinical Practice: Evidence Based Medicine, Baltimore, MD (June 8-10, 2005)
Lao L. Is there scientific basis for TCM? -- challenges and strategies for TCM research, Australian Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Annual Conference, Melbourne, Australia (May 15, 2005)
Lao L. Effect of acupuncture on osteoarthritis, Australian Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Annual Conference, Melbourne, Australia (May 14, 2005)
Berman B. East west medicine - bridging two worlds to improve healthcare, A Presentation and Discussion on Integrative Medicine, Manor Country Club, Rockville, Maryland (May 11th, 2005)
Berman B. Integrative medicine and pain management, Grand Rounds in Integrative Medicine, Georgetown. University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C. (May 10th, 2005)
Berman B. Practice based research networks for integrative medicine, Bravewell Collaborative Meeting, San Diego, California (May 5th, 2005)
Lao L. Electro-acupuncture, Harvard Continuing Medical Education Course, Structural Acupuncture for Physicians, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts (April 21, 2005)
Lao L. Demonstration of electro-acupuncture, Harvard Continuing Medical Education Course, Structural Acupuncture for Physicians, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts (April 21, 2005)
Berman B. Acupuncture for Pain, Columbia University, 4th Annual Course in Integrative Pain Medicine, New York, NY (April 15th, 2005)
Berman B. Effectiveness of Acupuncture as Adjunctive Therapy in Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Randomized Trial, Traditional Chinese Medicine Association & Alumni: TCMAA 7th Convention and Gala, Flushing, NY (April, 10th 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)
Lao L. Effect of Chinese herbs on persistent inflammation in rats, 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, White A, Berman B, Forys K, and Ernst E. Acupuncture for the treatment of low back pain: Evidence from a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, 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)
Berman B. Effectiveness of Acupuncture as Adjunctive Therapy in Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Randomized Trial, 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)
Lao L. How to design a clinical trial of TCM research?, Shu Guang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (April, 2005)
Lao L. How to write a scientific paper on TCM research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (April, 2005)
Manheimer E. Finding all appropriate studies, Annual Meeting of the International Association for Dental Research: Symposium on Systematic Reviews in Dental and Craniofacial Research, Baltimore, MD (March 12, 2005)
Berman B. Effectiveness of Acupuncture as Adjunctive Therapy in Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Randomized Trial, Nineteenth Meeting of the National Advisory Council for Complementary And Alternative Medicine (NCCAM- NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, (January 28th, 2005)
2004
Lao L. Safe Practices, Patient & Staff Education -- Acupuncture in Oncology Practice and Research, Society for Integrative Oncology First International Conference, Times Square, New York, NY (November 17-19, 2004)
Lao L. Standard TCM Curriculum Requirements in the U.S., The 2nd International Symposium on Traditional Chinese Medicine Education, Shanghai, China (November 2-3, 2004)
Lao L, Fan AY, Zhang RX, Wang LB, Ma ZZ, Zhang WY, Lee D. Chinese Herbal Formual Huo-luo-xiao-ling Dan attenuates hyperalgesia and edema in rats with persistent inflammation, Society of Neuroscience 34th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA (October 23-27, 2004)
Fan AY, Lao L, Zhang RX, Zhou AN, Wang LB, Ma ZZ, Zhang WY, Lee D, Moudgil KD and Berman B. Anti-arthritic effects of a Chinese herb Boswellia Carterii in Lewis rats with adjuvant arthritis, Society of Neuroscience 34th Annual Meeting, San Diego,CA (October 23-27, 2004)
Lao L. Traditional Chinese medicine for inflammatory pain. Building Bridges of Integration for TCM, Traditional Chinese Medicine World Foundation, East Rutherford, New Jersey (October 7-10, 2004)
Lao L. Is there a Scientific Basis for TCM? Building Bridges of Integration for TCM, Traditional Chinese Medicine World Foundation, East Rutherford, New Jersey (October 7-10, 2004)
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)
Lao L. Mechanisms of electroacupuncture anti-hyperalgesia in peripheral inflammation: opioid receptor involvement, Society for Acupuncture Research 11th Annual Symposium, San Francisco, CA (October, 2004)
Lao L. Electrical Acupuncture: Basic Research and Clinical Applications, CME Seminar, Maryland Society of Medical Acupuncture, Columbia, MD (September, 2004)
Lao L. Patent Herbs Used in Ear, Nose & Throat Disorders (I & 2), Seminar Series, Maryland Academy of TCM, Adelphi, MD (September, 2004)
Zhang G. Benefit of Tai Chi for Parkinson’s patients, Parkinson’s Disease Symposium 2004, The Johns Hopkin’s Parkinson's Disease & Movement Disorder Center, Baltimore, MD (2004)
Liu J, Manheimer E, And Yang M. Herbal medicines for treating HIV infections and AIDS, Cochrane systematic review, Poster presented at the XV International AIDS conference, Bangkok (July 11 - 16, 2004)
Lao L. Evidence-based medicine: Cochrane collaboration in CAM. Evidence based Chinese medicine Forum, International Society for Chinese Medicine (ISCM), Macao, China (July 5-7, 2004).
Lao L. Design of Acupuncture/TCM Clinical Trials: Opportunities and Challenges in TCM Research,. Evidence based Chinese medicine Forum, International Society for Chinese Medicine (ISCM), Macao, China (July 5-7, 2004)
Lao L. Acupuncture and TCM clinical research methodology Workshop, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China (June 28, 2004)
Pradhan EK Mindfulness intervention for rheumatoid arthritis, Maryland Society for Rheumatologic Diseases, Baltimore, MD (June 23, 2004)
Berman B. Blending science with the art of healing, UMB President’s Board of Director’s Meeting, University of Maryland, Baltimore ,MD (June 29, 2004)
Berman B. Developing centers of excellence in complementary medicine research, Complementary Therapies and Cancer Care: A Research Symposium, Complementary Cancer Care Charities Partnership in association with NCRI and NCI - OCCAM, USA and the Prince of Wale’s Foundation for Integrated Heath, London, U.K. (June 24, 2004)
Rui-Xin Zhang, Lixing Lao, Xiaoya Wang, Ke Ren, Berman, Brian Electroacupuncture alleviates hyperalgesia in a bone cancer pain mouse model Poster presented by Brian Berman at the: Complementary Therapies and Cancer Care: A Research Symposium, Sponsored by the Complementary Cancer Care Charities Partnership in association with NCRI and NCI - OCCAM, USA and the Prince of Wale’s Foundation for Integrated Health, London, U.K., (June 24, 2004)
Lao L. Patent Herbs Used in Neurological Disorders (I & 2), Seminar Series, Maryland Academy of TCM, Adelphi, MD (May & June, 2004)
Lao L. Acupuncture Seminar: Introduction, Lunch-time seminar sponsored by UMB School of Medicine Students Associations CAO, APSA, and AMSA, Baltimore, Maryland (April, 2004)
Berman B. Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine, Philanthropic Collaborative for Integrative Medicine Annual Meeting, Miraval, Tucson, Arizona, (April 21, 2004)
Berman B. Acupuncture for Pain, Integrative Pain Medicine, 3rd Annual Course, Columbia University, New York, NY (April 17, 2004)
Lao L. Electrical Acupuncture: Basic Research and Clinical Implications, Plenary Session in 2004 Symposium: Medical Acupuncture in the new millennium: integrating science with tradition, the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture, Chicago, Illinois (April, 2004)
Lao L. To Provide Electro Acupuncture Perspective to Review of Clinical Vignettes, Plenary Expert Panel in 2004 Symposium: Medical Acupuncture in the new millennium: integrating science with tradition, the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture, Chicago, Illinois (April, 2004)
