News & Events

Monthly Meetings

We usually meet on the last Wednesday of every month. These meetings are designed to build interpersonal connections and community, inform members about the work done by our committees in the previous month, and provide opportunities for learning and collaboration. All interested students, faculty, clinicians, and Yale affiliates are welcome to attend our monthly meetings.

Next Meeting:
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Hope 110 , Yale School of Medicine
4:30 - 6:00pm
Eric Secor, ND, MS, L.Ac.

Can a Pineapple a Day Keep the Doctor Away? An Overview of Current Research on the Immunoregulatory Effects of Bromelain in Allergic Asthma

 

This discussion will review Dr. Secor's current research on the anti-inflammatory effects of bromelain, a pineapple stem extract, in allergic asthma. Practical issues of working with botanicals in basic science and clinical research such as identity, assurance of certificate of
analysis, dose response, overall quality and the use of appropriate controls will be discussed.

Dr. Secor is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Immunology at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. He received his bachelors and pre-medical training at Central Connecticut State University, and his N.D. and M.S. from Bastyr University. His current studies in the laboratory of Dr. Roger Thrall at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington include the anti-inflammatory effects of botanical extracts such as
Bromelain from Ananas cosmosus (common pineapple), the use of complementary medicine
in clinical setting, completion of the Masters of Public Health degree, and postdoctoral course-work in immunology.

Past Meeting Topics

10/2009: Ayurvedic History and Context- Frank Ninivaggi, MD
6/2009: Ayurvedic Medicine - Amala Guha, PhD, MPH, MA
4/2009: Chinese Medicine, Western Science, and Acupuncture - Sherwin B. Nuland, MD
3/2009: Reflections on the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Summit on Integrative Medicine and the Health of the Public - David L. Katz, MD, MPH
2/2009: Discerning use of conventional medicine, CAM, or both to help patients heal - Beatriz R.Olson, MD
12/2008: Piloting a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents - Auguste H. Fortin, MD, MPH
10/2008:The Art of Healing and Survival Behavior for the Doctor and the Patient - Bernie Siegel, MD
9/2008: An Introduction to the Therapeutic Uses of Hypnosis - Lawrence Vitulano, PhD
7/2008: Housewives, Midwives, and Physicians: Early American Women in Medicine - Rebecca Tannenbaum, PhD
6/2008: What does Science have to say about Subtle Energy Medicine? - Gene Ang, PhD
5/2008: A Year in the Life of Integrative Medicine at Yale - Rachel Friedman, MD
4/2008: A Case-Based Exploration of Functional Medicine - Mark Hyman, MD
3/2008: The Slippery Slope of Stress: Lessons from Katrina and Applications of Integrative Approaches in Addressing Stress and Trauma - Henri Roca, MD, LAc
2/2008: Chiropractic Care At A Major Medical Center - Anthony Lisi, DC
1/2008: Naturopathic Medicine: Epidemiology and Approaches to Winter Ailments -
Ather Ali, ND, MPH and Joshua P. Levitt, ND