Rotter, Gabriele Teut, Michael Binting, Sylvia Michalsen, Andreas Ortiz, Miriam Brinkhaus, Benno
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Background: The severity of atopic dermatitis (AD) is associated with lifestyle behaviors such as exercise, relaxation techniques, and dietary or nutritional adjustments. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of self-initiated exercise, relaxation techniques, and dietary or nutritional adjustments and their perceived ben...
Kahraman, Aysegul Cevik Akyil, Rahsan
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Introduction: Migraine is an important health problem that negatively affects individuals’ activities of daily living. The decrease in the quality of life because of migraine increases the need for the development of new pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatment methods for pain management. Limited studies have reported the application of a ...
Kleinert, Jens Bastemeyer, Carolin Watson, Matthew Pels, Fabian
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Introduction: In the treatment of low back pain (LBP), passive regimens (e.g., relaxation) as opposed to active regimens (e.g., muscle training) may be a useful adjunct or, in certain cases, the only possible approach. Passive relaxation may be particularly useful for individuals who have lost the ability to adequately perceive relaxed muscles. The...
Rogge, Alizé A. Witt, Claudia M.
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Background: Integrative Medicine (IM) training programs in oncology lacked standardized education core competencies to ensure the practical relevance of its learning content and objectives. In a previous international and interprofessional consensus procedure, core competencies were developed for health professionals working in Integrative Oncology...
Biegel, Ulrike Mevissen, Meike Schuller, Simone Ruess, Katja Christen, Ophélie Ayrle, Hannah Koch, Christoph Walkenhorst, Michael
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Cancer is a common disease in humans and in companion animals and treatment is challenging. The aim of this systematic review was to identify and assess the potential use of Viscum album L. extracts (VAE) for treatment of neoplastic diseases in companion animals. Peer-reviewed animal, in vivo and in vitro studies were included, considering the Pref...
Walach, Harald
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This is a book review of Günter Kampf's book "Wissenschaft ist frei - auch in der Pandemie?". It describes the context, the content and suggests its importance.
Mirzaei, Hamidreza Gharehgozlou, Reyhaneh Heydarirad, Ghazaleh Fahimi, Shirin Ghafari, Saeedeh Mosavat, Seyed Hamdollah Moghani, Mona Malekzadeh Hajian, Parastoo
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Introduction: Fatigue is a common complaint in cancer patients and profoundly affects the quality of life of the patients. Therefore, we designed a clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Jollab (containing saffron, honey, and rose water) as a tonic beverage in the management of cancer-related fatigue in breast cancer patients. Method...
Orange, Maurice Poidimani, Nicoletta Crosignani, Andrea Werthmann, Paul G. Bertotto, Corrado
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Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third leading cause of cancer deaths. Early-stage disease is treated with curative intent, but most patients present with advanced HCC, which carries a poor prognosis. Viscum album extracts (VAE) are used by cancer patients as an adjunct treatment or palliation. Case Presentation: A 51-year-old fema...
Yükseltürk Şimşek, Neriman Nacir, Bariş Demir, Ayten
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Aim: This study was conducted in a randomized controlled manner to evaluate the effect of reflexology on nausea, vomiting, and anxiety due to taxane group chemotherapeutics in patients with breast cancer. Method: The study was conducted in the Daytime Chemotherapy Unit of Gülhane Training and Research Hospital and Ankara Training and Research Hospi...
Zhao, Hong-Bo Lou, Ya-Bing Zhou, Tian He, Jing You, Xin Yang, Ao-Ran Gong, Wei-Jun
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Background: In China, 45% of stroke patients suffer from poststroke shoulder pain, which brings about many obstacles to further rehabilitation. To date, there have been a few studies evaluating the effects of acupuncture or massage in treating poststroke shoulder pain, and good effects have been shown. However, better clinical treatments are still ...