Lao L. Electrical Acupuncture: Clinical Applications, Workshop in 2004 Symposium: Medical Acupuncture in the new millennium: integrating science with tradition, the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture, Chicago, Illinois (April, 2004)
Lao L. Diffusion of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Western Medical View, Chinese Med Panel in Chinese American Intercollegiate Conference (CAIC), Duke University, Durham, NC (April, 2004)
Sieving P and Manheimer E. Hands-On: Getting the Most from the Cochrane Library, Workshop presented at the US Cochrane Collaboration Meeting, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (April 1, 2004)
Manheimer E. Randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews of CAM therapies: Locating and evaluating the evidence, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (March 1, 2004)
Berman B. Building the Framework for a Collaborative, International, Evidence-based Approach to the Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Eddie Wang Symposium, Hong Kong, (February 27th, 2004)
Lao L. Nutritional Cantonese Soups: healthy, delicious, yet easy to cook. Howard County Chinese School (HCCS), Ellicott City, MD (February, 2004)
Berman B. Hospital-based Cam therapies: Evaluating the Evidence, Integrative Medicine for Healthcare Organizations, 2nd Annual Conference, San Diego, California (January 22-24, 2004)
Lao L. Clinical Trials and Challenges of Acupuncture Therapy for Pain Disorders, Traditional Chinese Medicine Association-Alumni (TCMA), Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, NY (January 4, 2004)
2003
Lao, L. A Western ruler and Eastern distances: opportunities and challenges in TCM/acupuncture research (Invited speaker), Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, P.R., China (December, 2, 2003)
Lao, L. Brief history, development and current status of acupuncture/TCM in the US (Invited s peaker), Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, P.R., China (December, 1, 2003)
Lao, L. Acupuncture and TCM clinical research methodology (Invited speaker), Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, P.R., China (November, 28, 2003)
Fan, Arthur. Acupuncture Therapy in Stroke Patients. Seminar on Traditional Chinese Medicine, Maryland Board of Acupuncture. Hyattsville, Maryland, (November 16, 2003)
Fan, Arthur. Chinese Herbal Remedy in Stroke Patients. Seminar on Traditional Chinese Medicine, Maryland Board of Acupuncture. Hyattsville, Maryland, (November 16, 2003)
Lao, L. Chinese herb attenuates hyperalgesia and edema in rats with persistent inflammation, a comparison between boswellia carterii and modified huo-luo-xiao-ling-dan. Society for Acupuncture Research 10th Annual Symposium. Cambridge, MA. (November 15-16, 2003)
Berman, Brian. Complimentary and Alternative Therapies - What are your Options? Mini Med School University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, (September 24, 2003)
Berman, B.M. Methodological Challenges of Preparing Systematic Reviews of Complementary and Alternative Therapies, Cochrane Colloquium 11th Annual Conference, Barcelona, Spain (October 26-31, 2003)
Wieland S., Manheimer E., Bluemle A. Advanced handsearching - Identifying and classifying reports of controlled trials in healthcare journals. Proceedings of the 11th Annual Cochrane Colloquium, 2003
Lao, L. Acupuncture/TCM for Inflammatory Pain, Building Bridges of Integration for TCM, Traditional Chinese Medicine World Foundation, East Rutherford, New Jersey, (October 9-12, 2003)
Lao, L. Can a Western Ruler Measure Eastern Distances? Opportunities and Challenges in TCM Research, Building Bridges of Integration for TCM, Traditional Chinese Medicine World Foundation, East Rutherford, New Jersey, (October 9-12, 2003)
Lao, L. Effects of Chinese Herbs on Inflammatory Hyperalgesia and Edema in Rats, Building Bridges of Integration for TCM, Traditional Chinese Medicine World Foundation, East Rutherford, New Jersey, (October 9-12, 2003)
Manheimer E, Berman B, Beckner W, Liu J, Gagnier J. Methodological challenges of preparing systematic reviews of complementary and alternative therapies. Proceedings of the 11th Annual Cochrane Colloquium, 2003.
Berman, Brian. Researching Traditional Chinese Medicine at the University of Maryland – Trials and Tribulations, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, (September 11, 2003)
Marcos Hsu; Introduction to Chinese Medicine, Pain Management Service, Baltimore VAMHCS, Burkshire Conference Center, Baltimore, Maryland, (August 2003)
Lao, Lixing, Effects of Electroacupuncture in Combinations with Morphine or Indomethacin to Synergistically or Additively Alleviate Inflammatory Pain in Rats, NIH National Institute of Drug Abuse, Molecular Neurobiology Branch, Baltimore, Maryland (August 2003)
Covington, Maggie B., Approaches to Incorporating Complementary and Alternative Medicine into the Medical Curriculum, 7th Annual Meeting of the International Association of Medical Science Educators, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. (July 21, 2003)
Lao, Lixing.Effects of Electroacupuncture on Persistent Inflammatory Hyperalgesia in Rats, NIH National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine, Center Directors' Meeting, Ann Arbor, Michigan (June 2003)
Marcos Hsu; Acupuncture as treatment for Neurodegenerative Disorders, University of Maryland Baltimore, CMP Library, Kernan Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, (June, 2003)
Berman, B.M., Acupuncture for Pain Management, Essentials of Pain Management for the Practicing Clinician, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Great Neck, NY (June 2003)
Marcos Hsu; Introduction to Chinese Medicine, University of Maryland Baltimore, CMP Library, Kernan Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, (May 2003)
Blackman, Janine, Essential Fatty Acids and Their Roles in Our Health, Annual Scientific Conference, American Holistic Medical Association, San Diego, California (May 2003)
Blackman, Janine, Fellowship Training in Integrative Medicine: An overview of programs in the U.S. and personal experience of the presenter. American Holistic Medical Association Annual Scientific Conference, San Diego, California (May 2003)
Montes, Sharon; Integrative Medicine for Clinicians, University of Maryland SOM Internal Medicine CME, Baltimore, MD (May 2003)
Montes, Sharon , Integrative medicine before and after surgery , Kernan Surgical Grand Rounds, Baltimore, MD (May 2003)
Berman, B.M., The Program for Complementary Medicine, The Center for Integrative Medicine; University of Maryland School of Medicine Council Meeting, Baltimore, MD (May 2003)
Berman, B.M., Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for Pain Management, Integrative Pain Management Conference, Columbia University, New York, NY (May 2003)
Lao, Lixing, Cancer as a Disorder of the Human Energy System (Invited commentator), Comprehensive Cancer Care 2003, Washington DC (April 2003)
Berman, B.M., Evidence Based Medicine and Medical Acupuncture in the 21st Century: Oxymoron or Opportunity?, American Association Medical Acupuncture (AAMA), Renaissance Harborplace Hotel, Baltimore, MD, (April 2003)
Berman, B.M., Acupuncture, 5th Annual Integrative Medicine Seminar, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, (April 2003)
Marcos Hsu; Radio Talk Show; Prescription for health by Brian Sanderoff ; University of Maryland Baltimore, CMP, AM Radio Station, Baltimore, Maryland, (April, 2003)
Lao, L., As a commentator on the topic: Cancer as a Disorder of the Human Energy System Comprehensive Cancer Care 2003; Center for Mind-Body Medicine and University of Texas Medical School at Houston; Washington Hilton, Washington DC. (April 2003).
Payne, C., Diabetes, Integrating Research on Spirituality and Health and Well-being into Service Delivery, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland (April 2003).
Berman, B.M., Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine; Integrating Complementary Therapies into Clinical Practice: Cases and Evidence Course, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (March 2003).
