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Interprofessional contact with conventional healthcare providers in oncology: a survey among complementary medicine practitioners [PDF]

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
Background Half of all patients with cancer use complementary medicine. Given the benefits and risks associated with complementary medicine use, contact between complementary medicine practitioners and conventional healthcare providers (oncologists ...
Marit Mentink, Julia Jansen, Janneke Noordman, Liesbeth van Vliet, Martine Busch, Sandra van Dulmen   +5 more
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Complementary Medicine

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London, 1997
Complementary medicine can be described as additional approaches to care outside of mainstream medical practice but frequently based on traditional practices of nonwestern cultures. These include acupuncture, meditation, massage, diet manipulation, and many others.
B, Pal, J, Morris
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Complementary medicine [PDF]

Current Opinion in Rheumatology, 2001
Complementary medicine has become an important subject for rheumatologists, not least because many patients try complementary treatments. Recent clinical trials yield promising results. In particular, evidence suggests that several herbal medicines and dietary supplements can alleviate the pain of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Felicity L. Bishop, George T. Lewith
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Color-dependent changes in humans during a verbal fluency task under colored light exposure assessed by SPA-fNIRS

Scientific Reports, 2021
Light evokes robust visual and nonvisual physiological and psychological effects in humans, such as emotional and behavioral responses, as well as changes in cognitive brain activity and performance.
Hamoon Zohdi, Rahel Egli, Daniel Guthruf, Felix Scholkmann, Ursula Wolf   +4 more
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Intersubject Variability in Cerebrovascular Hemodynamics and Systemic Physiology during a Verbal Fluency Task under Colored Light Exposure: Clustering of Subjects by Unsupervised Machine Learning

Brain Sciences, 2022
There is large intersubject variability in cerebrovascular hemodynamic and systemic physiological responses induced by a verbal fluency task (VFT) under colored light exposure (CLE).
Hamoon Zohdi, Luciano Natale, Felix Scholkmann, Ursula Wolf   +3 more
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A Brief Review of Therapeutic and Diagnostic Applications of Enema in Iranian Traditional Medicine and Other Complementary Medicines [PDF]

Reviews in Clinical Medicine, 2018
Introduction: Enema or ‘hoqne’ is a therapeutic approach used for a wide range of diseases in the Iranian traditional medicine. The use of this method dates back to thousands of years to Hippocrates and Galen.
Hamideh khorrampazouh, Seyed Musa al-Reza Hosseini, Mohammadreza Noras   +2 more
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The prevalence of self-reported diagnosed endometriosis in the Australian population: results from a nationally-representative survey

BMC Research Notes, 2019
Objective Currently, it is estimated that one in 10 women of reproductive age are affected by the reproductive condition known as endometriosis. However, there has been limited research and policy attention on the prevalence of endometriosis in Australia.
Rebecca Reid, Amie Steel, Jon Wardle, Erica McIntyre, Joanna Harnett, Hope Foley, Jon Adams   +6 more
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Speech-guided breathing retraining in asthma: a randomised controlled crossover trial in real-life outpatient settings

Trials, 2018
Background Breathing retraining techniques have received increased attention in the management of asthma, because there is growing evidence of the usefulness of such methods in improving quality of life, reducing symptoms and reducing bronchodilator use.
Dietrich von Bonin, Sabine D. Klein, Jana Würker, Eva Streit, Oliver Avianus, Christian Grah, Jörg Salomon, Ursula Wolf   +7 more
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Commissioning complementary medicine [PDF]

BMJ, 1995
The opportunities presented to commissioning health authorities to decide what health care to purchase for local people has also provided an opportunity to rethink old prejudices. The old prejudices against complementary medicine are being rethought for several reasons.
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Synergistic Effects of Danshen (Salvia Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) and Sanqi (Notoginseng Radix et Rhizoma) Combination in Angiogenesis Behavior in EAhy 926 Cells

Medicines, 2017
Background: This study investigated the combination effects of the Danshen and Sanqi herb pair on angiogenesis in vitro. Methods: Nine combination ratios of Danshen-Sanqi extracts (DS-SQ) were screened for their angiogenic effects in the human vascular ...
Xian Zhou, Valentina Razmovski-Naumovski, Antony Kam, Dennis Chang, Chunguang Li, Alan Bensoussan, Kelvin Chan   +6 more
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