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Managing diabetic complications with alternative therapeutic strategies
Curr Diabetes Rev. 2023 Sep 7. doi: 10.2174/1573399820666230907112430. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDiabetes is a chronic metabolic disease affecting millions worldwide. It is characterized by a lack of insulin production or impaired insulin function, leading to elevated blood glucose levels. Conventional treatment methods for diabetes management typically include lifestyle changes and medications. However, alternative therapies have gained attention in recent years, including traditional medicine containing bioactive compounds, supplements like vitamin D and Omega-3 fatty acids, aromatherapy, and homeopathy. Diabetic com...
Source: Current Diabetes Reviews - September 11, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Shobhit Prakash Srivastava Pawan Upadhyay Shibu Das Neha Tiwari Sudhanshu Mishra Shivendra Mani Tripathi Source Type: research
Kidney Cancer Integrative Oncology: Possible Options for Care
This study aims to review how complementary and integrative medicine (CIM), defined as therapies utilizing nutrition, physical activity, herbs, supplements, mind-body therapies, homeopathy, and other non-traditional therapies, can address the prevention, treatment, side effects, and recurrence of kidney cancer. This review discusses advances and discoveries in research, gaps in research, current debates on the subject, and directions for future research. We queried Ovid MEDLINE and PubMed databases using the search terms kidney cancer, integrative medicine, integrative oncology, nutrition, supplements, treatment, preventio...
Source: Current Oncology Reports - July 19, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Anticancer potential of homeopathic medicines: an updated review
Nat Prod Res. 2023 Jul 12:1-15. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2023.2232925. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTGlobally, cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death. Conventional and advanced treatments currently used for cancer are known for adverse effects and are expensive. Therefore, the search for alternative medicines is necessary. Homeopathy is one of the common complementary and alternative medicine used worldwide for treating and managing various cancers, as it has negligible side effects. However, only a few homeopathic drugs have been validated using various cancer cell lines and animal models. Over the last t...
Source: Natural Product Research - July 12, 2023 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Hema Priya Manivannan Vishnu Priya Veeraraghavan Raja Manoharan Arul Prakash Francis Source Type: research
Liver injury: the therapeutic dilemma of homeopathy - a case report from Bangladesh
Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2023 May 22;85(7):3642-3645. doi: 10.1097/MS9.0000000000000918. eCollection 2023 Jul.ABSTRACTDespite the lack of scientific evidence supporting its effectiveness, homeopathic treatment is increasingly being used as a form of alternative medicine, with many people taking homeopathic remedies instead of drug therapies. It is based on the principle of 'like cures like', meaning that a remedy similar to the illness can be used to treat it. However, there have been several reports suggesting the risks of homeopathic remedies, among which homeopathy-induced liver injury is widely discussed. Here, we report a...
Source: Annals of Medicine - July 10, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Abhigan B Shrestha Bikash Karki Prakash Acharya Shashwat Kafley Nabaraj Shrestha Shailendra Karki Surya K Acharya Source Type: research
Complementary and alternative medicine in oncology: knowledge, attitude and practice among Tunisian healthcare workers
ConclusionThe majority of HCWs had a positive attitude towards the use of CAM in oncology despite their poor knowledge about it. Our study emphasizes the need to train HCWs dealing with cancer patients on CAM.
Source: Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology - July 4, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Recommendations in the design and conduction of randomised controlled trials in human and veterinary homeopathic medicine
CONCLUSIONS: The formulated recommendations present guidelines additional to those in the SPIRIT checklist, on how to better plan, design, conduct, and report RCTs in homeopathy.PMID:37393961 | DOI:10.1016/j.ctim.2023.102961
Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - July 2, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Katharina Gaertner Klaus von Ammon Philippa Fibert Michael Frass Martin Frei-Erb Christien Klein-Laansma Susanne Ulbrich-Z ürni Petra Weiermayer Source Type: research
Recommendations of the committee on complementary medicine and nutrition in ayurvedic medicine, homeopathy, nutrition and Mediterranean diet
Z Rheumatol. 2023 May 22. doi: 10.1007/s00393-023-01356-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMethods of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) are appealing for many patients with rheumatic diseases. The scientific data are currently characterized by a large number of publications that stand in contrast to a remarkable shortage of valid clinical studies. The applications of CAM procedures are situated in an area of conflict between efforts for an evidence-based medicine and high-quality therapeutic concepts on the one hand and ill-founded or even dubious offers on the other hand. In 2021 the German Society of Rheumatolog...
Source: Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie - May 22, 2023 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Gernot Key ßer Andreas Michalsen Monika Reu ß-Borst Inna Frohne Mandy Gl äß Alexander Pfeil Olaf Schultz Olga Seifert Oliver Sander Source Type: research
