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Overview of international naturopathic practice and patient characteristics: results from a cross-sectional study in 14 countries

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2020
Background Naturopathy is a distinct system of traditional and complementary medicine recognized by the World Health Organization and defined by its philosophic approach to patient care, rather than the treatments used by practitioners.
Amie Steel, Hope Foley, Ryan Bradley, Claudine Van De Venter, Iva Lloyd, Janet Schloss, Jon Wardle, Rebecca Reid   +7 more
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Effect of alpha-lipoic acid supplementation on the lipid profile and lipid ratios in women with gestational diabetes mellitus: A clinical trial study

International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine, 2020
Background: Evidence suggests that Oxidative stress has been shown to plays an important role in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) etiology. On the other hand, women with GDM are at an increased risk for complications such as endothelial dysfunction ...
Hadise Aslfalah, Mehri Jamilian, Hadi Ansarihadipour, Mahdi Abdollahi, Ali Khosrowbeygi3comma   +4 more
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Stakeholder attitudes to the regulation of traditional and complementary medicine professions: a systematic review

Human Resources for Health, 2021
Background There has been a considerable increase in the number of traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM) practitioners over the past 20 years and in some jurisdictions are estimated to outnumber general practitioners.
Jenny Carè, Amie Steel, Jon Wardle
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Individual Differences in Hemodynamic Responses Measured on the Head Due to a Long-Term Stimulation Involving Colored Light Exposure and a Cognitive Task: A SPA-fNIRS Study

Brain Sciences, 2021
When brain activity is measured by neuroimaging, the canonical hemodynamic response (increase in oxygenated hemoglobin ([O2Hb]) and decrease in deoxygenated hemoglobin ([HHb]) is not always seen in every subject.
Hamoon Zohdi, Felix Scholkmann, Ursula Wolf   +2 more
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Complementary medicine in rheumatoid arthritis

Reumatismo, 2011
Use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for chronic conditions has increased in recent years. CAM is immensely popular for musculoskeletal conditions and patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) frequently try CAM.
F. Atzeni, P. Sarzi- Puttini, E. Lubrano
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The Role of Systemic Physiology in Individual Hemodynamic Responses Measured on the Head Due to Long-Term Stimulation Involving Colored Light Exposure and a Cognitive Task: An SPA-fNIRS Study

Brain Sciences, 2022
In our previous investigations using systemic physiology augmented functional near-infrared spectroscopy (SPA-fNIRS) neuroimaging, we found larger variability between subjects in changes of cerebral hemodynamics and oxygenation induced by an intricate ...
Felix Scholkmann, Hamoon Zohdi, Ursula Wolf   +2 more
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Effects of Valeriana officinalis (Valerian) on tension-type headache: A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial [PDF]

Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine, 2020
Objective: Tension-type headache is the most frequent type of headache. Considering the effectiveness of Valeriana officinalis (Valerian) in treatment of some types of headache, the effect of valerian root was studied in patients with tension-type ...
Hossein Azizi, Asie Shojaii, Fataneh Hashem-Dabaghian, Mohammadreza Noras, Amirreza Boroumand, Bita Ebadolahzadeh Haghani, Roshanak Ghods   +6 more
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Knowledge and attitudes towards complementary medicine by nursing students at a University in South Africa

Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2020
Background: The increased popularity of complementary medicine has created the need for patients to receive accurate information from nurses who are front-line healthcare providers. Studies have demonstrated that patients are more likely to discuss other
Renaldi van Rensburg, Radmila Razlog, Janice Pellow   +2 more
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What is alternative, complementary, and integrative medicine?

Revista de la Facultad de Medicina, 2022
The concept of alternative medicine was created by Western medicine to differentiate conventional medicine from medical practices such as traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture, homeopathy, neural therapy, osteopathic and chiropractic medicine ...
Eduardo Humberto Beltrán-Dussán
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The Association between Dystemperament and Prevention of Diseases: A Systematic Review [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016
Introduction: Temperament or mizaj is referred to four different humors differentiating individuals and as a result, proposing different preventive measures for their diseases.
Rafieian Kopaei, Alireza Khajegir, Sara Kiani   +2 more
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