Status of cardiovascular disease and stroke in Hispanics/Latinos in the United States: a science advisory from the American Heart Association

CJ Rodriguez, M Allison, ML Daviglus, CR Isasi… - Circulation, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—This American Heart Association (AHA) scientific statement
provides a comprehensive overview of current evidence on the burden cardiovascular …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of the evidence and mechanisms of herb–drug interactions

PS Fasinu, PJ Bouic, B Rosenkranz - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Despite the lack of sufficient information on the safety of herbal products, their use as
alternative and/or complementary medicine is globally popular. There is also an increasing …

[HTML][HTML] Concurrent use of prescription drugs and herbal medicinal products in older adults: a systematic review

TB Agbabiaka, B Wider, LK Watson, C Goodman - Drugs & aging, 2017 - Springer
Background The use of herbal medicinal products (HMPs) is common among older adults;
however, little is known about concurrent use with prescription drugs, as well as potential …

'They don't ask me so I don't tell them': Patient-clinician communication about traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine

BM Shelley, AL Sussman, RL Williams… - The Annals of Family …, 2009 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE Although high rates of traditional medicine and complementary and alternative
medicine (TM/CAM) use have been well documented, there has been less attention to the …

A review of acculturation measures and their utility in studies promoting Latino health

PM Wallace, EA Pomery, AE Latimer… - Hispanic journal of …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
The authors reviewed the acculturation literature with the goal of identifying measures used
to assess acculturation in Hispanic populations in the context of studies of health …

[HTML][HTML] The pain experience of Hispanic Americans: a critical literature review and conceptual model

NA Hollingshead, L Ashburn-Nardo, JC Stewart… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Although the Hispanic population is a burgeoning ethnic group in the United States, little is
known about their pain-related experience. To address this gap, we critically reviewed the …

Women and lung disease. Sex differences and global health disparities

KE Pinkerton, M Harbaugh, MLK Han… - American Journal of …, 2015 - atsjournals.org
There is growing evidence that a number of pulmonary diseases affect women differently
and with a greater degree of severity than men. The causes for such sex disparity is the …

The clinical content of preconception care: nutrition and dietary supplements

PM Gardiner, L Nelson, CS Shellhaas… - American journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
Women of child-bearing age should achieve and maintain good nutritional status prior to
conception to help minimize health risks to both mothers and infants. Many women may not …

Herbal and dietary supplement disclosure to health care providers by individuals with chronic conditions

DH Mehta, PM Gardiner, RS Phillips… - The Journal of …, 2008 - liebertpub.com
Background: Very little is known about herbal and dietary supplement disclosure in adults
with chronic medical conditions, especially on a national level. Objective: To examine herbal …

[HTML][HTML] Trend and pattern of herb and supplement use in the United States: results from the 2002, 2007, and 2012 national health interview surveys

CH Wu, CC Wang, MT Tsai, WT Huang… - Evidence-Based …, 2014 - hindawi.com
Background. In 1990s, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), including use of
herbs and supplements, gained popularity in the United States. However, more recent …