complementary or alternative medicine
Complementary and alternative medicine usage among cardiac patients: a descriptive study
... CAM. Complementary and alternative medicine usage is attributed to the increasing demand and expec- tations for more holistic and comprehensive care ...and alternative medicine is ...
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Counseling Families Who Choose Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Their Child With Chronic Illness or Disability
... ABSTRACT. The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to treat chronic illness or disability is increasing in the United States. This is especially evident among children with autism and ...
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Complementary and alternative medicine in US medical schools
... of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in US medical school curriculum was ...traditional medicine, acupuncture, spirituality, and herbs, along with the general topic of ...
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“Then I went to a hospital abroad”: acknowledging implications of stakeholders’ differing risk understandings related to use of complementary and alternative medicine in European health care contexts
... In a first setting, Sara may receive acupuncture in the Norwegian hospital, provided by an authorized, “regu- lated” medical doctor or nurse. In another setting, Sara chooses to use an acupuncturist outside the regulated ...
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Social Learning Biases in the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
... and Alternative Medicine” or “CAM” will be used when discussing unconventional medical therapies and ...folk medicine, homeopathic substances, teas, extracts, and infusions among many ...
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The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Pediatrics
... of complementary and alternative medicine in children and, as a result, the need to provide infor- mation and support for ...on Complementary and Alter- native Medicine to address ...
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Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in a General Pediatric Clinic
... of complementary and alter- native medicine in the previous ...used complementary and alternative medicine to treat musculoskeletal problems (27%), psychological problems (24%), or ...
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Complementary and alternative medicine in multiple sclerosis
... “ Complementary ” and “ alternative ” are often used interchangeably, but there are some ...“ Complementary medicine ” generally refers to using a nonmainstream approach together with conven- ...
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Complementary and alternative medicine for treatment of irritable bowel syndrome
... with complementary therapies, alternative medicine, acupunc- ture, fiber, peppermint oil, herbal, traditional, yoga, mas- sage, meditation, mind, relaxation, probiotic, hypnotherapy, psychotherapy, ...
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Traditional medicine and complementary alternative medicine
... Traditional medicine/Complementary and Alternative Medicine (TCAM) and their relevance to public health both in developed and developing ...traditional medicine (WHO ...traditional ...
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BMC Complementary and alternative medicine reviewer acknowledgements, 2014
... Rowles BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2015 15:89.. Li Zhang China.[r] ...
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Complementary and alternative medicine use by visitors to rural Japanese family medicine clinics: results from the international complementary and alternative medicine survey
... family medicine clinics in rural Japan located in Shizuoka and Shiga ...Family Medicine Department, their location in rural Japanese communities, and their willingness to be a part of this research ...
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Complementary and alternative medicine approaches to blood pressure reduction
... Qigong is a part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that incorporates movement, breathing, and med- itation. Two systematic reviews have examined its role in hypertension. The first examined 12 RCTs involving ...
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Complementary and alternative medicine for the treatment of type 2 diabetes
... MAIN MESSAGE Chromium reduced glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA 1c ) and fasting blood glucose (FBG) levels in a large meta-analysis. Gymnema sylvestre reduced HbA 1c levels in 2 small open-label trials. Cinnamon improved FBG ...
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Complementary and alternative medicine for prevention and treatment of the common cold
... Quality of Evidence Medline, eMbase, and the Cochrane database of systematic Reviews were searched from January 1966 to september 2009 combining the key words common[r] ...
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Complementary and alternative medicine for the treatment of major depressive disorder
... with complementary ther- apies, diet, dietary supplements, vitamins, minerals, and exercise as a preliminary review to find the most com- monly researched ...
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use by Pediatric Specialty Outpatients
... adverse effects were self-assessed as severe, including for vitamins (2), homeopathics (1), magnets (2), and naturopathy (1); speci fi cs of the ad- verse effects were not provided. Almost half (49.8%) of patients ...
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Factors Associated With Pediatric Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
... Alternative Medicine, we grouped CAM modalities into biologically based practices (herbal supplements and di- ets), manipulative/body based prac- tices (chiropractic/osteopathic, mas- sage, Alexander ...
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Complementary and alternative medicine
... was provided; it included massage therapy, chiropractic medicine, osteopathy, acupuncture, homeopathy, hyp- notherapy, and medicinal herbs and plants. The ques- tionnaire was pretested with 3 FPs; the final ...
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PREFERENCES FOR TRADITIONAL & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE AMONG MALAYSIAN HOSPITALISED PATIENTS IN UKM MEDICAL CENTRE 2012
... The definition for T&CM preference was a composite of seven items as shown in Table 1. It was based on Yes or No response when the patients are asked. Those who answered “Yes” for at least 50% of the given total ...
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