141st APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Only $90 for presenters, $140 for registered attendees and $200 for non-attendees.

Online Program

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Research, Education and Practice of Alternative and Complementary Health Practices: Poster Session

Monday, November 4, 2013: 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Poster

Board 1
Balancing policy, practice and cost of using medicinal plants in disease prevention and treatment   
Jalal Ghaemghami, PhD, Yann-Olivier Hay, PhD and Nazim Mamedov, PhD
Board 2
Evaluation of the efficacy of an acupuncture program at a community-based wellness center   
Bhavini Patel, BSc, Kathleen Miller, RN, MA, PhD and Darshan Mehta, MD, MPH
  
Board 3
Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of dietary supplement regulations among urban college students   
Rachel Torres, EdD, MPH, CHES and Hardaye Hansen, MSW
Board 4
Complementary and alternative medicine use in overweight and obese cancer patients with comorbidities   
Mary Ojukwu, BS, Justice Mbizo, MS. Dr.PH, Farah Zia, M.D. and Oluwadamilola Olaku, MD, MPH
Board 5
In vitro antibacterial activity of common antibiotics and herb extracts to clinical isolates of escherichia coli collected from UTI patients   
MD. Mehedi Hasan Fuad, Bsc, Msc, MPH and Shusmita Khan, Bsc, Msc
Board 6
Use of qi gong in health maintenance in asia: Lessons for the US   
Meiling Wang, PHD, MPH
Board 7
Evaluation of the potential benefits and cost of mantram therapy for HIV care   
Kee Chan, PhD
Board 8
Use and perceptions of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for arthritis   
Patricia A. Sharpe, PhD, MPH, Sara Wilcox, PhD, Andrew Ortaglia, PhD and Brent Hutto, MSPH
Board 9
Effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy -a review   
Eric (Lung-Cheng) Hsiao, PhD, Lawrence (Lung-Sheng) Hsiao, MD, MS and Sivarama Prasad Vinjamury, MD
Board 10
Effectiveness and safety of traditional Chinese medicine for alzheimer's disease (AD)   
Lawrence (Lung-Sheng) Hsiao, MD, MS, Eric (Lung-Cheng) Hsiao, PhD and Sivarama Prasad Vinjamury, MD

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Alternative and Complementary Health Practices
Endorsed by: APHA-Committee on Women's Rights

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