Defining deviation: The peer professional opinion defence and its relationship to scope expansion and emerging non-medical health professions [PDF]
© 2016 Thomson Head Office. All rights reserved. The law imposes a duty to exercise reasonable care and skill in the provision of professional advice and treatment on all health practitioners, which in Australia is assessed via a modified Bolam principle.
Wardle, J
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Health need and the use of alternative medicine among adults who do not use conventional medicine [PDF]
Background We hypothesize that a substantial portion of individuals who forgo conventional care in a given year turn to some form of alternative medicine.
Richard L Nahin +2 more
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Complementary Medicine, Exercise, Meditation, Diet, and Lifestyle Modification for Anxiety Disorders: A Review of Current Evidence [PDF]
Use of complementary medicines and therapies (CAM) and modification of lifestyle factors such as physical activity, exercise, and diet are being increasingly considered as potential therapeutic options for anxiety disorders.
Berk, M. +7 more
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Background: Cold spinal bath is a widely used hydrotherapy treatment modality in naturopathy for therapeutic as well as rejuvenation purpose. Short and prolonged effects of cold spinal bath at 18 to 24°C has not been previously assessed.
Meghana Gowda +2 more
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We compared long‐term changes in health complaints after amalgam removal in individuals attributing health issues to dental amalgam with individuals with similar health complaints but with no attribution to dental amalgam. ABSTRACT Background This government‐funded project comprised experimental treatment aimed at improving health and quality of life ...
Lars Björkman +4 more
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Adding dimensions to the analysis of the quality of health information of websites returned by Google. Cluster analysis identifies patterns of websites according to their classification and the type of intervention described. [PDF]
Background and aims: Most of the instruments used to assess the quality of health information on the Web (e.g. the JAMA criteria) only analyze one dimension of information quality, trustworthiness. We try to compare these characteristics with the type of
Ghezzi, Pietro, Yaqub, Mubashar
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Role of reflexology in treating cancer pain: an updated meta-analysis
Pain could be one of the most disabling symptoms experienced by cancer patients. The current meta-analysis aims to update the available literature since 2018 and evaluate the role of reflexology on pain in treating patients with cancer.
Deenadayalan Boopalan +6 more
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Identifying the cognitive functions using reaction time — a futuristic approach
We read the article of Ghuntla, T.P., & Dholakiya, J.R. (2023) entitled A meta-analysis of influence of yoga activities on reaction time as a component of skill related fitness with great interest and gathered knowledge.
S. Prashanth +2 more
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The Effectiveness of Yoga for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Systematic Review
Evidence from 10 studies suggests yoga improves IBS symptoms, stress/anxiety, and QOL; study quality was moderate, supporting the need for robust RCTs. IBS, irritable bowel syndrome; QOL, quality of life. ABSTRACT Background Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a common functional gastrointestinal disorder affecting 5%–10% of the global population and is ...
Francesco Pavan +5 more
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Trends in Health Status and Infrastructural Support in Tamil Nadu [PDF]
This paper aimed at examining the health status in Tamil Nadu and to highlight the major issues on it. The health scenario of Tamil Nadu was examined, based on certain selected health indicators and the extent of health infrastructure available in the ...
Dhas, Albert Christopher +1 more
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