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The teaching of homeopathy and its practice in the Brazilian Public Health System (SUS)

Interface: Comunicação, Saúde, Educação, 2008
This study focuses on the formation of the homeopathic physician as one of several actions developed to humanize medical practice. In Brazil, this action occurred outside institutions of higher learning until 2003, when a course specializing in ...
Wania Maria Papile Galhardi, Nelson Filice de Barros, Philip Sidney Pacheco Badiz   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Personal Values, Health Beliefs, and the Use of Complementary, Alternative and Integrative Medicine in Finland

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationships of personal values and health beliefs with past and intended use of complementary, alternative and integrative medicine (CAIM) in Finland. It also investigates the extent to which CAIM users and non‐users endorse holistic versus reductionistic health beliefs and whether experiencing benefits or harms from ...
Salla Ahola, Maija Pyykkönen, Pauliina Aarva   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evidence-based medicine and prejudice-based medicine: the case of homeopathy

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2014
In recent decades an important social movement related to Complementary and Alternative Medicine has been identified worldwide. In Brazil, although homeopathy was recognized as a specialist medical area in 1980, few medical schools offer courses related ...
Nelson Filice de Barros, Alessandra Rodrigues Fiuza   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Physapubescin B From Physalis: A Food‐Derived Withanolide for Cancer Chemoprevention and Nutraceutical Development

eFood, Volume 7, Issue 4, August 2026.
Physapubescin B may interfere with multiple cancer‐associated signaling pathways by inhibiting Ras/Raf/mitogen‐activated protein kinase kinase/extracellular signal‐regulated kinase (Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK) signaling and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)‐dependent angiogenesis.
Wojciech Koch, Katarzyna Stępnik, Anna Wawruszak, Estera Okoń, Agata Jarząb, Katarzyna Gaweł‐Bęben, Magdalena Michalak‐Tomczyk, Jacek Jachuła, Magdalena Zdziebło, Paweł Helon, Javad Sharifi‐Rad, Daniela Calina   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

A retrospective cost-analysis of additional homeopathic treatment in Germany: Long-term economic outcomes.

PLoS ONE, 2017
ObjectivesThis study aimed to provide a long-term cost comparison of patients using additional homeopathic treatment (homeopathy group) with patients using usual care (control group) over an observation period of 33 months.MethodsHealth claims data from ...
Julia K Ostermann, Claudia M Witt, Thomas Reinhold   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Efficacy of a Decision‐Making Aid About Homeopathy in Patients With Cancer: A Single‐Arm, Pre–Post Observational Study

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Despite lacking evidence, homeopathy continues to enjoy high levels of usage and general acceptance. Particularly concerning the treatment of cancer, this can pose risks, especially when it leads to delay or replacement of evidence‐based treatments.
Maximilian Gimbel, C. Stoll, St. Fuxius, F. J. Prott, K. Münstedt, B. Zomorodbakhsch, Sandra Wittmann, Karin Kastrati, J. Hübner   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ashwagandha: Is It Safe? Part 1: A Regulatory Review

Phytotherapy Research, Volume 40, Issue 8, Page 4845-4857, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Over the last decade, ashwagandha ( Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal, AS) has been brought under increasing scrutiny by EU regulators regarding its safety for the use in food supplements, culminating in a recent recommendation for an Article 8 procedure according to Regulation (EC) No. 1925/2006 in the European Union (EU).
T. Brendler, R. Al‐Mondhiry, L. Lang, R. Marles, M. Tallon, A. Raghu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pharmacoeconomic Evaluation of Homeopathy: Assessing Efficacy, Economics, and Policy Perspectives

Journal of Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmaceutical Management
Background: This narrative review aims to explore the necessity for pharmacoeconomic studies in homeopathy, elucidating key factors and methodologies essential for conducting such assessments.
Aditya Dilipkumar Patil, Sargam Ramesh Singh   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Positional Torticollis While Lying on Side

Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, 2012
Background: Spasmodic torticollis refers to involuntary dystonic movements of the head that may be associated with certain body and neck positions. The pathophysiology of dystonia is not fully known.Case Report: We report a case of torticollis ...
Vadim Belenky, Svetlana Pesonina
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of Potential Hormonal Activities of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)

Phytotherapy Research, Volume 40, Issue 8, Page 4880-4897, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Ashwagandha is a widely used herb in traditional medicine systems, particularly Ayurveda. Despite its extensive tradition, growing concerns regarding its potential endocrinological effects have prompted scientific scrutiny. This review systematically evaluates the current preclinical, clinical, and case study evidence concerning AS's effects ...
Günter Vollmer, Thomas Brendler
wiley   +1 more source