Montes, Sharon; Presentations to 4th year medical students - Integrative medicine - Bridging paradigms/ CAM for well-woman care, Baltimore, Maryland, (January and March 2003)
2002
Berman, BM. Expanding Medical Horizons: A Decade of Integrative Medicine at the University of Maryland, University of Maryland at New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, (December 2002)
Lao, L. Acupuncture: Evidence-based Medicine (Invited speaker), 6th Congress of the Brazilian Society of Medical Acupuncture, Gramado -RS, Brazil (December 2002)
Berman, BM Acupuncture and Pain: Evidence-based Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, P.R., China (November 2002).
Lao, L., Acupuncture and Pain: Evidence-based Medicine (Invited speaker), Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, P.R., China (November 2002)
Montes, Sharon; Panel Participant - "Approaches to treating woman in menopause"; University of Maryland Department of Family Medicine Grand Rounds; Baltimore, MD (November 2002).
Montes, Sharon; CAM for Self Care/CAM overview, Two lectures at Catonsville Community College, (October 2002) Berman, BM. The Integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine into U.S. Academic Medical Centers, Symposium on Complementary Chinese and Western Medicine, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, Hong Kong (October 2002).
Berman, BM. The Role of Systematic Reviews in Enhancing the Evidence-base for TCM Practice, Hong Kong Health, Welfare and Food Bureau, U.S. National Institute of Health, and University of Maryland, Hong Kong, China (October 2002)
Berman, BM., Case Study II, Practical Examples of Phase III Study, Hong Kong Health, Welfare and Food Bureau, U.S. National Institute of Health, and University of Maryland, Hong Kong, China (October 2002)
Lao, L. Bridging the Gap Between Acupuncture clinical Trials and Clinical Practice (Invited speaker), 3rd TWGHs-CUHK Eddie Wang Symposium on Complementary Chinese and Western Medicine-Integrated Approach, Hong Kong, China (October 2002)
Lao, L. Synergistic and Additive Effects of Electroacupuncture and Morphine or Indomethacin in Rats with Hyperalgesia and Inflammation (Invited speaker) Society for Acupuncture Research 9th Annual Symposium, Seattle, WA (October 2002)
Lao, L. Development of Research Programs at Acupuncture Schools and Clinics: Challenges and Opportunities (Group Discussion Leader), Society for Acupuncture Research 9th Annual Symposium, Seattle, WA (October 2002)
Lao, L. Challenges and Issues in TCM Research: Can a Western Ruler Measure Eastern Distances? (Invited speaker), Hong Kong Health, Welfare and Food Bureau, U.S. National Institute of Health, and University of Maryland, Hong Kong, China (October 2002)
Berman, BM. Expanding Medical Horizons: A Decade of Integrative Medicine at the University of Maryland., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (September 2002)
Berman, BM. Cochrane Complementary Medicine Field Overview and Plans Progress Report. Cochrane Colloquium, Stavanger Norway, (August 2002).
Beckner, WM. Cochrane Complementary Medicine Field Progress Report. Cochrane Colloquium, Stavanger Norway, (August 2002)
Lao, L. Research Methodology and Evidence Based Medicine in Acupuncture and TCM (Invited speaker), Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, P.R. China (July 2002).
Lao, L. Research Methodology in Acupuncture and TCM (Invited speaker), Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, P.R. China (June 2002).
Covington M. Interaction of Herbal Medications and Prescription Medications. 28th Annual Family Medicine Review Course. University of Maryland, School of Medicine. Baltimore, MD. (June 2002).
Montes, Sharon; Integrative Approaches to Decreasing Pain, Invited speaker to Retirement Home, East Baltimore. (June 2002 ).
Zhang, G. The use of traditional Chinese medicine in lung diseases. American Thoracic Society 98th International Conference. Atlanta GA. (May 2002).
Berman, BM. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Pain Management. Integrative Pain Management Conference. Columbia, NY (April 2002).
Lee W, Baussell RB, Soeken K, Berman B. Do CAM RCTs differ from the conventional RCTs? Implications of an observed positive relationship between quality and effect size. International Scientific Conference on Complementary, Alternative and Integrative Medicine Research. Boston, MA, (April 12 - 14, 2002)
Berman B. Evidence based complementary alternative medicine and pain management. American Pain Society Conference Twenty-first Annual Scientific Conference. Durham, NC (March 2002).
Berman B. Expanding Medical Horizons: A Decade of Integrative Medicine at the University of Maryland. Frontiers in Wyoming Medicine Twelfth Annual Conference. Jackson Hole, WY (February 2002)
Astin, J.A. "Mind-body medicine" Invited lecture to members of the Florida State Legislature and faculty and administrators at Florida State University (the university has been asked by the state legislature to develop plans for a possible joint chiropractic/CAM research degree). Tallahassee, FL. (January 2002).
Zhang, G. Acupuncture Analgesia: What we have learned from animal study? In " Acupuncture Research: Examples of the State of Science from Bench to Bedside". National Cancer Institute, Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Bethesda, MD. (January 2002).
Lao, L. National Cancer Institute Panel Meeting. Acupuncture Clinical Trials: Challenges and Strategies Bethesda, MD (January 2002).
Berman B. Acupuncture and Pain Management. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Baltimore, MD (January 2002).
Berman B. National Cancer Institute Panel Meeting. An Overview of Acupuncture Literature. Bethesda, MD (January 2002).
2001
Berman, B.M. The Integration of Conventional and Complementary Medicine: A Decade of Experience at University of Maryland Hong Kong. (November 2001)
Berman, BM. NCCAM Grants and Methodology Meetings. The Safety/Efficacy of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee. Singapore #1 TCM Research Symposium (November 2001)
Berman, BM. NCCAM Grants and Methodology Meetings. The Safety/Efficacy of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee. Singapore #2 TCM Research Symposium (November 2001)
Lao, L. Acupuncture Research Update. (Invited Speaker). Maryland Oriental Medicine Association Year 2001 Professional Seminar Series. Baltimore, Maryland. (November, 2001)
Astin, J.A. "Complementary therapies in fibromyalgia: making informed decisions about using them." Invited lecture at the conference: "Taking control of Fibromyalgia: Strategies for Change" sponsored by the Arthritis Foundation. Baltimore, MD. (November, 2001.)
Berman, BM. NIH NCCAM Workshop. Challenges to Acupuncture Research. Singapore TCM Research Symposium (November 2001).
Berman, BM. Third Annual Stanford/Harvard Conference Models of Integrative Care: Past, Present and Future. San Francisco, CA. (October 2001)
Astin, J.A. "Emotional factors in cancer progression: The courage to change and the serenity to accept: A new perspective on the ’fighting spirit’ construct." Paper presented at the conference: " " Comprehensive cancer care: Integrating alternative, complementary, and conventional therapies." Arlington, VA. (October 2001).
