Wadie Najm

Summary

Affiliation: University of California
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Searching biomedical databases on complementary medicine: the use of controlled vocabulary among authors, indexers and investigators
    Linda S Murphy
    Science Library Reference Department, University of California, Irvine 926233 9557, USA
    BMC Complement Altern Med 3:3. 2003
  2. ncbi Peptic ulcer disease
    Wadie I Najm
    Department of Family Medicine and Geriatrics, Susan Samueli Center of Integrative Medicine, University of California, Irvine, 101 The City Drive, Building 200, 512, Orange, CA 92868, USA
    Prim Care 38:383-94, vii. 2011
  3. ncbi Group medical visits as a teaching tool in a family medicine clerkship
    Wadie I Najm
    Department of Family Medicine, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA 92868, USA
    Fam Med 41:625-31. 2009
  4. ncbi Dietary supplements commonly used for prevention
    Wadie Najm
    Department of Family Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, 101 The City Drive South, Building 200, Suite 512, Irvine, CA 92868, USA
    Prim Care 35:749-67. 2008
  5. ncbi S-adenosyl methionine (SAMe) versus celecoxib for the treatment of osteoarthritis symptoms: a double-blind cross-over trial. [ISRCTN36233495]
    Wadie I Najm
    Department of Family Medicine and Geriatrics, University of California, Irvine, Medical Center, 101 City Drive, Orange, CA 92868, USA
    BMC Musculoskelet Disord 5:6. 2004
  6. ncbi Herbals used for diabetes, obesity, and metabolic syndrome
    Wadie Najm
    Department of Family Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, 101 The City Drive South, Irvine, Building 200, Suite 512, Orange, CA, USA
    Prim Care 37:237-54. 2010
  7. ncbi Reflective practice enriches clerkship students' cross-cultural experiences
    Desiree Lie
    UCI Department of Family Medicine, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA 92868, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 25:S119-25. 2010
  8. ncbi Use of complementary and alternative medicine among the ethnic elderly
    Wadie Najm
    Department of Family Medicine, University of California, Irvine, USA
    Altern Ther Health Med 9:50-7. 2003
  9. ncbi Spinal palpation: The challenges of information retrieval using available databases
    Linda S Murphy
    Susan Samueli Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, University of California Irvine, College of Medicine, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
    J Manipulative Physiol Ther 26:374-82. 2003
  10. ncbi Common respiratory diseases
    David Kilgore
    Department of Family Medicine, Irvine School of Medicine, University of California, 101 The City Drive South, Building 200, Suite 512, Irvine, Orange, CA 92868, USA
    Prim Care 37:297-324. 2010

Detail Information

Publications13

  1. ncbi Searching biomedical databases on complementary medicine: the use of controlled vocabulary among authors, indexers and investigators
    Linda S Murphy
    Science Library Reference Department, University of California, Irvine 926233 9557, USA
    BMC Complement Altern Med 3:3. 2003
    ..We hypothesized that authors, investigators and indexers in four biomedical databases are not consistent in their use of terminology in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)...
  2. ncbi Peptic ulcer disease
    Wadie I Najm
    Department of Family Medicine and Geriatrics, Susan Samueli Center of Integrative Medicine, University of California, Irvine, 101 The City Drive, Building 200, 512, Orange, CA 92868, USA
    Prim Care 38:383-94, vii. 2011
    ..Older adults (>80 years old) with PUD often do not present with abdominal pain; instead, epigastric pain, nausea and vomiting are among their most common presenting symptoms...
  3. ncbi Group medical visits as a teaching tool in a family medicine clerkship
    Wadie I Najm
    Department of Family Medicine, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA 92868, USA
    Fam Med 41:625-31. 2009
    ..The GMV was part of a 4-week block family medicine clerkship for third-year medical students...
  4. ncbi Dietary supplements commonly used for prevention
    Wadie Najm
    Department of Family Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, 101 The City Drive South, Building 200, Suite 512, Irvine, CA 92868, USA
    Prim Care 35:749-67. 2008
    ..A summary table of medical conditions is provided, and when possible, a summary of efficacy and safety is provided to facilitate decision making...
  5. ncbi S-adenosyl methionine (SAMe) versus celecoxib for the treatment of osteoarthritis symptoms: a double-blind cross-over trial. [ISRCTN36233495]
    Wadie I Najm
    Department of Family Medicine and Geriatrics, University of California, Irvine, Medical Center, 101 City Drive, Orange, CA 92868, USA
    BMC Musculoskelet Disord 5:6. 2004
    ..The present study compares the effectiveness of SAMe to a cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor (celecoxib) for pain control, functional improvement and to decrease side effects in people with osteoarthritis of the knee...
  6. ncbi Herbals used for diabetes, obesity, and metabolic syndrome
    Wadie Najm
    Department of Family Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, 101 The City Drive South, Irvine, Building 200, Suite 512, Orange, CA, USA
    Prim Care 37:237-54. 2010
    ..Dietary supplements and herbals are often marketed for these conditions. This article review common herbals and supplements marketed or used by patients with diabetes, obesity, and MetS...
  7. ncbi Reflective practice enriches clerkship students' cross-cultural experiences
    Desiree Lie
    UCI Department of Family Medicine, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA 92868, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 25:S119-25. 2010
    ..Electronic submission of a written assignment in response to structured questions was followed by in-class discussion in week 4...
  8. ncbi Use of complementary and alternative medicine among the ethnic elderly
    Wadie Najm
    Department of Family Medicine, University of California, Irvine, USA
    Altern Ther Health Med 9:50-7. 2003
    ..CONCLUSION: Findings indicated a high use of CAM among the elderly and emphasize the likelihood that elderly immigrants use those therapies with which they are familiar. Modalities and conditions varied with the ethnicity of respondents...
  9. ncbi Spinal palpation: The challenges of information retrieval using available databases
    Linda S Murphy
    Susan Samueli Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, University of California Irvine, College of Medicine, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
    J Manipulative Physiol Ther 26:374-82. 2003
    ..first, what is the yield of PubMed MEDLINE for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) studies compared to other databases; second, what is an effective search strategy to answer a sample research question on spinal palpation?..
  10. ncbi Common respiratory diseases
    David Kilgore
    Department of Family Medicine, Irvine School of Medicine, University of California, 101 The City Drive South, Building 200, Suite 512, Irvine, Orange, CA 92868, USA
    Prim Care 37:297-324. 2010
    ..The current review points to several potential therapies that could be effective either alone, or as adjuncts to conventional therapies...
  11. ncbi Phytoestrogens and breast cancer prevention: what is the evidence?
    Shiraz I Mishra
    Susan Samueli Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, Irvine, CA 92697-5850, USA
    Am J Obstet Gynecol 188:S66-70. 2003
    ..A critical evaluation through controlled trials of phytoestrogens' breast cancer-protective role needs to be performed before they are adopted as chemopreventive agents...
  12. ncbi Reliability of spinal palpation for diagnosis of back and neck pain: a systematic review of the literature
    Michael A Seffinger
    Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 29:E413-25. 2004
    ..A systematic review...
  13. ncbi Content validity of manual spinal palpatory exams - A systematic review
    Wadie I Najm
    Department of Family Medicine and Geriatrics, University of California, Irvine, Medical Center, 101 City Drive, Orange, CA 92868, USA
    BMC Complement Altern Med 3:1. 2003
    ..To evaluate the status of the current scientific evidence, we conducted a systematic review to assess the content validity of spinal palpatory tests used to identify spinal neuro-musculoskeletal dysfunction...