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Medicine is Patriarchal, But Alternative Medicine is Not the Answer [PDF]

Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 2018
Women are over-represented within alternative medicine, both as consumers and as service providers. In this paper, I show that the appeal of alternative medicine to women relates to the neglect of women's health needs within scientific medicine. This is concerning because alternative medicine is severely limited in its therapeutic effects; therefore ...
A Broom, A Busato, A Furnham, A Furnham, A Rimmer, A Scott, A Shahvisi, A Wilson, AH MacLennan, AM Gronowski, AP Pietropaoli, Arianne Shahvisi, C Blease, C McIntosh, C Nimnuan, CA Moyer, CJ Thompson, CMTG Wijk van, D Colquhoun, D Lie, D Ojanuga, DE Hoffmann, DH Robinson, E Ernst, E Ernst, E Flammer, E Grossman, E Sointu, EH Chen, F Goodyear-Smith, FG Miller, G Iacobucci, GJ Andrews, GW Mikhail, H Herrman, HA Cahill, HA Tindle, HG Hall, J Chatwin, J Drew, J Jacobs, J Moore, J Murray, J Posner, JA Astin, JT Shuval, K Bakx, K Hamberg, K Malterud, KC Atwood, KD Stein, L Cordingley, L Leidy Sievert, L Page, LS Wieland, M Cameron, M Frass, M Siahpush, M Upmark, MD Finnigan, MJ Verhoef, MS Lee, N Nissen, N Robinson, N Tuana, O O’Neill, P Posadzki, R Blais, R Casiday, R Pelletier, RA Verheij, RR Bies, S Eardley, S Gollschewski, S Homola, S Thorne, SE Hartman, SM Greenfield, T Nuhn, TA Mirtz, TJ Kaptchuk, TJ Kaptchuk, U Mitzdorf, UF Trummer, V Govender, V Vaccarino, Y Keshet   +86 more
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Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Effect of Bacteriocin-Producing Pediococcus inopinatus K35 Isolated from Kimchi against Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Antibiotics, 2023
Background: Recently, the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria due to the misuse of antibiotics has attracted attention as a global public health problem.
Eun-Ji Yi, Ae-Jung Kim
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Prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in Brazil

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2020
Background The use of medicinal plants or other alternative practices can be the only therapeutic resources for many communities and ethnic groups, especially in developing countries.
Patricia de Moraes Mello Boccolini, Cristiano Siqueira Boccolini   +1 more
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Genistein attenuated oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis in L-arginine induced acute pancreatitis in mice

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2022
Aim Acute pancreatitis is a common and potentially serious condition. However, a specific treatment for this condition is still lacking. Genistein, with its anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, could possibly be used to tackle the underlying ...
Prasong Siriviriyakul, Jumlongluk Sriko, Kanjana Somanawat, Maneerat Chayanupatkul, Naruemon Klaikeaw, Duangporn Werawatganon   +5 more
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Use of traditional, complementary and alternative medicine in nine countries: A cross-sectional multinational survey

Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 2022
Objectives: Traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine (TC&AM) play an exceptional role in health care around the world as many patients has sought a holistic approach.
Bo-Young Youn, Seunghwan Moon, Kyungyul Mok, Chunhoo Cheon, Youme Ko, Sunju Park, Bo-Hyoung Jang, Yong Cheol Shin, Seong-Gyu Ko   +8 more
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The medical perspective of cupping therapy: Effects and mechanisms of action

Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine, 2019
Cupping Therapy (CT) is an ancient method and currently used in the treatment of a broad range of medical conditions. Nonetheless the mechanism of action of (CT) is not fully understood. This review aimed to identify possible mechanisms of action of (CT)
Abdullah M.N. Al-Bedah, Ibrahim S. Elsubai, Naseem Akhtar Qureshi, Tamer Shaban Aboushanab, Gazzaffi I.M. Ali, Ahmed Tawfik El-Olemy, Asim A.H. Khalil, Mohamed K.M. Khalil, Meshari Saleh Alqaed   +8 more
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Genistein attenuated gastric inflammation and apoptosis in Helicobacter pylori-induced gastropathy in rats

BMC Gastroenterology, 2020
Background Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is a major cause of chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer diseases and cancer. Genistein (4′,5,7-trihydroxyisoflavone), a tyrosine-specific-protein kinase inhibitor, has been shown to exert an anti ...
Prasong Siriviriyakul, Duangporn Werawatganon, Nisarat Phetnoo, Kanjana Somanawat, Tanittha Chatsuwan, Naruemon Klaikeaw, Maneerat Chayanupatkul   +6 more
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An alternative to alternative medicine [PDF]

British Journal of General Practice, 2013
![][1] Few things are more infuriating than watching an argument where both protagonists are wrong. This is how I feel watching debates about complementary medicine. Both sides have misunderstood something fundamental. The argument, in a much shortened version, goes a little like this: > Scientist:‘ We’ve tested your alternative medicines in high ...
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Prevalence and factors associated with the use of alternative (folk) medicine practitioners in 8 countries of the former Soviet Union. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Research suggests that since the collapse of the Soviet Union there has been a sharp growth in the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in some former Soviet countries.
Balabanova, Dina, Koyanagi, Ai, McKee, Martin, Richardson, Erica, Roberts, Bayard, Stickley, Andrew   +5 more
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Genistein and exercise modulated lipid peroxidation and improved steatohepatitis in ovariectomized rats

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2020
Background The prevalence of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in menopausal women is increasing, but current treatments have not been proven effective.
Namthip Witayavanitkul, Duangporn Werawatganon, Maneerat Chayanupatkul, Naruemon Klaikeaw, Sompol Sanguanrungsirikul, Prasong Siriviriyakul   +5 more
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