Lao, L. Rheumatoid arthritis: Consistency of TCM diagnosis and herbal prescriptions. 8th Annual Symposium Society for Acupuncture Research. Minneapolis, MN (October 2001)
Lao, L. Future Directions in AOM Research. 8th Annual Symposium Society for Acupuncture Research. Minneapolis, MN (October 2001)
Lao, L. Panel Chairman, Reports on Research Conferences. 8th Annual Symposium Society for Acupuncture Research. Minneapolis, MN (October 2001)
Lao, L. Workshop: Placebo/sham acupuncture procedures: Group exercise in credibility testing of placebo/sham needling procedures. 8th Annual Symposium Society for Acupuncture Research. Minneapolis, MN (October 2001)
Lao, L. Hyperalgesia in rats: Elecroacupuncture parameters and acupoint specificity. 8th Annual Symposium Society for Acupuncture Research. Minneapolis, MN (October 2001)
Lao, L. Acupuncture in Primary Care. (Conference Faculty). Contemporary Forums: Alternative and Complementary Therapies. Washington, D.C. (October 11-12, 2001)
Lao, L. Effects Of Electroacupuncture Parameters and Acupuncture Point Specificity On Persistent Inflammatory Hyperalgesia In Rats. (Presenter). Society for Acupuncture Research 8th Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, Minnesota. (October 19-20, 2001)
Lao, L. The Effect of Electroacupuncture (EA) on Persistent Inflammatory Pain in Rats: Animal Model, EA Parameters and Acupoint Specificity. (Invited Speaker). Chinese Medicine Meets Modern Science: New York 21st Century Chinese Medicine Forum. New York. (August 11-12, 2001)
Zhang, G., Bausell B, Handwerger B and Lao L. 2001. Consistency of TCM diagnosis: a study design. Chinese Medicine Meets Modern Science. New York 21st Century Chinese Medicine Forum. New York (August 2001)
Astin, J.A. "Chiropractic: Manipulative, mind-body, or energy therapy: Implications for research." Keynote address at the Research Agenda VI: Advancing the Science of Chiropractic. Kansas City. (July 2001).
Lao, L., Designing acupuncture trials: one size does not fit all. (Invited Speaker). International Symposium on Acupuncture Research Methodology, Exeter, UK. (July 2-4, 2001)
Lao, L. Strategies For Incorporating Conventional Medicine And TCM Diagnostic Criteria Into Acupuncture Research (Invited Speaker). International Symposium on Acupuncture Research Methodology, Exeter, UK. (July 2-4, 2001)
Berman, B.M. Testimony on Complementary and Alternative Medicine, White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy. Washington, DC (May 2001)
Zhang, G. Rui-Xin Zhang, Ke Ren, Xiaoya Wang, Brian Berman, and Lixing Lao. Parametric studies of the effects of electropacupuncture on persistent inflammatory hyperalgesia in rats. International Scientific Conference on Complementary, Alternative & Integrative Medicine Research , . San Francisco (May 2001).
Berman, B.M. Assessing the Evidence in Preparation for Research, International Scientific Conference on Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Workshop, San Francisco, CA (May 2001).
Berman, B.M. Integration of Conventional and Complementary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Center for Clinical Biostatistics and Epidemiology: Philadelphia, PA (April 2001).
Astin, J.A. "Mindfulness in medicine: Caring for self, Caring for others." Georgetown University School of Medicine. Washington, D.C. (April 2001).
Berman, B.M. The Conversation at Miraval Meeting. Tucson, AZ (April 2001)
Astin, J.A. "Complementary Medicine, Wellness, and Self-Care." Presentation to the While House Commission on Complementary/Alternative Medicine Washington, D.C. (March , 2001).
Berman, B.M. Center for Alternative Medicine Evaluation and Research in Arthritis. NCCAM Center Director’s Meeting Tucson, AZ. (March 2001)
Berman, B.M. Cochrane Collaboration and the Complementary Medicine Field. NCCAM Center Director’s Meeting, Tucson, AZ (March 2001)
Astin, J.A. "Mind-body medicine"; "Why patients use CAM"; "Managed Care, Insurers and CAM". Papers presented at the pre-conference session: "Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A look at the evidence." Annual Meeting of the American College of Physicians. Atlanta. (March 2001).
Astin, J.A. Mind-body medicine: State of the science. Paper presented at the conference: "Complementary and Integrative Medicine: Clinical Update and Implications for Practice." Harvard Medical School. (February 2001).
Berman, B.M. Evidence-Based Complementary Medicine and Pain Management. American Academy of Pain Medicine 175h Annual Meeting. Miami Beach, FL (February 2001).
Lao, L. Testimony on Training, Education, Credentialing and Licensing of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Practice (Invited Speaker). White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy Washington, D.C. (February, 2001)
Astin, J.A. What do patients want and why? Presentation at the Integrated Medicine conference, co-sponsored by the Royal College of Physicians and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at NIH. London, England. (January 2001).
Berman, B.M. CAM medical education in the USA. Integrated Medicine Conference. Royal College of Physicians Regent’s Park, London (January 2001).
2000
Astin, J.A. Spirituality in Healthcare. Presentation at the National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine (NICABM) conference Hilton Head, SC. (December 2000).
Berman, B.M. Learning Pathos and Pathology – Medical Education in Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation Conference Education of Health Professionals in Complementary/Alternative Medicine. Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa Phoenix, Arizona (November 2000).
Astin, J.A. Does the chiropractic profession need a common conceptual framework. Keynote address at the World Federation of Chiropractic’s conference on "Philosophy in Chiropractic Education." Fort Lauderdale, FL. (November 2000).
Astin, J.A. The effects of intercessory prayer and healing prayer in humans. Paper presented at the " Science of Spirituality and Healing" conference. Winston-Salem, NC. (October 2000).
Berman, B.M. "Navigating to Knowledge in Complementary Medicine" Practical Application and Evaluations: Harvard-Stanford Conference. Kauaui, Hawaii (October 2000)
Berman, B.M. Acupuncture Research Design: Issues and Innovations. Society for Acupuncture Research Symposium 2000. University of Maryland Medical School Shock Trauma Auditorium, Baltimore, MD (October 2000)
Berman, B.M. The Integration of Conventional and Complementary Medicine: the University of Maryland Experience. Columbia University. New York, New York (September, 2000)
Astin, J.A. Patterns and predictors of complementary/alternative medicine use: Focus on the elderly. Presentation at the conference on "Nutrition and Aging." University of Arkansas Medical Center. Little Rock, AK. (September 2000).
Berman, B.M. Complementary Medicine. Consortium on Integrative Medicine. Catalina, AZ. (September, 2000).
Berman, B.M. Building Bridges: The Future of Ingrated Medicine. State of the World Forum. New York, New York. (September, 2000)
Lao, L. Effect of Electroacupuncture on Inflammation-induced Persistent Pain in Rats. (Invited Lecturer). Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Shanghai, China. (August, 2000).
Lao, L. Acupuncture History and Safety Issues. Invited speaker for Complementary & Alternative Medicine in Cardiovascular, Lung & Blood Research, NIH National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institutes, Bethesda, Maryland. (June, 2000)
Berman, B. The Use of Health-Related Quality of Life Assessment in the Clinic Setting. Quality of Life Measurement for Complementary and Alternative Medicine: An Invitational International Workshop. Vancouver, British Columbia. (May, 2000)
Berman, B. The University of Maryland Complementary Medicine Program. Presented on the occasion of the annual meeting of the University of Maryland School of Medicine Board of Visitors. Baltimore, MD (May, 2000)
Berman, B. Overview of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. The 17th Annual Peter Lamy Conference sponsored by the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. Baltimore, MD (May, 2000)
Berman, B. Integration of Conventional and Complementary Medicine: The University of Maryland Experience. Association of American Medical Colleges Council of Deans. Puerto Rico. (April, 2000)
Astin, J.A. Complementary, alternative and conventional medicine: Toward an Integration? Keynote address at the National Managed Care Congress. Atlanta, GA. (April 2000).
Astin, J.A. CAM and Conventional Medicine: Toward an Integration? Keynote address at the National Managed Care Congress. Atlanta, GA. (April, 2000).
Berman, B. Overview of Complementary Medicine. Supportive Care in Cancer. Washington, D.C. (March, 2000)
Zhang G. Acupuncture and pain. MASCC and ISOO 12th International Symposium on Supportive Care in Cancer. Washington DC (March 2000).
