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		Edzard Ernst of the University of Exeter in the U.K. examines whether or not regular use of cannabis (a.k.a.
		Ernst notes that, in one study, "the reliability of non-anonymous questionnaires handed out to military conscripts might be questioned." Even when marijuana use is determined through urinalysis, there is no evidence of its connection to any disorder in proportions greater than among the "general" (non-using) population.
		Ernst writes that while cannabis might therefore cause schizophrenia "or more probably" precipitate it in some, it "[a]lternatively...might be the expression of an attempt to self-medicate symptoms of...schizophrenia," there is a possibility that it may intensify schizophrenic symptoms.
	www.herbalgram.org /youngliving/herbclip/review.asp?i=43754 (552 words)

	Most complementary therapies are unproven, says UK's only professor of complementary medicine
		Edzard Ernst is the UK’s only professor of complementary medicine — he says that the public should not place too much faith in complementary medicine’s ability to cure.
		Edzard said there must be some people around who have come to an earlier than expected death as a result of following that advice.
		Edzard Ernst gave the example of St. John’s Wort, which undermines the effectiveness of Warfarin and leaves the patient at much higher risk of a heart attack (patients who are already at high risk).
	www.medicalnewstoday.com /medicalnews.php?newsid=11558 (466 words)

	EducationGuardian.co.uk \| Special Reports \| Interview: Edzard Ernst
		Just over a decade ago, Edzard Ernst's name would have been whispered with deference in the corridors of one of the most prestigious medical schools in the world.
		But then Ernst did something quite unexpected: he chose to turn his back on all that and head down the path of what some of his peers consider superstition and folklore.
		Ernst admits his one big mistake was not to have understood quite what he was walking into: "Ten years ago I didn't fully comprehend the situation.
	education.guardian.co.uk /academicexperts/story/0,1392,1048903,00.html (1958 words)

	Arthritis Week -- Your Online Arthritis Newsletter
		As reported in the September issue of Rheumatology, Dr. Edzard Ernst, of Peninsula Medical School at the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth in the United Kingdom, extensively searched medical journals for reports of adverse effects from any type of massage therapy.
		According to Ernst, most of the adverse effects reported were associated with exotic types of massage or massage delivered by laypeople.
		Ernst advises arthritis sufferers to use only acredited therapists who have experience with arthritis, to make sure the therapist develops a treatment plan and to stop if pain increases or no benefit emerges after about four sessions.
	www.arthritisweek.org /members/Vol3/News/033801.htm (220 words)

	ACS :: Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use on the Rise
		Reports from the study by Edzard Ernst, MD, PhD, of the University of Exeter suggests the use of alternative therapies among cancer patients throughout the world is widespread and common.
		Ernst said both complementary and alternative methods to diagnose, treat and/or prevent cancer, are used by 25 to 50 percent of general populations in industrialized nations.
		Ernst added trends show the frequency of these methods has increased over the past 20 years in Europe, Asia, the Americas and Australia.
	www.cancer.org /docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Complementary_and_Alternative_Medicine_Use_on_the_Rise.asp?sitearea=NWS&viewmode=print& (675 words)

	Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Giulia Di Carlo, Francesca Borrelli, Angelo A. o, Edzard Ernst, Is St John's wort a `Prozac-like' herbal antidepressant?, Trends in Pharmacological Sciences 22 (11) (2001) pp.
		Giulia Di Carlo, Francesca Borrelli, Edzard Ernst, Angelo A. o, St John's wort: Prozac from the plant kingdom, Trends in Pharmacological Sciences 22 (6) (2001) pp.
		Edzard Ernst, Toxic heavy metals and undeclared drugs in Asian herbal medicines, Trends in Pharmacological Sciences 23 (3) (2002) pp.
	www.elsevier.com /cdweb/journals/01656147/viewer.htt?viewtype=authors&rangeselected=29 (536 words)

