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Prevalence, specific and non-specific determinants of complementary medicine use in Switzerland: Data from the 2017 Swiss Health Survey
by Delphine Meier-Girard, Emmanuelle L üthi, Pierre-Yves Rodondi, Ursula Wolf ObjectivesTo determine the prevalence of use of complementary medicine (CM) in Switzerland in 2017, its development since the 2012 Swiss Health Survey, and to examine specific and non-specific sociodemographic, lifestyle and health-related determinants of CM use as compared to determinants of conventional health care use. Materials and methodsWe used data of 18,832 participants from the cross-sectional Swiss Health Survey conducted by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office in 2017 and compared these data with those from 2012. We defined four CM ca...
Source: PLoS One - September 14, 2022 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Delphine Meier-Girard Source Type: research

Complementary and alternative medicine use by pediatric oncology patients before, during, and after treatment
CONCLUSIONS: The high prevalence of CAM use and the different trends of use during the oncology care pathway and afterward underline the need to increase communication about CAM in the pediatric oncology setting, notably regarding benefits and risks of interaction with oncology treatment.PMID:33736643 | DOI:10.1186/s12906-021-03271-9
Source: Pain Physician - March 19, 2021 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Emmanuelle L üthi Manuel Diezi Nadia Danon Julie Dubois J érôme Pasquier Bernard Burnand Pierre-Yves Rodondi Source Type: research

Treatment with Lycopodium clavatum 200dH Intensifies Kidney and Liver Injury in Mice Infected with Toxoplasma gondii
In this study, physiological, histopathological, and immunological parameters were evaluated. TheL. clavatum 200dH intensified renal damage in mice infected withT. gondii from 7 dpi, causing severe and progressive alterations during this period, such as various degrees of inflammation, edema, atrophy, and tubular cystic dilation, degenerated tubules with intra-cytoplasmic vacuoles and coalescing spots, severe vascular lesions, glomerulonephritis, and peri-glomerular congestion. In the G72 animals, which receivedL. clavatum 200dH, more severe cortex damage was observed (91.66 –96.66%) as compared to the IC group (55–80%...
Source: Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis - January 20, 2020 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: research

A Case Report of Burning Mouth Syndrome Treated with Individualised Homeopathy.
CONCLUSION:  Considering the multi-factorial aetiology of BMS, a therapeutic approach such as iHOM that integrates the totality of symptoms and complaints of a patient might be of value in cases where an association of psychological factors and the neuralgic complaints is likely. PMID: 31505694 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Homeopathy - September 9, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Gaertner K, Frei-Erb M Tags: Homeopathy Source Type: research

Swiss paediatrician survey on complementary medicine.
CONCLUSIONS: In a representative sample of paediatricians in Switzerland, their personal attitude towards CM is positive, emphasised by great interest in CM training, a willingness to contribute to CM research and a high rate of paediatricians who use CM for themselves and their families. In contrast, the percentage of paediatricians offering CM is currently rather low despite strong demand for CM for children. This study provides key pointers for the future development of complementary and integrative medicine for children in Switzerland. PMID: 31203577 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Swiss Medical Weekly - June 2, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Huber BM, von Schoen-Angerer T, Hasselmann O, Wildhaber J, Wolf U Tags: Swiss Med Wkly Source Type: research

Evolution of homeopathy: A scientometric analysis of global homeopathy literature between 1975 and 2017.
CONCLUSIONS: We detected that developed countries dominated homeopathy literature and we suggest that physicians from least-developed and developing countries should be funded and encouraged to carry out homeopathy studies. PMID: 30712722 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice - February 1, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Şenel E Tags: Complement Ther Clin Pract Source Type: research

Complementary individual homeopathy in paediatric cancer care: A case series from a University Hospital, Switzerland.
CONCLUSION: The collaboration between HONK and IKOM established iHOM in paediatric oncology in Bern. In this setting, iHOM was a safe and supportive additional treatment for various indications during the conventional cancer care. However, no generalizable results can be deducted from these data. We emphasize future research on this topic. PMID: 30477851 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - November 29, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Gaertner K, Lüer SC, Frei-Erb M, von Ammon K Tags: Complement Ther Med Source Type: research

Usefulness of classical homeopathy for the prophylaxis of recurrent urinary tract infections in individuals with chronic neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction.
Conclusions Adjunctive homeopathic treatment lead to a significant decrease of UTI in SCI patients. Therefore, classical homeopathy could be considered in SCI patients with recurrent UTI. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov. (NCT01477502). PMID: 29485355 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine - February 28, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: J Spinal Cord Med Source Type: research

Beliefs, endorsement and application of homeopathy disclosed: a survey among ambulatory care physicians.
CONCLUSION: Medical specialties use homeopathy with significantly varying frequency and only half of the prescribers clearly intend to achieve specific effects. Moreover, the majority of prescribers acknowledge that effectiveness is unproven and give little importance to traditional principles behind homeopathy. Medical specialties and associated patient demands but also physicians' openness towards placebo interventions may play a role in homeopathy prescriptions. Education should therefore address not only the evidence base of homeopathy, but also ethical dilemmas with placebo interventions. PMID: 29039627 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Swiss Medical Weekly - October 17, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Markun S, Maeder M, Rosemann T, Djalali S Tags: Swiss Med Wkly Source Type: research

Usage of Complementary Medicine in Switzerland: Results of the Swiss Health Survey 2012 and Development Since 2007
Conclusions Usage of CM in Switzerland remained unchanged between 2007 and 2012. The user profile in Switzerland was similar to other countries, such as Germany, United Kingdom, United States or Australia.
Source: PLoS One - October 29, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Sabine D. Klein et al. Source Type: research