Berman, B. The University of Maryland Complementary and Alternative Medicine Program. Harvard State of the Science Symposium. Boston, MA. (March, 2000).
Lao, L. Effect of Electroacupuncture as an Adjuvant for Treating Chemotherapy-Induced Emesis. American Cancer Society Science Writers Seminar. Tampa, FL. (March, 2000)
Berman, B. The University of Maryland Complementary and Alternative Medicine Program. Presenter and Host. Meeting of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine principal investigators. Baltimore, MD. (February, 2000)
Zhang G. Acupuncture analgesia: the value of basic study. 2000. Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, Whittier (February 2000).
Berman, B. Introduction to Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Grand Rounds. University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology. Baltimore, MD. (January, 2000)
1999
Berman, B. Acupuncture in Treatment of Osteoarthritis. American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting. Boston, MA. (November 1999).
Berman, B., Panelist, Complementary and Alternative Therapies in the Academic Medical Center: Issues in Ethics and Policy. Co-sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Center for Bioethics and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Philadelphia, PA. (November 1999)
Berman, B. The Integration of Conventional and Complementary Medicine: Does the Marriage Work? Maryland Healthcare Education Institute. Williamsburg, VA. (October, 1999).
Berman, B. Navigating to Knowledge: An Evidence-Based Approach to Evaluating Complementary Therapies. Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Practical Applications and Evaluations. Stanford University in collaboration with Harvard Medical School. San Francisco, CA. (October, 1999).
Lao, L. Traditional Chinese Medicine and Wildlife Conservation (panelist) Health planet, health people conference. Beijing, China. (October 1999).
Lao, L. Acupuncture Research. (Invited Lecturer) Conference. Yan Huang Chinese Traditional Medical Hospital. Beijing, China. (August 1999)
Berman, B. Complementary/Alternative Approaches. Stepping Away From OA. NIAMS/NIH. Bethesda, MD. (July 1999).
Berman, B. Clinical Applications of Acupuncture: An Overview of the Evidence and Seminal Studies in Acupuncture Research. Scientific Integration of Western Medicine and Complementary/ Alternative-Mind/Body Medicine. Asian Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. (July 1999).
Lao, L. Acupuncture Basic Science Research: A New Animal Model. Seminar. Center for Addictions and Alternative Medicine Research. Minneapolis, MN. (June 1999).
Berman, B. Clinical Trials in Alternative Medicine: Trials and Tribulations. Johns Hopkins University Center for Clinical Trials. Baltimore, MD (May, 1999).
Lao, L. Physiological Basis of Acupuncture. Society for Acupuncture Research Annual Meeting. Irvine, CA. (May 11999).
Lao, L. Acupuncture Treatment for Osteoarthritis. National Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Alliance 6th Annual Conference. Safety Harbor, FL. (May 1999).
Lao, L. Acupuncture and Pain Control. Walter Reed Army Hospital. Bethesda, MD. (May 1999).
Lao, L. Acupuncture in Oral Surgery. Moving with the Sun ’99: Global Telemedicine Conference. In cooperation with Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, and Prince of Wales Hospital, London. Baltimore, MD. (April 1999).
Lao, L. Placebo-Controlled Acupuncture Clinical Trial on Post-Operative Oral Surgery Pain. American Dental Society of Anesthesiology Conference. Washington, D.C. (April, 1999)
Moderator; Moving with the Sun ’99: Global Telemedicine Conference. In cooperation with Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, and Prince of Wales Hospital, London. Baltimore, MD. (April 1999).
Overview of Complementary/Alternative Medicine Program at University of Maryland School of Medicine. Alternative Medicine: Implications for Clinical Practice. Harvard Medical School. Boston, MA (March, 1999).
Scientific Challenges in the Study of Pain. Building Bridges: Relationship-Centered Care as the Link between Conventional Complementary Medicine. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Baltimore, M.D. (March, 1999).
Lao, L. Acupuncture. Building Bridges: Relationship-Centered Care as the Link between Convention and Complementary Medicine. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Baltimore, MD (March, 1999)
Testimony to U.S. House of Representatives on Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Government-Funded Health Programs. Opening the Mainstream to Complementary and Alternative Medicine: How Much Integration Is Really Taking Place? (February 1999).
Overview of Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Issues and Perspectives. Institute for Alternative Futures. (February 1999).
1998
Berman, B.M. "The Evaluation of Acupuncture for Pain Management." American Public Health Association. Baltimore, MD. (November 1998).
Berman, B.M. "Acupuncture for Pain Management." American Pain Society. San Diego, CA (November, 1998).
Berman, B.M. "Integration of Complementary and Western Medicine" and "Evidence-Based Evaluation of Complementary Medicine." Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene: Complementary Medicine: Quality and Cost Savings. Baltimore, MD (November, 1998)
Lao, L.L., Zhang, G., Berman, B.M. Electroacupuncture Attenuates Hyperalgesia and Modulates FOS Protein Expressionwith Unilateral Persistent Inflammation. (Abstract) Society for Neuroscience 28th Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA. (November, 1998).
Ezzo, J.E. "Reviewing the Reviews: The Evidence for Complementary Medicine is Weak." (Abstract) 6th International Cochrane Colloquium. Systematic Reviews: Evidence for Action. Baltimore, MD (October, 1998).
Berman, B.M. "Complementary and Alternative Medicine" Arthritis Foundation Symposium on Fibromyalgia. Baltimore, MD (October, 1998).
Lao, L. "Electroacupuncture Attenuates Hyperalgesia and Modules Fos-protein Expression in Rats with Unilateral Persistent Inflammation." Society for Acupuncture Research. Palo Alto, CA (September, 1998)
Singh, B.B. "A Homeopathic Research Model: Provings Through Outcomes Validation". Developing Plausible and Valid Research Mechanisms in Homeopathy; Fetzer Institute, Santa Fe, NM. (August 1998).
Singh, B.B. "Clinical Verification and Outcomes Studies". Conference sponsored by HEEL Corporation, Baden-Baden, Germany. (July 1998).
Lao, L. "Approval of Acupuncture by the NIH." Third International Conference on Integrated and Bioenergetic Medicine. College Park, MD. (July 1998).
Berman, B.M. "Alternative Medicine: Fringe, Fad, or Frontier?" Panel Chair; International Society of Technology Assessment in Health Care. Ottawa, Canada. (June 1998).
Singh, B.B., "Alternative Therapies Used for Fibromyalgia." Estrogen and Menopause Conference sponsored by Women’s Health Research Group. Baltimore, MD. (June 1998).
Berman, B.M. "Quality in Complementary Medicine: the U.S. Perspective". Quality in Medicine Conference; Royal Society of Medicine. London, England. (June 1998).
Berman, B.M. "Overview of Clinical Trials on Acupuncture for Pain" Düsseldorfer Akupunktur Symposium. Düsseldorf, Germany. (May 1998).
Berman, B.M. "Overview of Complementary/Alternative Medicine Program at the University of Maryland School of Medicine" Bowman Gray Medical School. Winston, Salem, NC. (April 1998).
Lao, L. "Acupuncture in Medicine." Community Hospital, Laurel, MD. (April 1998).
Berman, B.M. "The Integration of Conventional and Complementary Medicine: The University of Maryland Experience." Mind/Body Health Seminar. World President’s Organization. Key Largo, FL (April, 1998).
Berman, B.M. "The Integration of Conventional and Complementary Medicine: Does the Marriage Work?" Doylestown Hospital Centennial Celebration Speaker. Doylestown, PA (March, 1998).
