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The Perils of Complementary Alternative Medicine [PDF]

Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal, 2014
More than 11,000 articles lauding alternative medicine appear in the PubMed database, but there are only a few articles describing the complications of such care. Two patients suffering from complications of alternative medicine were treated in our hospital: one patient developed necrotizing fasciitis after acupuncture, and the second developed an ...
Michael J. Bayme, Alex Geftler, Uri Netz, Boris Kirshtein, Yair Glazer, Sahar Atias, Zvi Perry   +6 more
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Threat to Professional Autonomy and Physicians' Intention to Use Acupuncture: A Study From Malaysia

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
Despite its popularity, registered medical practitioners (RMPs) are reluctant to use acupuncture in their practice. The aim of this study is to determine the impact of Threat to Professional Autonomy (TPA) on RMPs' intention to use acupuncture in ...
Aqil M. Daher, Siew Siew Ong, Devanandhini Krisnan   +2 more
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Genistein and exercise treatment reduced NASH related HDAC3, IL-13 and MMP-12 expressions in ovariectomized rats fed with high fat high fructose diet

Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine, 2021
Background and aim: Genistein (GEN) and exercise (Ex) may be regarded as an alternative treatment for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). However, the mechanisms behind their therapeutic effects in NASH are not well-understood.
Namthip Witayavanitkul, Duangporn Werawatganon, Maneerat Chayanupatkul, Naruemon Klaikeaw, Prasong Siriviriyakul   +4 more
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Prevalence and reasons for intentional use of complementary and alternative medicine as an adjunct to future visits to a medical doctor for chronic disease

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2018
Background Intentional use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has previously only been researched in small, possibly biased, samples. There seems to be a lack of scientific information regarding healthy individual’s attitudes and presumed ...
Agnete E. Kristoffersen, Trine Stub, Frauke Musial, Vinjar Fønnebø, Ola Lillenes, Arne Johan Norheim   +5 more
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A Descriptive Review of the Prevalence and Usage of Traditional and Complementary Medicine among Saudi Diabetic Patients

Scientifica, 2018
Diabetes mellitus represents a major burden in Saudi Arabia where seven million (20% of population) are living with diabetes. This article reviews the literature on usage of traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM) therapies among Saudi diabetic ...
Saud Alsanad, Tamer Aboushanab, Mohammed Khalil, Osama A. Alkhamees   +3 more
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Use of complementary and alternative medicines in Indian elderly patients

National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2017
Background: Use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is more common in elderly patients due to the prevalence of various age-related chronic medical conditions. The pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics change with age and are different in the
Ekaansh Sharma, Ashok Kumar Dubey, Shivam Malhotra, Sachin Manocha, Shailendra Handu   +4 more
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Regulation in Complementary and Alternative Medicine [PDF]

BMJ, 2001
Complementary and alternative therapies have become more widely used over the past two decades, but many practitioners in the United Kingdom are largely unregulated. One of the recommendations of last year's report on complementary and alternative medicine by the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology was that “in order to protect ...
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Probiotics and their beneficial effects on alcohol-induced liver injury in a rat model: the role of fecal microbiota

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2022
Background Current therapies for alcohol-induced liver injury are of limited efficacy and associated with significant side effects. With the proposed pathophysiology of alcohol-induced liver injury to be related to deranged gut microbiota, we ...
Maneerat Chayanupatkul, Kanjana Somanawat, Natthaya Chuaypen, Naruemon Klaikeaw, Natcha Wanpiyarat, Prasong Siriviriyakul, Somying Tumwasorn, Duangporn Werawatganon   +7 more
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Alternative and complementary medicine

Vojnosanitetski pregled, 2006
<Zakljucak> Ovaj kratki pregled KAM disciplina ukazuje na njihovu heterogenost i jasno pokazuje da nema univerzalnog KAM terapeuta. Raznovrsnost i razlicitost KAM postupaka zahteva odredjenu i dobru edukaciju koja, posebno u nasim uslovima, mora biti jasno zakonski regulisana.
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Complementary and alternative medicine in obstetrics [PDF]

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2005
AbstractObjectiveTo identify, survey and review randomized controlled studies of the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for obstetric treatment or health promotion.MethodsThe MEDLINE database was searched to identify randomized controlled trials of CAM treatment and therapies in obstetrics. Studies examining modalities for treatment or
Anderson, F.W.J., Johnson, C.T.
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