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Cross-sectional survey and Bayesian network model analysis of traditional Chinese medicine in Austria: investigating public awareness, usage determinants and perception of scientific support
Conclusions TCM is widely known within the Austrian general population and used by a substantial proportion. However, a disparity exists between the commonly held public perception that TCM is scientific and findings from evidence-based studies. Emphasis should be placed on supporting the distribution of unbiased, science-driven information.
Source: BMJ Open - March 2, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Eigenschink, M., Bellach, L., Leonard, S., Dablander, T. E., Maier, J., Dablander, F., Sitte, H. H. Tags: Open access, Complementary medicine Source Type: research

Bibliometric trend analysis of non-conventional (alternative) therapies in veterinary research
CONCLUSION: Further reviews to explore this issue are warranted, differentiating secondary from primary literature, and assessing relevance and methodological quality of individual studies, following the principles of evidence-based veterinary medicine.PMID:36316960 | DOI:10.1080/01652176.2022.2142318
Source: Veterinary Quarterly - November 1, 2022 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: K Domingues N H Franco I Rodrigues G Stilwell M Magalh ães-Sant'Ana Source Type: research

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

The Role of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Facial Plastic Surgery
This article reviews recent literature on the use of CAM for skin treatment in an attempt to provide additional resource. To date, the evidence to support statistically significant symptom improvement with use of non-traditional therapies remains limited. While preliminary data supports essential oil therapy in some cases, the results of the studies investigating other CAM therapies (traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurveda, and homeopathy) have been mixed and inconclusive. [...] Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 333 Seventh Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10001, USAArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstr...
Source: Facial Plastic Surgery - November 8, 2021 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Luu, Neil N. Soldatova, Liuba Friedman, Oren Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Medicines for the new coronavirus in the view of Classical Systemic Homeopathy
CONCLUSION: Data contributes to use in homeopathic interventions during the COVID-19 epidemic as a health promotion and treatment strategy that can be used as an adjunct to all sanitary and therapeutic measures recommended by health authorities.PMID:34530182 | PMC:PMC8433054 | DOI:10.1016/j.ctcp.2021.101482
Source: Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice - September 16, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Maria Solange Gosik Maria Filomena Xavier Mendes Leticia Marilia de Almeida Werneck Dos Santos Danielle da Silva Barbas Domingos Jos é Vaz do Cabo Hristos Strastis Isabella Sebusiani Duarte Takeuti Leila Cristina Dos Santos Mour ão Maria Luiza Delavechi Source Type: research

The Efficacy of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the Treatment of Female Infertility
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2021 Apr 23;2021:6634309. doi: 10.1155/2021/6634309. eCollection 2021.ABSTRACTFemale infertility is a state of fertility disorder caused by multiple reasons. The incidence of infertility for females has significantly increased due to various factors such as social pressure, late marriage, and late childbirth, and its harm includes heavy economic burden, psychological shadow, and even marriage failure. Conventional solutions, such as hormone therapy, in vitro fertilization (IVF), and embryo transfer, have the limitations of unsatisfied obstetric outcomes and serious adverse events. Curren...
Source: Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine - May 14, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jiaxing Feng Jing Wang Yuehui Zhang Yizhuo Zhang Liyan Jia Dongqi Zhang Jiao Zhang Yanhua Han Shoujuan Luo Source Type: research

International Patent Survey of Products and Processes Concerning Homeopathy.
CONCLUSIONS:  The present review helps visualize the homeopathy-related patents published in recent years, as well as the main countries and researchers investing in the field of homeopathy. PMID: 33063310 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Homeopathy - October 15, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Freitas ACL, Belchior GDS, Nemitz MC Tags: Homeopathy Source Type: research

The Experience of an Italian Public Homeopathy Clinic during the COVID-19 Epidemic, March-May 2020.
Abstract During the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy, hospital outpatient clinics progressively decreased their activities; in March 2020 they were closed except for emergencies. During this period, the activities of the public Homeopathy Outpatient Clinic of Lucca aimed at guaranteeing therapeutic continuity to patients by means of telephone or video consultations, and searching for homeopathic medicines that best responded to early COVID-19 symptoms. In March 2020, the Complementary Medicine Working Group participated in the organization of a mission of COVID-19 Chinese experts for the online training of professionals...
Source: Homeopathy - July 7, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Rossi EG Tags: Homeopathy Source Type: research

Current Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders: An Evidence-Based Review.
Authors: Trkulja V, Barić H Abstract Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) encompasses a wide range of different nonmainstream therapies that have been increasingly used for treatment or adjunctive treatment of various ailments with anxiety/anxiety disorders being one of the commonly CAM (self)-medicated conditions. Thousands of published papers refer to use of CAM in various psychiatric disorders or in healthy or medically ill patients with mood or anxiety difficulties. In this chapter we focus specifically on clinically diagnosed (in line with the standard criteria) anxiety disorders and overview evidence...
Source: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology - February 2, 2020 Category: Research Tags: Adv Exp Med Biol Source Type: research

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