Silver, R. "The Role of CAM in Conventional Medical Education at UMMS." Building Bridges: The Link between Allopathic and Alternative Medicine in Clinical Practice and Research. Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. Baltimore, MD (March, 1998).
Berman, B.M. "Overview of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the U.S." Building Bridges: The Link between Allopathic and Alternative Medicine in Clinical Practice and Research. Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD. (March 1998).
Singh, B.B. "Research: Summary of Effectiveness Research to Date and Research Challenges in the Future." Building Bridges: The Link between Allopathic and Alternative Medicine in Clinical Practice and Research. Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. Baltimore, MD (March, 1998).
Berman, B.M. "Update: University of Maryland Center for Pain Research and Evaluation". Alternative Medicine: Implications for Clinical Practice. Harvard Medical School. (March 1998).
Creamer, P. "A Mind-Body Approach to treatment of Fibromyalgia (FM).: Results of an Open Pilot Study". British Society of Rheumatology, London. (February 1998).
Berman, B.M. "Acupuncture for Osteoarthritis, Fibromyalgia and Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Assessment of the Evidence". Arthritis Foundation Complementary Medicine Task Force. Atlanta, GA. (January, 1998).
Berman, B.M. "The Integration of Conventional and Complementary Medicine: The University of Maryland Experience" Mercy Hospital Grand Rounds. Baltimore, MD. (January 1998).
Berman, B.M. "Overview of Clinical Research in Acupuncture and Pain." New Directions in Pain Research Conference, NIH Pain Research Consortium. Bethesda, MD (November, 1997).
Singh, B.B. "Anecdote to RCT, Botanicals and the Regulatory Process." Botanicals and Regulatory Process Meeting. Food and Drug Administration. Washington, D.C Washington, D.C. (November, 1997).
Singh, B.B. Chair Session VII: Regulatory Requirements for the US Market, Botanicals and Regulatory Process Meeting. Food and Drug Administration. Washington, D.C. (November, 1997).
Lao, L. "Acupuncture for Dental and Post-Operative Pain." NIH Consensus Development Conference on Acupuncture. Bethesda, MD (November, 1997).
Lao, L. "The Effect of Electroacupuncture as an Adjuvant for Treating Cyclophosphamide Induced Emesis in Ferrets." Poster presentation. The Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program meeting: Era of Hope. Washington, D.C. (November 1997).
Berman, B.M. "Overview of Acupuncture and Pain Clinical Trials". NIH Acupuncture Consensus Conference. Bethesda, MD (November, 1997).
Lao, L. "Acupuncture Research at the University of Maryland." Society for Acupuncture Research Annual Meeting. Palo Alto, CA. (1997)
Singh, B.B. "Alternative Medicine: More than just getting through the day." Women, Wellness and the Workplace. Towson State University. (November 1997).
Berman, B.M American Association of Medical Colleges, Special Interest Group. Washington, D.C. (November, 1997).
Lao, L. "Acupuncture and Healing." Salisbury State University, Alternative Medicine Lecture Series. Salisbury, MD. (October 1997).
Lao, L. "Acupuncture and Its Role in Health Care". ISPA Conference: Building Bridges: Wellness for the New Millennium. Alberta, Canada. (October 1997).
Singh, B.B. "Mind-Body Therapy and Fibromyalgia." Arthritis Foundation Meetings. Timonium, MD. (October 1997).
Berman, B.M. Fifth Annual Cochrane Colloquium. Amsterdam, Netherlands. (October 1997).
Berman, B.M. "The Science of Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Safety, Efficacy and Patient Outcomes". Bureau of Primary Health Care. Bethesda, MD. (September 1997).
Singh, B.B. "Mind/Body Therapies and Alternative Medicine and Complementary Medicine Program: Evidence Based Approach". Bureau of Primary Health Care. Bethesda, MD. (September 1997).
Singh, B.B. Practice Outcomes Monitoring and Evaluations Systems (POMES). Conference. Invited Participant. Bethesda, MD (August, 1997).
Berman, B.M. Institute of Medicine: Town Meeting. Invited Participant. Washington, D.C. (July, 1997).
Lao, L. "Acupuncture Overview." Morgan State University Radio Talk Show. Baltimore, MD. (July 1997).
Singh, B.B. Alternative Care, Health Services Research, AHSR Conference, Chicago, IL (June, 1997).
Lao, L. "Acupuncture in Western Medicine." Medicine Grand Rounds. University of Maryland School of Medicine. Baltimore, MD. (May 1997).
Annechild, A., Singh, B.B. "Beneficial Women’s Friendships: A National Probability Sample." The Southern Sociological Society, New Orleans, LA. (April 1997).
Singh, B.K., Williams, J.S., Singh, B.B. "Incidence of Extramarital Sexual Relations Among American Adults: AIDS Implications." Southern Sociological Society, New Orleans, LA. (April 1997).
Singh, B.B., Singh, B.K., Williams, J.S., Annechild, A., Berman, B.M. "Premenstrual Syndrome: A National Probability Sample of Incident Rates and Remedy Usage." Southern Sociological Society, New Orleans, LA. (April 1997).
Berman, B. "Complementary Medicine in the Treatment of Pain: The Integration of Conventional and Complementary Medicine: The University of Maryland Experience." Midwest Pain Society 21st Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, IL. (April 1997).
Berman, B. "CAM Research at The University of Maryland." State-of-the-Science Symposium, Alternative Medicine: Implications for Clinical Practice. Harvard Medical School (March 1997).
Berman, B. "Integration of Orthodox and Complementary Medicine: The University of Maryland Experience." Bayfront Medical Center 19th Annual Family Practice Review, St. Petersburg, FL (March 1997).
Singh, B.B. " Outcome Studies: A Frequently Overlooked Option in Clinical Research." Second Annual Alternative Therapies Symposium, Orlando, FL. (Spring, 1997).
Singh, B.B. "Research opportunities in the Division of Complementary Medicine." Department Family Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore. (February 1997).
Singh, B.B. and Berman, B.M. "Outcomes Data Surveillance at the Division of Complementary Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine." CDC Conference on Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Evaluation and Surveillance, Atlanta, GA. (January 9, 1997).
Singh, BB. "A Fully Dressed Outcome Study vs. A Naked Clinical Trial." Presented at Muenchener Modell Methodological Conference, Munich, Germany. (October 1996).
Berman, B.M. "The Integration and Practice of Complementary and Conventional Therapies: The University of Maryland Model." NIH Foundation for Advancement of Educational and Science Course: Fundamentals of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (Fall 1996).
Berman, B. M. "The Integration of Complementary and Traditional Medicine: The University of Maryland Experience." Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, The Physician and Society Course. (Fall, 1996).
Berman, B.M. "The Role of Complementary\Alternative Therapies in the Management of Chronic Pain." The Arthritis Foundation Topics in Clinical Rheumatology, Towson, MD. (Fall, 1996).
Berman, B.M. "Integration of Behavioral Approaches into the Treatment of Chronic Pain." American Pain Society, Washington, D.C. (Fall, 1996).
Berman, B.M. "The Integration of Complementary Medicine into Traditional Medicine." Health East Continuing Medical Educational Conference, St. Paul, MN. (Fall, 1996).
Berman, B.M. "Complementary Medicine in the Treatment of Pain." UMAB Family Practice Review Course, Ocean City, MD. (June 1996).
Berman, B.M. "Introduction to Complementary Medicine Elective at the University of Maryland." Panel on Postgraduate Education. National Conference on Medical and Nursing Education and Training in Complementary Medicine. OAM, NIH, USUHS, Bethesda, MD. (June 1996).
Singh, B.B. Acupuncture Session. The Second Annual International Congress on Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Alexandria, VA. (June 1996).
