Working out of the ‘toolbox’: an exploratory study with complementary therapists in acute cancer care [PDF]
, 2013 Aims: The aim of this research was to explore and capture therapists’ experiences of and preparation for working with patients in an acute cancer care setting.
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Male infertility: lifestyle factors and holistic, complementary, and alternative therapies
Asian Journal of Andrology, 2016 While we may be comfortable with an allopathic approach to male infertility, we are also responsible for knowledge about lifestyle modifications and holistic, complementary, and alternative therapies that are used by many of our patients.
David F Yao, J. Mills
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By dawn or dusk—how circadian timing rewrites bacterial infection outcomes
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.The circadian clock shapes immune function, yet its influence on infection outcomes is only beginning to be understood. This review highlights how circadian timing alters host responses to the bacterial pathogens Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, and Streptococcus pneumoniae revealing that the effectiveness of immune defense depends not only
Devons Mo +2 more
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Methodological and terminological issues in animal-assisted interventions: An umbrella review of systematic reviews [PDF]
, 2020 Recently, animal-assisted interventions (AAIs), which are defined as psychological, educational, and rehabilitation support activities, have become widespread in different contexts.
Amato, A. +5 more
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Prevalence of the use of homeopathy by the population of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
São Paulo Medical JournalCONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Homeopathy is a therapeutic system that uses small doses of substances to stimulate autoregulatory and self-healing processes. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of the use of homeopathy by the population of ...
João Felício Rodrigues-Neto +2 more
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The effectiveness of complementary manual therapies for pregnancy-related back and pelvic pain
Medicine, 2016 Background:Low back pain and pelvic girth pain are common in pregnancy and women commonly utilize complementary manual therapies such as massage, spinal manipulation, chiropractic, and osteopathy to manage their symptoms.
Helen G. Hall +7 more
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The Caenorhabditis elegans DPF‐3 and human DPP4 have tripeptidyl peptidase activity
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.The dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV) family comprises serine proteases classically defined by their ability to remove dipeptides from the N‐termini of substrates, a feature that gave the family its name. Here, we report the discovery of a previously unrecognized tripeptidyl peptidase activity in DPPIV family members from two different species.
Aditya Trivedi, Rajani Kanth Gudipati
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Relationships and implications for complementary and alternative medicine in Aotearoa New Zealand: A discussion paper [PDF]
, 2019 The purpose of this paper is to initiate a discussion on contextualising the relationship between the nursing profession and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) within Aotearoa New Zealand.
Te Huia, Maria
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Factors influencing the inclusion of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in undergraduate medical education [PDF]
, 2011 Objective To investigate the views and practices of UK medical schools regarding the inclusion (or exclusion) of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in undergraduate medical curricula. Design Survey (by email) of UK medical schools offering MBBS
Smith, Kevin R.
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BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2011 Background The aim was to investigate changes in the prevalence and characteristics of male and female visitors to practitioners of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in a large adult population from 1997 to 2008.
Steinsbekk Aslak +2 more
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