	Do These Herbs Work? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		In some European countries, it is approved as a treatment for memory impairment, dementia, tinnitus (ringing in the ears), and intermittent claudication (a disease of the arteries that causes pain in the legs when moving but not when at rest).
		John's wort appears to be effective in the treatment of mild-to-moderate depression, Ernst concludes.
		Ernst writes that compelling evidence of ginseng for this purpose is lacking.
	www.webmd.com /content/article/13/1689_51818.htm (1040 words)

	Herbal Remedies: Some May Help, Others Remain Unproven. Acupuncture Today, June 2002
		Ernst labels this situation "unacceptable" and suggests that the industry adopt new standards and controls.
		Ernst labels this assumption a "myth" perpetuated by the media and cautions that there may be many as yet unknown risks associated with herbal remedies, especially when they are used in conjunction with prescription drugs.
		Ernst E. The risk-benefit profile of commonly used herbal therapies: ginkgo, St. John's wort, ginseng, echinacea, saw palmetto, and kava.
	www.acupuncturetoday.com /archives2002/jun/06herbs.html (2076 words)

	Ann Intern Med -- Rapid Responses for White et al., 141 (12) 911-919
		Such an improvement would also imply that, not only was the treatment protocol sound, but also that it was delivered in a competent manner with both the acupuncture and control appearing to be delivered credibly and with conviction.
		Indeed the fact that the practitioner was able to elicit similar responses to acupuncture from a placebo treatment would tend to suggest that, contrary to Professor Ernst’s comments, the acupuncturist was probably quite skilled as a practitioner.
		Finally, we agree with Professor Ernst that it is important to monitor and report adverse effects.
	www.annals.org /cgi/eletters/141/12/911 (869 words)

	PreventDisease.com - Acupuncture Safe and Effective
		To determine how many acupuncture-related problems have been reported in the last half century, Dr. Edzard Ernst, a professor of complementary medicine at England's University of Exeter, and a colleague examined all available medical literature on the subject -- nine surveys in 10 articles, including five from Europe and four from the Far East.
		Ernst says he was surprised to find only nine studies on the subject.
		Acupuncture was first mentioned in a Chinese medical test written in the 2nd century B.C. It cited the use of long, thin needles to pierce the skin to create a "harmonious balance" within the body.
	preventdisease.com /news/articles/acupuncture_safe_effective.shtml (794 words)

	Arthritis Research Campaign \| Complementary therapies for arthritis, a wake-up call for funding bodies? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Professor Edzard Ernst, of the University of Exeter's department of complementary medicine, argues that patients' interests can be served by proper research and clinical trials.
		The public has a moral right to see at least some of their money spent solving the most essential questions related to treatments they use on a daily basis.
		Ernst E. Usage of Complementary Therapies in Rheumatology: A systematic review.
	www.arc.org.uk /newsviews/arctdy/106/compther.htm (811 words)

	Complementary/Alternative Medicine for Asthma : We Do Not Know What We Need To Know -- Ernst 115 (1): 1 -- Chest
		Ernst, E (1998) Use of complementary therapies in childhood asthma.
		Ernst, E, Resch, KL (1995) The concept of the perceived and true placebo effect.
		Ernst, E (1997) The attitude against immunisation within some branches of complementary medicine.
	www.chestjournal.org /cgi/content/full/115/1/1 (1194 words)

	Complementary Medicine: Its hidden risks -- Ernst 24 (8): 1486 -- Diabetes Care
		Ernst E: Attitude against immunisation within some branches of complementary medicine.
		Ernst E: Iridology: not useful and potentially harmful.
		Ernst E, Pittler MH, Stevinson C, White AR, Eisenberg D: The desktop guide to complementary and alternative medicine.
	care.diabetesjournals.org /cgi/content/full/24/8/1486 (1263 words)

	Complementary medicine for pain
		Professor Edzard Ernst is Director of Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, Exeter EX2 4NT, UK.
		Ernst E, Pittler M H, Stevinson C, White A R (2001) The desktop guide to complementary and alternative medicine.
		Acupuncture is used as a panacea in China and in the West predominantly for pain control.
	www.wellcome.ac.uk /en/pain/microsite/medicine1.html (983 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Bionic woman
		Edzard Ernst, Professor of Complementary Medicine at the Peninsular Medical School at Exeter University.
		Professor Edzard Ernst: "Intuitively it does make sense but I'm not sure how much help it is. You need the extra air in your lungs, not just your nose."
		Professor Edzard Ernst: "Some people have a tendency for their legs to swell up due to venus insufficiency and these socks would help control this.
	newsrss.bbc.co.uk /2/low/uk_news/4141222.stm (1116 words)

