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Pharmacy Students' Knowledge and Attitudes about Homeopathy: A Descriptive Survey Conducted in Turkey
CONCLUSION: The results of this research revealed a high awareness amongst KTU pharmacy students about the practice of homeopathy.PMID:37105218 | DOI:10.1055/s-0043-1761267
Source: Homeopathy - April 27, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: G ülin Renda İçim Gökkaya Gamze Kandemir Tu ğçe Özyiğit Tu ğba Kurt Source Type: research

How do medical students engaging in elective courses on acupuncture and homeopathy differ from unselected students? A survey
We aimed to investigate whether students at German medical schools participating in elective courses on acupuncture and homeopathy differ from an unselected group of students regarding attitudes and personalit...
Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine - March 9, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Alexandra Jocham, Levente Kriston, Pascal O. Berberat, Antonius Schneider and Klaus Linde Source Type: research

A Survey of Medical Students Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Urmia, Iran
This study aimed to investigate the knowledge and attitudes of medical students toward complementary and alternative medicine in Urmia, Iran. A structured questionnaire was used as data collection instrument. One hundred questionnaires were returned. Thirty-one percent of students reported use of alternative medicine for at least once. Iranian Traditional Medicine was the main type of alternative medicine used by medical students (93.5%). Neuromuscular disorders were the main indication of alternative medicine use among students (34.4%). Ninety percent of participants demonstrated competent knowledge about acupuncture whil...
Source: Complementary Health Practice Review - September 27, 2016 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Sadeghi, M., Rabiepoor, S., Forough, A. S., Jabbari, S., Shahabi, S. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Attitudes, Knowledge, Use, and Recommendation of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Health Professionals in Western Mexico
Conclusions We observed a high rate of Mexican health professionals that had ever used CAM, and they had mainly used homeopathy, massage therapy, and herbal medicine. However, the recommendation rate of CAM by Mexican physicians was significantly lower than that in other countries, which is probably due to the lack of CAM training in most Mexican medical schools.
Source: EXPLORE: The Journal of Science and Healing - April 18, 2016 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Attitudes, knowledge, use and recommendation of complementary and alternative medicine by health professionals in western Mexico
Conclusions We observed a high rate of Mexican health professionals that had ever used CAM, and they had mainly used homeopathy, massage therapy and herbal medicine. However, the recommendation rate of CAM by Mexican physicians was significantly lower than that in other countries, which is probably due to the lack of CAM training in most Mexican medical schools.
Source: EXPLORE: The Journal of Science and Healing - March 8, 2016 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

How to Handle Worsening of Condition during Treatment - Risk Assessment in Homeopathic Practice
Even though homeopathy is regarded as a harmless intervention, homeopathic practice may not be entirely risk-free. Risk in homeopathy can be divided into direct and indirect risk. Direct risk refers to traditional adverse effects of an intervention; indirect risk is related to adverse effects in a treatment context, e.g. the practitioner. Available data suggest that the risk profile of homeopathic remedies in ultra-molecular potencies is minor, but there is a potential for indirect risk related to homeopathic practice. The concept of ‘homeopathic aggravation' which is unique for homeopathy may impose a particular risk as...
Source: Research in Complementary Medicine - February 20, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research