The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 123, Issue 2 , Pages 317-318, February 2009

Role of complementary and alternative medicine in the field of allergy and clinical immunology

  • Hugh A. Sampson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Hugh A. Sampson, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Dean for Translational Biomedical Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029-6574.

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

Received 29 December 2008; accepted 29 December 2008.

Key words: Complementary medicine, alternative medicine, integrative medicine, whole medical systems, mind-body medicine, biologically based practices, manipulative and body-based practices, energy medicine

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 Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: H. A. Sampson is a consultant for and owns shares in Allertein Therapeutics, LLC; is a consultant/scientific advisor for and has received research support from the Food Allergy Initiative; has received research support from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/National Institutes of Health; is president of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology; and is part owner of Herbal Springs, LLC.

PII: S0091-6749(08)03535-5

doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2008.12.1112

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 123, Issue 2 , Pages 317-318, February 2009