Kenu, Angela Kenu, Ernest Bandoh, Delia Akosua Aikins, Moses
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
BackgroundAbout 70% of Ghanaians depend on traditional, complementary and integrative medicine (TCIM) practices for primary healthcare needs. It was therefore integrated into mainstream healthcare delivery system by the Ministry of Health in September 2012. LEKMA hospital was one of the institutions for piloting TCIM services. We assessed factors t...
Lue, Hung-Chi Su, Yi-Chang Lin, Sunny Jui-Shan Huang, Yi-Chia Chang, Yung-Hsien Lin, I-Hsin Yang, Sze-Piao
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Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi
Traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine have coexisted since 1958 in Taiwan. Integrative traditional Chinese and western medicine (TC&WM) remains to be studied and promoted. In response to the documentary report of WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy 2002-2005, the present study was planned and carried out. During 2004-2008, 19 integrative ...
Zayas, Jacqueline Ruddy, Kathryn J Olson, Janet E Couch, Fergus J Bauer, Brent A Mallory, Molly J Yang, Ping Zahrieh, David Athreya, Arjun P Loprinzi, Charles L
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Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
The purpose of this study was to evaluate acupuncture use among breast cancer survivors, including perceived symptom improvements and referral patterns. Breast cancer survivors who had used acupuncture for cancer- or treatment-related symptoms were identified using an ongoing prospective Mayo Clinic Breast Disease Registry (MCBDR). Additionally, Ma...
Tangkiatkumjai, Mayuree Boardman, Helen Walker, Dawn-Marie
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
ObjectivesTo determine similarities and differences in the reasons for using or not using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) amongst general and condition-specific populations, and amongst populations in each region of the globe.MethodsA literature search was performed on Pubmed, ScienceDirect and EMBASE. Keywords: ‘herbal medicine’ OR ‘h...
Ng, Jeremy Y.
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
BackgroundCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, and responsible for a global pandemic. Despite there being no known vaccines or medicines that prevent or cure COVID-19, many traditional, integrative, complementary and alternative medicines (TICAMs) have been tout...
Duru, Pınar Örsal, Özlem
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Complementary therapies in medicine
This study aimed to determine the prevalence of acne among university students and also assess the effects of acne on quality of life, social appearance anxiety, and use of conventional, complementary, and alternative treatment methods. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 1007 students (98.24 %) of a university located in the Central Anatol...
Schottenhammer, Angela
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Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
BackgroundConnections between China and the new Spanish colonies in America are known for an exchange of silver for silks and porcelains. That also medicinal drugs and medicinal knowledge crossed the Pacific Ocean is hardly known or discussed. Myroxylon balsamum (L.) Harms var. pereirae (Royle) Harms (“New World“ or “Peruvian balsam“) is a botanica...
Ng, Jeremy Y. Munford, Vanessa Thakar, Harmy
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BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
BackgroundGiven an increased global prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use, healthcare providers commonly seek CAM-related health information online. Numerous online resources containing CAM-specific information exist, many of which are readily available/accessible, containing information shareable with their patients. To th...
Rezaei, Satar Ahmadi, Sina Mohamadi-Bolbanabad, Amjad Khanijahani, Ahmad
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
BackgroundAssociation between socioeconomic status and medicinal herbs (MH) are rarely documented in Iran. Our goal was to measure and decompose socioeconomic inequalities in MH use among Iranian households.MethodsThe data used in this cross-sectional study were extracted from the 2018 Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) (N = 38,859). Da...
Ng, Jeremy Y Kishimoto, Vanessa
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Complementary therapies in medicine
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is prevalent among individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS), yet the quantity and quality of CAM recommendations in MS clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) has not been assessed. The objective of this study was to determine the mention of CAM in MS CPGs and assess the quality of CAM recommendations. A...