	Times of Oman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		The book, to be launched next week and issued to all GP surgeries, is encouraging the public to resort to unproven treatments, says Professor Edzard Ernst, who holds Britain’s only academic chair in the field.
		He described one draft of the Prince’s book as “hair-raisingly flimsy, misleading and dangerous”, and revealed that his repeated offers to correct the text free of charge were rejected.
		Professor Ernst, from the Peninsula Medical School at Exeter and Plymouth Universities, has written three letters to the foundation expressing his anxiety about statements he says were “frankly inaccurate” and “over-optimistically misleading”, but to little effect.
	www.timesofoman.com /print.asp?newsid=10471 (359 words)

	CHIROWEB \| DC Archives - (Gone Fishin' for Whoppers)
		Two coauthors and I have just finished a lengthy and detailed rebuttal of a boatload of distortions that have been printed in several scientific journals by Edzard Ernst, who directs a program of Alternative Medicine at the University of Exeter, in the United Kingdom.
		Ernst E. Reply to paper by Morley, et al.
		Ernst E. Prospective investigations into the safety of spinal manipulation.
	www.chiroweb.com /archives/19/21/16.html (1299 words)

	ernst-white: acupuncture, a scientific appraisal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Other chapters look at the effects of acupuncture on the circulatory and immune systems (Thomas Lundeberg), the clinical effectiveness of acupuncture (Edzard Ernst), and adverse effects of acupuncture (Hagen Rampes and Elmar Peuker).
		As regards efficacy, Ernst thinks that there is some evidence from published trials that acupuncture can alleviate dental pain and low back pain; whether it helps neck pain is uncertain.
		Ernst may well be right about this so far as research is concerned, but that goes to show how large is the gulf that separates scientific research in acupuncture from everyday clinical experience.
	www.accampbell.uklinux.net /bookreviews/r/ernst-white.html (929 words)

	PJ Online \| Articles \| Medicines guilty until proven innocent
		In the 11th article in a series on complementary medicine, Edzard Ernst says that even though complementary medicines have been used for hundreds of years, good evidence of safety and efficacy are required
		Edzard Ernst, MD, FRCP, is professor of complementary medicine at Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, and editor-in-chief of the journal Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies
		Ernst E. The “improbability” of complementary and alternative medicine.
	www.pharmj.com /Editorial/20050604/articles/p679guilty.html (901 words)

	selection bias
		Selection bias comes in two flavors: (1) self-selection of individuals to participate in an activity or survey, or as a subject in an experimental study; (2) selection of samples or studies by researchers to support a particular hypothesis.
		Edzard Ernst, M.D., who was trained in various non-conventional medical therapies, provides an example of selection bias that occurred while he was studying the therapeutic effect of mistletoe injections on cancer patients.
		He was told that the effect would be a lessening of suffering.
	skepdic.com /selectionbias.html (1267 words)

	Neurology -- Correspondence for Smith et al., 60 (9) 1424-1428
		The article was cited in over 42 newspapers- several outside of the United States- highlighting the controversy and public interest around this topic.
		We agree with Dr. Ernst that the true frequency of complications from SMT is unknown and that complications can be serious.
		Ernst E. Vascular complications associated with spinal manipulation.
	www.neurology.org /cgi/eletters/60/9/1424 (1690 words)

	Spinal manipulation: Its safety is uncertain -- Ernst 166 (1): 40 -- Canadian Medical Association Journal
		Professor Ernst is with the Department of Complementary Medicine, School of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.
		Edzard Ernst, Department of Complementary Medicine, School of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, 25 Victoria Park Rd., Exeter EX2 4NT, UK; fax 44-(0)1392-424989; E.Ernst{at}ex.ac.uk
		Ernst E. Prevalence of use of complementary / alternative medicine: a systematic review.
	www.cmaj.ca /cgi/content/full/166/1/40 (957 words)

