Kengne, Irene Chinda Feugap, Léonel Donald Tsamo Njouendou, Abdel Jélil Ngnokam, Claudia Darille Jouogo Djamalladine, Mahamat Djamalladine Ngnokam, David Voutquenne-Nazabadioko, Laurence Tamokou, Jean-De-Dieu
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BackgroundAntibiotic resistance has contributed to the burden of infectious diseases both in the hospital and community setting, and represents a great threat to public health. Previous studies have revealed the role of reactive oxygen species as intermediate mediators of tissue damage, following antibiotherapies, indicating the need of associating...
Toomari, Elmira Hajian, Sepideh Mojab, Faraz Omidkhah, Tayebe Nasiri, Malihe
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Background Episiotomy is the most commonn surgical procedure in midwifery which as any other wounds can cause infection or delay in healing. The current study aimed to determine effect of Silybum marianum ointment on pain severity and healing of episiotomy wound in primiparous women referring to Shahid Nourani Hospital at 2019. Methods This researc...
Shin, Hee-Yeon Kim, Ha-Ri Jahng, Geon-Ho Jin, Chul Kwon, Seungwon Cho, Seung-Yeon Park, Seong-Uk Jung, Woo-Sang Moon, Sang-Kwan Ko, Chang-Nam
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Background Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is considered an intermediate phase between normal aging and dementia. As the majority of cases of amnestic MCI (aMCI) progress to Alzheimer’s disease (AD), it is considered the prodromal stage of AD, and a treatment target for prevention of further cognitive decline. However, no medications have been show...
Izham, Mira Nadiah Mohd Hussin, Yazmin Rahim, Nurul Fattin Che Aziz, Muhammad Nazirul Mubin Yeap, Swee Keong Rahman, Heshu Sulaiman Masarudin, Mas Jaffri Mohamad, Nurul Elyani Abdullah, Rasedee Alitheen, Noorjahan Banu
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Background Eucalyptol is an active compound of eucalyptus essential oil and was reported to have many medical attributes including cytotoxic effect on breast cancer cells. However, it has low solubility in aqueous solutions which limits its bioavailability and cytotoxic efficiency. In this study, nanostructured lipid carrier loaded with eucalyptol ...
Cerritelli, Francesco Iacopini, Alessio Galli, Matteo Thomson, Oliver P Sundberg, Tobias Leach, Matthew J Adams, Jon
BACKGROUND: While evidence-based practice (EBP) is widely accepted across healthcare professions, research investigating its implementation in manual therapy professions such as osteopathy is limited. The primary aim of this study was to investigate Italian osteopaths' attitudes, skills, and use of EBP. A secondary purpose was to understand the obs...
Shewamene, Zewdneh Dune, Tinashe Smith, Caroline A.
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Background More than 80% of the African population depend on traditional medicine as a primary healthcare. Although the African migrant community is increasing in Australia, there is no research documenting if and how African migrant communities have maintained or changed their use of traditional health practices after migration. This study aims to...
Valentini, Jan Klocke, Carina Güthlin, Corina Joos, Stefanie
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Background Complementary and integrative medical procedures (CIM) play an important role in general practice (GP). Consequently, in some countries (e.g. USA, Australia) specific curricula for the integration of CIM competencies in GP postgraduate education exist. Although Germany is one of the countries where CIM is strongly integrated in general p...
Mahnashi, Mater H. Alyami, Bandar A. Alqahtani, Yahya S. Alqarni, Ali O. Jan, Muhammad Saeed Ayaz, Muhammad Ullah, Farhat Shahid, Muhammad Rashid, Umer Sadiq, Abdul
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Background Edible oils have proven health benefits in the prevention and treatment of various disorders since the establishment of human era. This study was aimed to appraise neuropharmacological studies on the commonly used edible oils including Cinnamomum verum (CV) , Zingiber officinale (ZO) and Cuminum cyminum (CC). Methods The oils were analyz...
Lu, Ming-Chi Lo, Hui-Chin Chang, Hsiu-Hua Hsu, Chia-Wen Koo, Malcolm
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Background This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of and the factors associated with the regular use of complementary therapies for Taiwanese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods In this cross-sectional study, 351 patients with SLE were consecutively recruited from a regional hospital in southern Taiwan from April to Au...
Shahruzaman, S. H. Yusof, F. Z. Maniam, S. Fakurazi, S. Maniam, S.
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Background Adaptive metabolic response towards a low oxygen environment is essential to maintain rapid tumour proliferation and progression. The vascular network that surrounds the tumour develops an intermittent hypoxic condition and stimulates hypoxia-inducing factors. Baeckea frutescens is used in traditional medicine and known to possess antiba...
