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Effects of Exposure to Physical Factors on Homeopathic Preparations as Determined by Ultraviolet Light Spectroscopy

open access: yesThe Scientific World Journal, 2010
Clinical trials have reported statistically significant and clinically relevant effects of homeopathic preparations. We applied ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy to investigate the physical properties of homeopathic preparations and to contribute to an ...
Barbara Marschollek   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Complementary medicine use in the Australian population: Results of a nationally-representative cross-sectional survey

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2018
In order to describe the prevalence and characteristics of complementary medicine (CM) practice and product use by Australians, we conducted a cross-sectional online survey with Australian adults aged 18 and over.
A. Steel   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

ABC of complementary medicine: What is complementary medicine?

open access: yesBMJ, 1999
Complementary medicine refers to a group of therapeutic and diagnostic disciplines that exist largely outside the institutions where conventional health care is taught and provided. Complementary medicine is an increasing feature of healthcare practice, but considerable confusion remains about what exactly it is and what position the disciplines ...
Catherine Zollman, Andrew J. Vickers
openaire   +3 more sources

Alternative medicinal interventions for oral diseases: Scoping review

open access: yesJournal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry, 2018
Oral diseases hamper the overall systems of our body. People of all age groups and races of different geographic locations are affected by oral diseases which range from dental caries to oral cancer. Therefore, timely dental treatment is needed.
Ananthalekshmy Rajeev   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Operational definition of complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine derived from a systematic search

open access: yesBMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2021
Background Identifying what therapies constitute complementary, alternative, and/or integrative medicine (CAIM) is complex for a multitude of reasons. An operational definition is dynamic, and changes based on both historical time period and geographical
J. Y. Ng   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Conventional and Complementary Medicine Health Care Practitioners’ Perspectives on Interprofessional Communication: A Qualitative Rapid Review

open access: yesMedicina, 2019
Background and Objectives: People have multi-faceted health care needs and consult a diverse range of health care practitioners (HCP) from both the conventional and complementary medicine healthcare sectors.
Janet Nguyen   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Literature Retrieval for Precision Medicine with Neural Matching and Faceted Summarization [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Information retrieval (IR) for precision medicine (PM) often involves looking for multiple pieces of evidence that characterize a patient case. This typically includes at least the name of a condition and a genetic variation that applies to the patient.
arxiv   +1 more source

Complementary medicine in Germany [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ, 1994
Generally speaking, complementary medicine is increasingly popular. But there are considerable national and regional differences, and the reasons for them are not always well understood. In this issue, Schwarz and colleagues publish data suggesting that, in the German region of West Pomerania, the 1-year prevalence of use of complementary medicine is 6%
openaire   +4 more sources

Parent's Experience with and Desire to Use Complementary and Alternative Medicine After Stillbirth: Findings from an Online Survey

open access: yesIntegrative Medicine Reports, 2022
Objectives: Approximately 5.4 million parents worldwide are affected by stillbirth each year. There are limited therapeutic options for bereaved parents to manage their grief.
Sarah Fogarty   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Regulating complementary medicine [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ, 1996
The growth of complementary medicine has been accompanied by calls for tighter regulation. These come from three main sources: consumer organisations that are concerned that the existing common law freedom to practise puts the public at risk; complementary therapists, fuelled by fears of European harmonisation and medical “colonisation”; and the ...
openaire   +3 more sources

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