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Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Citrus bergamia Derivatives: Where Do We Stand?
2016
Inflammatory diseases affect a large portion of the worldwide population, and chronic inflammation is a major risk factor for several dangerous pathologies. To limit the side effects of both synthetic and biological anti-inflammatory drugs, the use of herbal medicines, nutraceuticals and food supplements has increased tremendously as alternative and/or complementary medicine to treat several pathologies, including inflammation. During the last decades, the biological properties of Citrus bergamia (bergamot) derivatives have obtained important scientific achievements, and it has been suggested their use in a context of a multitarget pharmacological strategy. Here, we present an overview of t…
Nutritional Interventions, Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Endometriosis
2022
Since endometriosis symptoms can significantly impact women’s quality of life, while the short-term and particularly long-term therapeutic benefits of the currently available approaches are quite limited, there is increasing frustration among patients who undergo only hormonal and/or surgical intervention. The discovery of changeable risk factors for endometriosis, such as diet and exercise, and the search for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), has become increasingly attractive. The importance of nutrition in controlling the growth and development of endometriosis has lately emerged as a matter of study, mainly due to the finding that some of the disease-related physiological an…
Evaluation of TKTL1 as a biomarker in serum of prostate cancer patients.
2016
Introduction Monocyte associated transketolase-like 1 (TKTL1) as a cancer biomarker has become popular with alternative practitioners, but plays no role in conventional medicine. This investigation evaluates the potential of serum TKTL1 as a biomarker for prostate cancer. Material and methods Patients (n = 66) undergoing curative radical prostatectomy (RPE) for biopsy-pro-ven PCa were included in the study. Controls (n = 10) were healthy, age-matched, male volunteers. 10 ml of peripheral blood was drawn from patients several days before surgery and from controls. Serum TKTL1 was measured using the ELISA method. Results The median age at tumor diagnosis was 66 years and median serum PSA was …
Media and Science Policy: Who Influences Whom Regarding Complementary and Alternative Medicines Regulation
2021
This paper analyses the synergies between press and politics in the debate on the regulation of complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) in Spain between 1979 and 2018. We argue that longitudinal analysis and comparison of this interaction and synergy reveal how the mainstream discourse has shifted. We use a dataset of news ( N = 2,059), a news sample ( n = 325) and a dataset of parliamentary records ( N = 86). Using both quantitative and qualitative approaches, the dynamics of the interaction between the different institutions and actors involved is assessed. Specifically, the study analyses the media and parliamentary attention to CAM issues (agenda setting), how CAM is addres…
Could telemedicine enhance traditional medicine practices?
2014
International audience; In developing countries, telemedicine and mobile health tools promise to enhance access to high-quality healthcare, to support communication of medical information and to assist pharmacovigilance processes. In this article, we provide some arguments on the potential of telemedicine and mobile health (mHealth) applications to improve the delivery of health care in rural African regions. Specifically, the development of mobile telemedicine could help to lay the foundations of a healthcare approach integrating modern medical knowledge with ancient medical practices on the African continent. Access to information and communication technology (ICT), technical devices or p…
Komplementāras terapijas lietošana pacientiem, kas saņem pretvēža ārstēšanu - biežums, anamnēzes dokumentācija, un iespējamā mijiedarbība ar terapiju
2015
Ievads Pētījuma mērķis bija komplementārās un alternatīvās medicīnas (KAM) pielietošanas analīze plaušu vēža pacientu vidū, kas saņem standarta pretvēža terapiju; izvērtēt, kāds KAM veids ir vispopulārākais, kāda ir pacientu motivācija to izmantot, kā arī novērtēt ar KAM saistītās priekšrocības, toksicitātes un riskus. Metodes Pētījumā tika iekļauti izplatīta sīkšūnu un ne-sīkšūnu plaušu vēža pacienti, kas saņem paliatīvu ķīmijterapiju un/vai staru terapiju Paula Stradiņa Klīniskās Universitātes Slimnīcas Onkoloģijas klīnikā (Rīga). Dalībniekiem tika piedāvāta aprakstoša anketa latviešu un krievu valodās. Atbilžu precizēšanai tika izmantotas pus-strukturētas intervijas. Dati par toksicitāti…
Herbal medications for anxiety, depression, pain, nausea and vomiting related to preoperative surgical patients: a systematic review and meta-analysi…
2019
ObjectiveTo summarise the effects of herbal medications for the prevention of anxiety, depression, pain, and postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in patients undergoing laparoscopic, obstetrical/gynaecological or cardiovascular surgical procedures.MethodsSearches of MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and LILACS up until January 2018 were performed to identify randomised controlled trials (RCTs). We included RCTs or quasi-RCTs evaluating any herbal medication among adults undergoing laparoscopic, obstetrical/gynaecological or cardiovascular surgeries. The primary outcomes were anxiety, depression, pain and PONV. We used the Grading of Recommendations Assessme…