Introduction; J.Adams, G.J.Andrews , J.Barnes , A.Broom & P.Magin PART I: UTILISATION: POPULATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS Section I: Profile, Demographics and Motivations for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Introduction; J.Adams , G.J.Andrews , J.Barnes , A.Broom & P.Magin The Profile of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Users and Reasons for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use; G.J.Andrews , J.Adams , J.Segrott & C.W.Lui Relief, Risk and Renewal: Mixed Therapy Regimens in an Australian Suburb; L.Connor Utilising Existing Data Sets to Investigate Complementary and Alternative Medicine Consumption; D.Sibbritt & J.Adams Section II: Complementary and Alternative Medicine through the Life-cycle Introduction; J.Adams , G.J.Andrews , J.Barnes , A.Broom & P.Magin Women's Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine During Pregnancy; J.Adams , C.W.Lui , D.Sibbritt , A.Broom , J.Wardle , C.Homer , A.Steel & S.Beck Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use amongst Infants, Children and Adolescents; D.Adams , K.Kemper & S.Vohra 'Getting on with Life': The Experience of Older People using Complementary Health Care; T.Cartwright Section III: Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine and Disease Context Introduction; J.Adams , G.J.Andrews , J.Barnes , A.Broom & P.Magin Topical and Oral Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Acne; P.Magin , J.Adams , D.Pond & W.Smith Patient Decision-making About Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Cancer Management; L.Balneaves , L.Weeks & D.Seely Mental Health and Complementary and Alternative Medicine; J.Sarris & J.Lake Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use among HIV-positive People; R.Littlewood & P.Vanable Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine and Well-being; R.Harvey PART II: PRACTICE, PROVISION AND THE PROFESSIONAL INTERFACE Section IV: Traditional Medicine in Context Introduction; J.Adams , G.J.Andrews , J.Barnes , A.Broom & P.Magin Bio-politics and the Promotion of Traditional Herbal Medicine in Vietnam; A.Wahlberg The Inequalities of Medical Pluralism; A.Broom , A.Doron & P.Tovey In the Presence of Biomedicine: Ayurveda, Medical Integration and Health Seeking in Mysore, South India; T.Nisula Section V: Exploring the Complementary and Alternative Medicine-conventional Medicine Interface Introduction; J.Adams , G.J.Andrews , J.Barnes , A.Broom & B.Shelley, A.Sussman , R.Williams , A.Segal & B.Crabtree (on behalf of the RIOS Net Clinicians) The Ethics of Dietary Supplements and Natural Health Products in Pharmacy Practice; H.Boon , K.Hirschkorn , G.Griener & M.Cali Nostalgic and Nostophobic Referencing and the Authentication of Nurses' Use of Complementary Therapies; P.Tovey & J.Adams Section VI: Integrative Medicine Introduction; J.Adams , G.J.Andrews , J.Barnes , A.Broom & P.Magin Variations in Provider Conceptions of Integrative Medicine; A.Hsiao , G.Ryan , R.Hays , I.Coulter , R.Anderson & N.Wenger Which Medicine? Whose Standard? Critical Reflections on Medical Integration in China; R.Fan & I.Holliday Complementary and Alternative Medicine Education; D.Rakel , M.Guerrera , B.Bayles , G.Desai & E.Ferrara PART III: KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION, RESEARCH DESIGN AND PERSPECTIVES Section VII: Evidence, Safety and Regulation Introduction; J.Adams , G.J.Andrews , J.Barnes , A.Broom & P.Magin The Role of Evidence in Alternative Medicine; C.Barry Researching Complementary and Alternative Treatments; V.Fonnebo , S.Grimsgaard , H.Walach , C.Ritenbaugh , A.Norheim , H.MacPherson , G.Lewith , L.Launso , M.Koithan , T.Falkenberg , H.Boon & M.Aickin Evidence Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Promises and Problems; I.Coulter Indirect Risks of Complementary and Alternative Medicine; J.Wardle & J.Adams The Liberalisation of Regulatory Structure of Complementary and Alternative Medicine; M.Weir Section VIII: Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine in Perspective Introduction; J.Adams , G.J.Andrews , J.Barnes , A.Broom & P.Magin The Geography of Complementary and Alternative Medicine; G.J.Andrews , J.Segrott , C.W.Lui & J.Adams Re-positioning the Role of Traditional Medicine as Essential Health Knowledge in Global Health?; D.Hollenberg , D.Zakus , T.Cook & X.W.Xu Review of Economic Methods Used in Complementary Medicine; C.Doran , D.Chang , H.Kiat & A.Bensoussan Section IX: Future agendas: Key Debates and Themes Introduction; J.Adams , G.J.Andrews , J.Barnes , A.Broom & P.Magin The Future of Integrative Medicine; I.Coulter The Challenges of Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine Research; J.Wardle & D.Seely Research Capacity Building in Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine: Grass-roots Action towards a Broader Vision; J.Adams , D.Sibbritt , A.Broom , J.Wardle , A.Steel , V.Murthy & J.Daley