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Traditional Indian medicine (TIM) and traditional Korean medicine (TKM): aconstitutional-based concept and comparison
This study compared traditional Indian medicine (TIM) and traditional Korean medicine (TKM) basing on data obtained from peer reviewed articles, respective government institutional reports and World Health Organization reports. Despite the fact that TIM and TKM have individual qualities that are unique from each other including different histories of origin, they share a lot in common. Apart from Homeopathy in TIM, both systems are hinged on similar principle of body constitutional-based concept and similar disease diagnosis methods of mainly auscultation, palpation, visual inspection, and interrogation. Similarly, the tre...
Source: Integrative Medicine Research - June 17, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Perceptions on Breast Cancer Pattern: Medical Help Seeking Among Breast Cancer Patients
Perception on breast cancer influences the help seeking pattern of breast cancer patients. Negative perception causes delay in help seeking. Outcome or survival rate of breast cancer has a relation on perception. A cross sectional study was done during July 2015-June 2016, to assess the perception on breast cancer and to find out the help seeking pattern and extent of help seeking time among breast cancer patients. A total of 200 patients were selected following the convenient method of sampling from National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital. Dhaka. Face to face interviews were taken from the diagnosed breast canc...
Source: Bangladesh Medical Research Council Bulletin - June 6, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

AYUSH for COVID-19: Science or Superstition ?
Ritu Priya, V SujathaIndian Journal of Public Health 2020 64(6):105-107 There is a lot of discussion on COVID-19 control strategies from the mainstream approaches, but it is also necessary to examine the contributions of the Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa Riga and Homeopathy (AYUSH) sector, which is now being brought into public health interventions nationally. Although the AYUSH sector had previously joined the management of dengue and chikungunya outbreaks in some Indian states, its participation has remained contentious and there is reluctance in mainstream public health discourses to seriously exa...
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - June 1, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ritu Priya V Sujatha Source Type: research

Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Patients with Primary Immunodeficiency: a Multicentric Analysis of 101 Patients
AbstractThe term complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) describes a broad spectrum of health care practices that are not an integral part of the conventional health care system. Many patients worldwide use CAM on their own initiative, often in combination with their conventional medical therapy. CAM use is attractive especially to patients with primary immunodeficiency, since they suffer from frequent infections and autoimmunity. Those are frequently addressed by CAM providers. The aim of this multicentric study was to collect information on the use of CAM by these patients and to define characteristics that are asso...
Source: Journal of Clinical Immunology - January 6, 2021 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: research

An uncommon cause of severe hypercalcemia: Vitamin D supplementation in Sarcoidosis.
A 37 year old male presented to the hospital with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting of 2 days duration. Two months ago, he had a similar presentation and an elevated serum calcium level of 10.9 mg/dl. His hypercalcemia symptoms resolved after medical management, and he left the hospital against medical advice, refusing further workup for hypercalcemia. He went to a homeopathy provider and his blood work showed a low vitamin D level of 8 ng/ml. He was prescribed 50,000 units of weekly vitamin D 25 (OH) therapy for four weeks duration.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - May 27, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Simant Singh Thapa, Jasmine Sandhu, Birendra P. Sah Tags: Clinical Communication to the Editor Source Type: research

An Uncommon Cause of Severe Hypercalcemia: Vitamin D Supplementation in Sarcoidosis
A 37-year-old male presented to the hospital with abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting of 2 days ’ duration. Two months previously, he had a similar presentation and an elevated serum calcium level of 10.9 mg/dL. His hypercalcemia symptoms resolved after medical management, and he left the hospital against medical advice, refusing further workup for hypercalcemia. He went to a homeopathy prov ider, and his blood work showed a low vitamin D level of 8 ng/mL. He was prescribed 50,000 units of weekly vitamin D 25 (OH) therapy for 4 weeks’ duration.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - May 27, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Simant Singh Thapa, Jasmine Sandhu, Birendra P. Sah Tags: Clinical Communication to the Editor Source Type: research

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