Common respiratory diseases. [PDF]
, 2010 The self-medication phenomenon in upper respiratory tract infections, rhinosinusitis, asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are significant and will continue to increase.
Kilgore, David, Najm, Wadie
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Systematic reviews of complementary therapies – an annotated bibliography. Part 2: Herbal medicine [PDF]
, 2001 Background Complementary therapies are widespread but controversial. We aim to provide a comprehensive collection and a summary of systematic reviews of clinical trials in three major complementary therapies (acupuncture, herbal medicine, homeopathy ...
Hondras, M. +5 more
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From Food Waste to Valorized Nanomaterials: Sustainable Green Synthesis and Biomedical Applications
ChemFoodChem, EarlyView.Food waste‐derived biomolecules act as natural reducing and stabilizing agents for the green synthesis of functional NPs with applications in antimicrobial systems, food packaging, biomedical technologies, and environmental remediation. ABSTRACT Food waste is a global issue, with billions of tons discarded and unutilized annually, causing economic ...
Siddhraj Rajput +8 more
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Insights from herb interactions studies: a foundational report for integrative medicine
Future Journal of Pharmaceutical SciencesBackground As the use of herbal therapies alongside conventional medications continues to rise, understanding the complexities of these interactions becomes essential for ensuring patient safety and optimizing therapeutic outcomes.
Noha M. Gamil +7 more
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Out of the shadows : services for persons with epilepsy in Malta [PDF]
, 2000 Epilepsy is the most common neurological disorder in clinical practice and it is a generic term used to define a variety of seizure disorders. A seizure is a disturbance in the electrical activity of the brain. There are more than 20 different epilepsies
Mifsud, Janet
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Bioenhancer‐Driven Modulation of Membrane Dynamics Improves B‐Vitamin Uptake in Caco‐2 Cells
ChemFoodChem, EarlyView.Natural bioenhancers such as extracts from ginger, turmeric, black pepper, and spearmint increase the uptake of vitamins B1, B5, B6, and B7 in Caco‐2 cells. Micellized formulations further increase efficacy. These findings indicate that altered membrane fluidity contributes to enhanced cellular absorption, providing a new route to improve vitamin B ...
Verena Preinfalk +9 more
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Reducing drug–herb interaction risk with a computerized reminder system
Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2015 Sheng-Shing Lin,1,2 Chiu-Lin Tsai,3 Ching-Yeh Tu,3 Ching-Liang Hsieh2,4,5 1Graduate Institute of Chinese Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, 2Department of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, 3Division of ...
Lin SS, Tsai CL, Tu CY, Hsieh CL
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Dietary Supplement Labeling: Cognitive Biases, Market Manipulation & Consumer Choice [PDF]
, 2014 There exists increasing concern that the Dietary Supplements Health and Education Act (DSHEA) has proven ineffective. Much of the concern regards the disparity in legislative treatment between dietary supplements, foods, and pharmaceutical drugs. Namely,
McCann, Michael
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Regulation of cytochrome P450 mRNA expression in primary porcine hepatocytes by selected secondary plant metabolites from chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) [PDF]
, 2013 Chicory (Cichorium intybus) has been shown to induce enzymes of pharmacokinetic relevance (cytochrome P450; CYP). The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of selected secondary plant metabolites with a global extract of chicory root, on the ...
Ekstrand, Bo +2 more
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Clinical risk management of herb–drug interactions [PDF]
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2006 The concomitant use of conventional and herbal medicines can lead to clinically relevant herb–drug interactions. Clinical risk management offers a systematic approach to minimize the untoward consequences of these interactions by paying attention to: (i) risk identification and assessment; (ii) development and execution of risk reduction strategies ...
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