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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.
Stickley, Andrew,, Roberts, Bayard, McKee, Martin, Richardson, Erica, Koyanagi, Ai, Martin McKee, Bayard Roberts, Balabanova, Dina, Ai Koyanagi, Koyanagi, Ai,, Dina Balabanova, Stickley, Andrew, Andrew Stickley, Erica Richardson   +13 more
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Prevalence of late and long-term effects of cancer (treatment) and use of complementary and alternative medicine in Norway

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2022
Background The increasing number of patients surviving cancer leads to more people experiencing late and long term-effects from the disease and its treatment.
Agnete E. Kristoffersen, Barbara Wider, Jorunn V. Nilsen, Mona Bjelland, Dana C. Mora, Johanna Hök Nordberg, Ann Ragnhild Broderstad, Kiwumulo Nakandi, Trine Stub   +8 more
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Researching complementary and alternative treatments – the gatekeepers are not at home [PDF]

, 2007
Background: To explore the strengths and weaknesses of conventional biomedical research strategies and methods as applied to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), and to suggest a new research framework for assessing these treatment modalities ...
Falkenberg, T, Falkenberg, Torkel, Grimsgaard, Sameline, Fønnebø, V, Falkenberg Torkel, Ritenbaugh Cheryl, Walach, H, Walach, Harald, Boon, Heather, Norheim, A, Launso, L, Ritenbaugh, C, Launsø Laila, Fonnebo, Vinjar, Walach Harald, Boon, H, Aickin, Mikel, Norheim, Arne J, Launso, Laila, Norheim, Arne Johan, Norheim Arne, MacPherson, H, Ritenbaugh, Cheryl, Fønnebø, Vinjar, Aickin Mikel, Aickin, M, Koithan, Mary, Grimsgaard Sameline, Koithan, M, Boon Heather, Norheim, Arne, Lewith, George, Fønnebø Vinjar, Launsø, Laila, Grimsgaard, S, Lewith, G, MacPherson Hugh, Fonnebo, V, Lewith George, MacPherson, Hugh, Koithan Mary, Norheim, AJ   +41 more
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Complementary and alternative medicine [PDF]

The Lancet, 2001
Abstract Complementary and alternative medicine can be defined as diagnosis, treatment, and/or prevention which complements mainstream medicine by contributing to a common whole, by satisfying a demand not met by orthodoxy, or by diversifying the conceptual frameworks of medicine. It is popular; hence doctors should know about it. The
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The future of integrative health and medicine in Saudi Arabia

Integrative Medicine Research, 2018
Saudi Arabia is witnessing a healthcare transformation to face the challenges of the increased burden of noncommunicable diseases and to maintain the quality of healthcare services.
Mohamed K.M. Khalil, Sulaiman Al-Eidi, Meshary Al-Qaed, Saud AlSanad   +3 more
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Diabetes 2014 [PDF]

, 2015
Diabetes, one of the incurable pandemic diseases, is characterized by insulin deficiency and insulin resistance, leading to aberrant homeostasis of glucose, protein, and lipid.
Cho, William C. S., Nammi, Srinivas, Cho, William C S, Li, Chengrui, Nammi, Srinivas (R16697), Chang, Cicero L T, Yang, Wen-Chin, Chang, Cicero L. T., Li, Cheng-Rui   +8 more
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Disclosure and adverse effects of complementary and alternative medicine used by hospitalized patients in the North East of England [PDF]

, 2012
Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence, disclosure and adverse effects of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in hospitalised patients, and to explore the associations between patients’ perceived side-effects and relevant
Baqir, wasim, McGarry, Kenneth, Bello, Nusirat, Winit -Watjana, Win   +3 more
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Cupping therapy in Saudi Arabia: from control to integration

Integrative Medicine Research, 2018
Cupping therapy or Hijamah is a leading traditional practice after spiritual healings and herbal medicine in Saudi Arabia. Wet cupping is by far the most common type of cupping therapy.
Mohamed K.M. Khalil, Sulaiman Al-Eidi, Meshary Al-Qaed, Saud AlSanad   +3 more
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Safety and use of complementary and alternative medicine in Norway during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic using an adapted version of the I-CAM-Q; a cross-sectional survey

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2022
Background The COVID-19 pandemic lockdown has had a profound impact on physical and mental well-being throughout the world. Previous studies have revealed that complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is frequently used for, and can be potential ...
Agnete Egilsdatter Kristoffersen, Miek C. Jong, Johanna Hök Nordberg, Esther T. van der Werf, Trine Stub   +4 more
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Diabetes [PDF]

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2013
Although diabetes was identified by a Greek physician, Aretaeus of Cappadocia, about 2,000 years ago, this old disease remains incurable. Diabetes is characterized by insulin deficiency, insulin resistance, and aberrant glucose, protein, and lipid metabolism. Genetic and environmental factors are the primary causes of diabetes.
Wen-Chin Yang, Srinivas Nammi, Per Bendix Jeppesen, William C. S. Cho   +3 more
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