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Traditional complementary and alternative medicine and antiretroviral treatment adherence among HIV patients in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Adherence to antiretroviral medication in the treatment of HIV is critical, both to maximize efficacy and to minimize the emergence of drug resistance.
Preez, Natalie Friend-du   +20 more
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Prevalence and factors associated with the use of alternative (folk) medicine practitioners in 8 countries of the former Soviet Union. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
BACKGROUND: Research suggests that since the collapse of the Soviet Union there has been a sharp growth in the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in some former Soviet countries.
Stickley, Andrew,   +13 more
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From traditional medicine to witchcraft : why medical treatments are not always efficacious [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The work was supported by the Research Councils UK, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council UK and the European Union. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the ...
Tanaka Mark M.   +14 more
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The potential contributions of traditional Chinese medicine to emergency medicine [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
BACKGROUND: \ud Despite the fact that traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been developed and used to treat acute and urgent illness for many thousands of years. TCM has been widely perceived in western societies that TCM may only be effective to treat
He, Jun, Hou, Xiang-Yu
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A New and Different Perspective on Traditional and Complementary Medicine [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Traditional and Complementary Medicine practices are a reality that has been in our lives for centuries. However, it has become more and more important in recent years. It is regulated within the state and by law. In line with the increasing interest, it
Yaşar, Mustafa
core   +2 more sources

Use of traditional medicine in middle-income countries: a WHO-SAGE study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
It is frequently stated in the scientific literature, official reports and the press that 80% of Asian and African populations use traditional medicine (TM) to meet their healthcare needs; however, this statistic was first reported in 1983.
Chilton, Peter J.   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Effective components screening and anti-myocardial infarction mechanism study of the Chinese medicine NSLF6 based on "system to system" mode [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Background Shuanglong formula (SLF), a Chinese medicine composed of panax ginseng and salvia miltiorrhiza exhibited significant effect in the treatment of myocardial infarction (MI) in clinical. Because of the complex nature and lack of stringent quality
Yuan-Yuan Xie   +67 more
core   +1 more source

The use of biomedicine, complementary and alternative medicine, and ethnomedicine for the treatment of epilepsy among people of South Asian origin in the UK [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
YesStudies have shown that a significant proportion of people with epilepsy use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). CAM use is known to vary between different ethnic groups and cultural contexts; however, little attention has been devoted to ...
Ismail Hanif   +18 more
core   +1 more source

History of Traditional Medicine Practices in Sudan: REVIEW [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
The history of Sudanese traditional medicine is well-established and ancient since the civilization of Kush and Meroe, through the Islamic kingdoms in Sennar, Kordofan, and Darfur, up to the period of Turkish and English-Egyptian colonization, and the ...
Haroon Elrasheıd Tahır   +7 more
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Experience of initiating collaboration of traditional healers in managing HIV and AIDS in Tanzania [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
RefereedCollaboration between traditional healers and biomedical practitioners is now being accepted by many African countries south of the Sahara because of the increasing problem of HIV/AIDS.
Kayombo, E.J   +26 more
core   +1 more source

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