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Dietary supplements commonly used for prevention.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18928828     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The use of complimentary and alternative medicine is on the rise. This article reviews some of the commonly used herbal supplements and others focusing mainly on disease prevention. A summary table of medical conditions is provided, and when possible, a summary of efficacy and safety is provided to facilitate decision making.
Authors:
Wadie Najm; Désirée Lie
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Primary care     Volume:  35     ISSN:  1558-299X     ISO Abbreviation:  Prim. Care     Publication Date:  2008 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-10-20     Completed Date:  2009-02-03     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0430463     Medline TA:  Prim Care     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  749-67     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Family Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, 101 The City Drive South, Building 200, Suite 512, Irvine, CA 92868, USA. winajm@uci.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Camellia sinensis
Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control
Carotenoids / therapeutic use
Chondroitin / therapeutic use
Cimicifuga
Dietary Supplements*
Echinacea
Fish Oils
Flax
Ginger
Glucosamine / therapeutic use
Humans
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / drug therapy,  prevention & control
Lutein / therapeutic use
Milk Thistle
Neoplasms / prevention & control
Plant Preparations
Primary Health Care*
Primary Prevention / methods*
Probiotics / therapeutic use
United States
Vaccinium macrocarpon
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Fish Oils; 0/Plant Preparations; 127-40-2/Lutein; 3416-24-8/Glucosamine; 36-88-4/Carotenoids; 502-65-8/lycopene; 9007-27-6/Chondroitin

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