	Response to Letter by Gibson -- Ernst 25 (2): 411 -- Diabetes Care
		Articles by Ernst, E. Articles citing this Article
		Address correspondence to E. Ernst, Department of Complementary
		Ernst E: Plants with hypoglycemic activity in humans.
	care.diabetesjournals.org /cgi/content/full/25/2/411-a (386 words)

	Kava update: a European perspective
		Author information: Edzard Ernst, Director, Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, UK Correspondence: Professor Edzard Ernst, Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, 25 Victoria Park Road, Exeter EX2 4NT, UK.
		Ernst E, Pittler MH, Stevinson C, White AR.
		Stevinson C, Huntley A, Ernst E. A systematic review of the safety of kava extract in the treatment of anxiety.
	www.nzma.org.nz /journal/117-1205/1143 (1448 words)

	A scientist in the alternative camp -- Watts 327 (7425): 166 -- BMJ Career Focus
		Edzard Ernst, holder of the only chair of complementary medicine
		Edzard Ernst, who recently celebrated his first 10 years as
		This is not the case and, to Ernst, safety was a key issue.
	careerfocus.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/327/7425/s166 (937 words)

	eMJA: Obstacles to research in complementary and alternative medicine
		Ernst E. Prevalence of use of complementary/alternative medicine: a systematic review.
		Ernst E, Wider B. Only 0.08% of funding for research in NHS goes to complementary medicine.
		Edzard Ernst, MD, PhD, FRCP, Professor of Complementary Medicine.
	www.mja.com.au /public/issues/179_06_150903/ern10442_fm-1.html (1046 words)

	CHEST: Herbalism for the Treatment of Asthma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		I read with great interest the editorial of Ernst (January 1999)1 regarding complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) for asthma.
		The author proposed that we advise our patients responsibly about the risks and benefits of CAM because there are still too few investigations into the effectiveness of these therapies for asthma.
		Edzard Ernst, MD, PhD University of Exeter Exeter, UK Correspondence to: Edzard Ernst, MD, PhD, Department of Complementary Medicine, Postgraduate Medical School, University Of Exeter, 25 Victoria Park-Rd, Exeter UK EX2 4NT
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0984/is_2_116/ai_55653642 (732 words)

	Complementary Therapies for Depression — An Overview
		Depression is one of the most common reasons for using complementary and alternative therapies.
		Ernst E, Resch KL, Mills S, Hill R, Mitchell A, Willoughby M, White A. Complementary medicine: a definition [letter].
		Ernst E, Rand JI, Barnes J, Stevinson C. Adverse effects profile of the herbal antidepressant St John's Wort.
	www.harmonywomenshealth.com /web/articles/depressiontherapies.htm (5111 words)

	SocietyGuardian.co.uk \| Health \| Edzard Ernst: Herbal remedies are not risk free
		Edzard Ernst: Herbal remedies are not risk free
		So, be sensible, consider all aspects carefully and discuss them with your physician - and if he doesn't want to know, change doctor.
		· Edzard Ernst is professor of complementary medicine at the Peninsula medical school at the universities of Exeter and Plymouth.
	society.guardian.co.uk /health/comment/0,7894,1506063,00.html (691 words)

	bmj.com Rapid Responses for Vickers et al., 0 (2004) 380294218
		Edzard Ernst's response sounds more like sour grapes than science - I note that he has written disparaging articles about acupuncture and acupuncturists before and suspect that he found it difficult to offer any scientific criticism of this well designed study.(1)
		However, if his untested hypothesis is correct we ought to experience a massive decline in support for Western Medicine as public expectation is affected by realisation that Western Medicine is now the 3rd or 4th biggest killer and maimer of humanity after cancer and heart disease; and I hope that Prof.
		Ernst wastes no time informing the medical establishment of his hypothesis to offset what could become a cascade of patients refusing medical treatments adding to the problems of health services said to be in decline.
	bmj.bmjjournals.com /cgi/eletters/bmj.38029.421863.EBv2 (10648 words)

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