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eCAM 2005 2(4):453-458; doi:10.1093/ecam/neh106
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Lecture Series

Evidence-based Research in Complementary and Alternative Medicine I: History

Francesco Chiappelli1,2,3,*, Paolo Prolo1,2,3 and Olivia S. Cajulis4

1Division of Oral Biology and Medicine, UCLA School of Dentistry CHS 63-090, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1668, USA, 2West Los Angeles Veterans Administration Medical Center Los Angeles, California, USA, 3Psychoneuroimmunology Group, Inc. Los Angeles, California, USA, and 4Dental Group of Sherman Oaks Los Angeles, California, USA

Contemporary Western medicine has witnessed a fragmentation of our conceptualization of the medical endeavor into ‘traditional medicine’ and ‘non-traditional medicine’. The former is meant to refer to the Western medical tradition, the latter encompasses both ‘complementary’ and ‘alternative’ medical practices. Complementary medicine complements conventional medical treatments, and alternative modes of medical interventions are meant to replace traditional Western medicine. Evidence-based research must be directed at establishing the best available evidence in complementary and alternative medicine. This paper is the first of a set of four ‘lectures’ that reviews the process of evidence-based research, and discusses its implications and applications for the early decades of the 21st century. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the series by examining some of the historical and philosophical foundations of this research endeavor.

Keywords: Evidence-based research – complementary and alternative medicine – mind-body interactions

*For reprints and all correspondence: Francesco Chiappelli, Division of Oral Biology and Medicine, UCLA School of Dentistry, CHS 63-090, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1668. Tel: +1 310 794 6625; Fax: +1 310 794 7109; E-mail: chiappelli{at}dent.ucla.edu


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