alternative medicines
Use of complementary and alternative medicines by a sample of Turkish women for infertility enhancement: a descriptive study
... This study has several limitations including the collec- tion of data by means of the questionnaire, which intro- duced the threat of selection bias. The validity of the findings is dependent on the individual ’ s memory ...
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COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES AMONG RESIDENTS IN UPLAND CAVITE, PHILIPPINES: THEIR KNOWLEDGE, PATTERNS OF USE AND ATTITUDES
... and alternative medicines (CAM) is very common in many countries of the world, including where modern biomedical healthcare is predominant and readily available (Shaikh et ...as alternative when it ...
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Use of complementary and alternative medicines for children with chronic health conditions in Lagos, Nigeria
... herbal medicines and their products due to their high levels of heavy metals [33,34], microbial contamination [35,36] and lack of safety warnings on their labels [23] are of concern regarding their use for ...
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Complementary and Alternative Medicines Use against Neurodegenerative Diseases
... and Alternative Medicines for PD Treatment of PD does not involve only appropriate drug therapy but also counseling, allied health intervention and, normally, management of cognitive and psychiatric ...
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Views and experiences of healthcare professionals towards the use of African traditional, complementary and alternative medicines among patients with HIV infection: the case of eThekwini health district, South Africa
... and alternative medicines, there is a scarcity of research among public sector biomedical health care providers on their awareness of this practice, and on the level of disclosure by ...and ...
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Alternative medicines for AIDS in resource-poor settings: Insights from exploratory anthropological studies in Asia and Africa
... for alternative medicines reinforce a biomedical paradigm for HIV/AIDS, and fit with a healthy living ideology pro- moted by AIDS care programs and support ...these alternative medi- cines, the ways ...
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Internet based randomised controlled trials for the evaluation of complementary and alternative medicines: probiotics in spondyloarthropathy
... The use of complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) has increased considerably in the Western indus- trialised countries in the past decade. CAMs are often used for maintaining wellness and in ...
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QUESTIONING COMMON USES OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES
... in alternative systems of ...of alternative medicines are not proved by scientific principles, even then Indians are using alternative ...using alternative medicines, many ...
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Complementary and Alternative Medicines for treatment of Chronic Oro-facial Pain: A Review
... and alternative treatment modalities for the treatment of chronic Orofacial pain and chronic Orofacial diseases as there is increasing evidence of conventional medication misuse or abuse, adverse effects of ...
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Complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) and adherence to mental health medications
... This is noteworthy given the enduring popularity of medical pluralism or the use of CAMs [12,15]. This find- ing contributes to allaying fears that the potential bene- fits of integrating CAMs may be undermined by their ...
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Traditional/alternative medicines and the right to health : key elements for a convention on global health
... In Europe, North America, and other industrialized regions, more than 50% of the population sought help at least once from alternative or complemen- tary medicine. In San Francisco, London, and South Africa, 75% ...
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Naturopaths practice behaviour: provision and access to information on complementary and alternative medicines
... Research in the USA has also examined practice patterns of naturopathic physicians[4]. The demographics of these practitioners were found to be remarkably similar to those of naturopaths in Australia. American ...
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Use of complementary and alternative medicines in haemodialysis patients: a cross sectional study from Palestine
... A quantitative survey instrument was formed based on questionnaires from previous studies [7, 8, 10–12]. The questionnaires were prepared and evaluated for content validity by a group of experts in the fields of ...
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Australian women's use of complementary and alternative medicines to enhance fertility: exploring the experiences of women and practitioners
... Seventeen different modalities were reported including yoga, meditation, healings, reflexology, hypnotherapy, kinesiology, traditional Chinese medicine, and Brazilian herbs. The most common modalities used were acupunc- ...
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Laughter and humor as complementary and alternative medicines for dementia patients
... Dementia patients should be cared for taking into consid- eration their individual capacities, which differ from patient to patient. Most laughter and smiling is preserved in dementia patients until the end of the ...
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Evidence for the use of complementary and alternative medicines during fertility treatment: a scoping review
... traditional medicines (e.g. Chinese medicine). Some CAM relies on alternative practitioners to administer these methods ...for alternative fertility prod- ucts, makes it pertinent to have a broader ...
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Literature review: the self-management of diet, exercise and medicine adherence of people with type 2 diabetes is influenced by their spiritual beliefs
... and alternative medicines and practices affect diet and medicine adherence; how ethnicity and gender impact self-management; and how coping styles affect self-management, including how a “future-orientated ...
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Use of alternative medicine, ginger and licorice among Danish pregnant women – a prospective cohort study
... tive medicines in this Danish study is relatively high compared to previous studies in Sweden (4%), Finland (9%), Norway (17%), and Iceland (35%) [3], but not com- pared to a number of non-Nordic countries (29%) ...
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Natural product HTP screening for antibacterial (E coli 0157:H7) and anti inflammatory agents in (LPS from E coli O111:B4) activated macrophages and microglial cells; focus on sepsis
... and alternative medicines; CM: Centipeda minima; CNS: Central nervous system; COX2: Cyclooxygenase-2; DMEM: Dulbecco ’ s modified eagle medium; EGCG: (-)-epigallocatechin gallate; ELISA: Enzyme-linked ...
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Alternative or complementary attitudes toward alternative and complementary medicines
... distinct medicines but was described quite globally in the present ...“alternative medicines” and “spirituality/religion” that were grouped together in our analyses as representatives of “comple- ...
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