Lao, L. "Use of Acupuncture in Ferrets and Summary of Uses in Other Small Mammals." The American Ferret Association, Inc. Small Mammals Conference, Baltimore, MD. (August 1996).
Lao, L. "Chinese Medicine Research in HIV/AIDS: Challenges and Strategies." 4th HIV/AIDS & Chinese Medicine Conference, San Francisco, CA. (July, 1996).
Lao, L. "Placebo-Controlled Clinical Acupuncture Study on Postoperative Oral Surgery Pain." NIH Alternative Medicine Program Advisory Council, Bethesda, MD. (July 1996).
Lao, L. "Tai Chi: Simple Instruction and Demonstration." Northeast Leadership Development (NeLD). Seminar. (May 1996).
Lao, L. "Chinese Medicine and HIV/AIDS." Baltimore Nurses Forum on AIDS. (February 1996).
Wong, Richard "Efficacy of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture as an Adjunctive Therapy in the Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee." NIH Alternative Medicine Program Advisory Council, Bethesda, MD. (June 1996).
Singh, B. "Integrating Complementary Techniques in Brain Injury Recovery." Complementary Medicine and Neurotrauma: A Discussion on Health Care in America, Charlottesville, VA. (May 1996).
Singh, B. "Multiple Sexual Partners: Incidents and Correlates as Related to HIV/AIDS." Southern Sociological Society, Medical Section, Richmond, VA. (May 1996).
Berman, B.M. "The Impact of Alternative Medicine on our Concept of Health." 1996 Symposium: A Contemporary ABC of Health. Sisterhood of the Washington Hebrew Congregation. Washington, DC. (March 1996).
Berman, B.M. "The Integration of Alternative and Conventional Medicine: The University of Maryland Experience." 2nd University of Exeter Annual Symposium on Complementary Health Care. Exeter, England. (December 1995).
Berman, B.M. " Alternative Medicine and Pain." UMAB Dental School Luncheon Seminar Series. (December 1995).
Berman, B.M. "The Integration of Alternative and Conventional Medicine: The University of Maryland Experience." Metropolitan Presidents Organization, New York, NY. (December 1995).
Lao, L. and Berman, B. "Alternative Medicine and Pain." Dept. of Biological Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland Luncheon Seminar Series. (December 1995).
Wong, R.H. "Effect of Acupuncture on Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis." Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA. (November 1995).
Wong, R.H. "Cyclophosphamide-Induced Emesis in the Ferret." Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA. (November, 1995).
Lao, L. "Acupuncture and Dental Pain." Guest lecturer. U. Md. School of Dentistry. (November 1995).
Berman, B.M. "Holistic Medicine and Its Role in Pain Management." GBMC Palliative Care and the Hospice Concept Seminar. (October 1995).
Berman, B.M. "The Impact of Alternative Medicine on our Concept of Health." New Perspectives on Holism and Non-Conventional Medicine International Seminar. Instituto Italiano per gli Studi Filosofici, Naples, Italy. (September 1995).
Lao, L. "Anti-emetic Effect of Acupuncture on Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting." Chinese Medical and Health Association Annual Scientific Symposium, Rockville, MD. (September 1995).
Lao, L. "Acupuncture and Postoperative Oral Surgery Pain. NIH Methodology Conference. Bethesda, MD. (August 1995).
Berman, B.M. "Complementary Medicine in the Treatment of Pain." UMAB Family Practice Review Course, Ocean City, MD. (June 1995).
Berman, B.M. Invited panelist for plenary session: From the Flexner Report to Healthcare Reform: How Will Alternative Medicine be Integrated with Mainstream Practice? First International Congress on Alternative & Complementary Medicine, Arlington, VA. (May 1995).
Berman, B.M. "Alternative Medicine in the Treatment of Pain." Alternative Medicine Grand Rounds Series at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York. (May 1995).
Lao, L. Invited speaker. "Implementing Alternative Medicine Training Programs for Nurses." First International Congress on Alternative & Complementary Medicine, Arlington, VA. (May 1995).
Lao, L. "Issues Facing our Profession. A Researcher’s Perspective." Panel Discussion. National Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Alliance. Washington, DC. (May 1995).
Lao, L. "Acupuncture Research. Panel Discussion." National Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Alliance. Washington, DC. (May 1995).
Lao, L. "The Effect of Acupuncture on Postoperative Oral Surgery Pain." National Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Alliance. Washington, DC. (May 1995).
Lao, L. "Efficacy of Acupuncture on Postoperative Oral Surgery Pain." The Second Conference on World Traditional Medicine, Las Vegas, NV. (May 1995).
Lao, L. "Medical Training and Education." Panelist. The First International Congress on Alternative & Complementary Medicine. Arlington, VA. (May 1995).
Berman, B.M. "Real Health Care Reform: The Next Steps." Invited speaker & panelist. 1995 National Center for Homeopathy Annual Meeting & Conference. Baltimore, MD. (April 1995).
Lao, L. "Acupuncture and Postoperative Oral Surgery Pain." NIH Exploratory Grant Awardee Conference, Bethesda, MD. (April 1995).
Berman, B.M. "Complementary Medicine in the Treatment of Pain." Alternative Medicine: Implications for Clinical Practice CME course. Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. (March 1995).
Berman, B.M. Invited speaker. "Overview of Alternative Medicine." University of Maryland School of Medicine. Family Medicine core conference. (February 1995).
Lao, Lixing Invited speaker. "Traditional Chinese Medicine." University of Maryland School of Medicine. Family Medicine Core conference. (February 1995).
Berman, B.M. Invited speaker. "Alternative Medicine: Fringe, Fad, or Frontier?" Broadmead Retirement Community, Cockeysville, MD. (February 1995).
Berman, B.M. Invited speaker. "Alternative Medicine in the Treatment of Pain." University of Maryland Medical School Shock Trauma Grand Rounds, Baltimore, MD. (December 1994).
Berman, B.M. Invited speaker. "Research in Alternative Medicine: The University of Maryland Experience." Franklin Square Hospital Center Family Practice Grand Rounds, Baltimore, MD. (November 1994).
Berman, B.M., & Lao, L. Invited speakers. "The Integration of Eastern and Western Medicine." Chesapeake Presidents Organization, Baltimore, MD. (November 1994).
Berman, B.M. Invited speaker. "Alternative Medicine: Part of the Mainstream." American Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Clinical Conference, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (October 1994).
Wong, R.H., Lao, L., Berman, B., & Wynn, R.L., " Electroacupuncture Reduces Morphine-induced Emesis in Ferrets." Fifth Symposium on Acupuncture Analgesia and Acupuncture Anesthesia, Wuhan, China. (September 1994).
Lao, L., Bergman, S., Langenberg, P., Wong, R.H., & Berman, B. "The Effect of Acupuncture on Post-operative Oral Surgery Pain." Fifth Symposium on Acupuncture Analgesia and Acupuncture Anesthesia, Wuhan, China. (September 1994).
Berman, B.M., Lao, L., Wong, R.H., Anderson, R.W., Langenberg, P., Greene, M., and Hochberg, M.D. "Effect of Acupuncture on Osteoarthritis: A Pilot Study." Fifth Symposium on Acupuncture Analgesia and Acupuncture Anesthesia, Wuhan, China. (September 1994).
Berman, B.M. Invited speaker. "The Integration of Eastern and Western Medicine." Women's Health Month Program, University of Maryland, Division of Women and Children's Health, Baltimore, MD. (September 1994).
Berman, B.M. Invited speaker. "Joining Complementary and Traditional Medicine." Workshop on Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Palm Desert, California. (August 1994).
Berman, B.M. Invited speaker. "Integrating Orthodox and Alternative Medicine: The University of Maryland Experience." U. S. Public Health Service Professional Association Annual Meeting HEALTH IN AMERICA: Prescription for Change. Bethesda, MD. (June 1994).
Berman, B.M. Invited speaker. " Modern Advances in Pain Treatment." Baltimore City Medical Society, Baltimore, MD. (June 1994).
Berman, B.M. Invited speaker. "Integration of Alternative and Orthodox Medicine." 13th Annual Update in Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Maryland Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Annapolis, MD. (April 1994).
Berman, B.M. Invited speaker. "Building Alliances in the Health Care Community." National Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Alliance 1994 Conference, Crystal City, VA. (April 1994).
Berman, B.M. Invited principal speaker. "Alternative Medicine: Fringe, Fad or Frontier? Current Issues Forum: American Dilemma Health Care Policy series, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD. (April 1994).
Berman, B.M. Invited chair for panel discussion. Pain. Workshop on Acupuncture, Office of Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health, and Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD. (April 1994).
Lao, Lixing. Invited speaker. "Classical Acupuncture Techniques and Devices." Workshop on Acupuncture, Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health, and Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD. (April 1994).
Lao, Lixing. Invited speaker. "Safety in Acupuncture." Workshop on Acupuncture, Office of Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health, and Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD. (April 1994).
Berman, B.M. Invited speaker. "Challenge to the Clinical Evaluation of Alternative Therapies." U. S. Public Health Service Professional Association, Baltimore, MD. (March 1994).
Berman, B. M. Invited speaker. "Alternative Medicine in the Treatment of Pain." Clinical Case Conference, Departments of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD. (March 1994).
Berman, B.M. Invited keynote speaker. "Alternative Health Care: Its Effects on Physicians and Patients." Medical Staff Meeting, Jewish Hospital, Louisville, KT (March, 1994).
Berman, B.M. "Alternative Medicine in an Academic Health Care Setting." Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland Study Group, Baltimore, MD. (March 1994).
Berman, B.M., Jacobs, J., & Watt, J. "Research in Alternative Medicine: Anglo-American Initiatives." Symposium withlectures and panel discussions by Dr. Berman and others at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Baltimore, MD. (February 1994).
Lao, L. Guest lecturer. "Alternative Techniques in Chronic Pain: Acupuncture." Pain Management Seminar, St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, MD. (February 1994).
Berman, B.M. Keynote speaker. "Integration of Western and Complementary Medicine: The University of Maryland Experience." Eastern VA. Medical School Annual Retreat and Conference, Nags Head, VA. (February 1994).
Berman, B.M. Editorial Chairman: NIH Task Force; Conference for the Office of Alternative Medicine, Bethesda, MD. (December 1993).
Berman, B.M. Panelist. Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine: National Policy, and guest speaker: Practical Complementary and Interactive Models of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine. Acupuncture, Oriental Medicine & Health Care Reform: Global Health and Harmony, Walter Reed Medical Center, Washington, DC. (December 1993).
Lao, L., Wong, R.H. "Acupuncture and Its Role in Dentistry." Core Curriculum Conjoint Science II, Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, Dental School, University of Maryland at Baltimore., Baltimore, Maryland (December 1993 ).
Berman, B.M. Keynote speaker. "Integration of Conventional and Complementary Medicine: The University of Maryland Experience." Maryland Association for Innovative Practitioners, Columbia, MD. (November 1993).
Berman, B.M. Guest speaker. "Alternative Medicine: Review of Research." Johns Hopkins University, Office of the Associate Dean of Research, Baltimore, MD. (November 1993).
Berman, B.M. Lecturer. "Complementary Medicine and the Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome." National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, NIH Wilson Hall, Bethesda, MD. (November 1993).
Berman, B.M. Lecture. New Developments in Pain Management. Temple University, Center for Frontier Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (October 1993).
Berman, B.M. Guest speaker. Alternative Medicine: Fringe, Fad, or Frontier? Anne Arundel Community College, Annapolis, MD. (October 1993).
Berman, B.M. Lecturer. New Developments in Pain Management. Pain Management Medical Staff, Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, MD. (September 1993).
Berman, B.M. Guest speaker. Research in Homeopathy. Boiron-Bornmann seminar: Homeopathy: A Traditional Medical Science Poised for the Future, Marriott Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD. (September 1993).
Berman, B.M. NIH Task Force; Conference for the Office of Alternative Medicine, Bethesda, MD. (September 1993).
Berman, B.M., Lao, L., & Anderson, R.W. Effects of Acupuncture on Post-operative Oral Surgery Pain. 7th World Congress on Pain, Paris, France. (August 1993).
Berman, B.M. Invited testimony. Senator Harkin's Appropriations Sub-committee Hearing on Cost-effectiveness & Efficacy of Complementary Therapies. Labor, Health, Human Services, and Education Committee. Dirksen Senate Building, Washington, D.C. (June, 1993).
Berman, B.M. Alternative Therapies and the Treatment of Chronic Pain. Grand Rounds, Hanover General Hospital, Hanover, Pennsylvania. (June 1993).
Berman, B.M. An Overview of the University of Maryland Chronic Pain Program Highlighting Research & Educational Training Aspects. Education, Research and Training Board of Directors, University of Maryland at Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland (June 1993).
Berman, B.M. Keynote speaker. Alternative Medicine: Fringe, Fad, or Frontier? Maryland Academy of Family Medicine, Annual Conference, Ocean City, MD. (June 1993).
Berman, B.M., & Williams, J. New Developments in the Treatment of Pain. Neurology Grand Rounds, University of Maryland at Baltimore. Baltimore, Maryland (April 1993).
Bono, S.F., Anderson, R.W., & Berman, B.M. Post Traumatic Stress Disorders & Chronic Pain Patients. Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, California. (March 1993).
Bono, S.F., Anderson, R.W., & Berman, B.M. Anger and Coping Styles in Chronic Pain Patients. Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, California. (March, 1993).
Berman, B.M., Williams, J. Complementary Medicine in the Treatment of Pain. Pharmacology School of Medicine, University of Maryland at Baltimore. (March 1993).
Berman, B.M. Alternative Medicine: Fringe, Fad, or Frontier? Part I and II. Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Annual Conference of the Institute for Advancement of Humanistic Studies in Gynecology: Medicine in the 21st Century, Denver, Colorado. (March 1993).
Berman, B.M. Lecturer. Integration of Traditional and Non-Traditional Medicine. Medical Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland. (February 1993).
Berman, B.M. Prevention of Nausea and Vomiting with Acupuncture. Anesthesiology Grand Rounds, University of Maryland School of Medicine. (February 1993).
Berman, B.M., & Anderson, R.W. Complementary-Alternative Medicine: Survey of Primary Care Physicians in Maryland. University of Maryland School of Medicine at Baltimore. Baltimore, Maryland (February 1993).
Berman, B.M. Complementary Medicine and Medical Acupuncture. Acupuncture School of Maryland, Bethesda, MD. (December 1992).
Berman, B.M. NIH Task Force Research Workshop. Co-chair, Ad Hoc Advisory Committee Investigating Unconventional Medicine, NIH Office of Alternative Medicine, Seattle, Washington. (December 1992).
Berman, B.M. Integration of Traditional and Non-Traditional Therapies. Europe/America Conference: American Center for International Leadership, Baltimore, MD (December 1992).
Berman, B.M. Complementary Therapies in the Management of Pain. Complementary Medicine in the Year 2000: New Medicine for a New Millennium, London, UK. (October 1992).
Berman, B.M. New Developments in the Treatment of Chronic Pain. Maryland Academy of Family Medicine Conference, Ocean City, MD. (June, 1992).
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