Complementary therapies in medicine
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Complement Ther Med · Dec 2013
ReviewProbiotic bacteria in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
Probiotics are live microorganisms, which as drugs or food supplements help to maintain health beneficial microbial balance in the digestive tract of a human or other host. Probiotics by their properties may help strengthen homeostasis and thus reduce side effects associated with cancer treatment. Experimental evidence suggests that probiotics might have beneficial effect on the toxicity of anticancer therapy. ⋯ Current evidence supporting probiotic use as adjunctive therapy to anticancer treatment is limited, especially in cancer patients treated with chemotherapy. Well designed clinical trials are needed to find true role of probiotics in oncology.
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Complement Ther Med · Dec 2013
Randomized Controlled TrialEffects of music therapy on pain and anxiety in patients undergoing port catheter placement procedure.
Patients scheduled to invasive medical procedures experience high levels of anxiety, which may lead to increased perceptions of pain and vital sign instability throughout. ⋯ During invasive medical procedures, MI significantly decreases stress hormone levels, physiological parameters, acute procedural pain and anxiety.
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Complement Ther Med · Dec 2013
Randomized Controlled TrialThe sustaining effects of Tai chi Qigong on physiological health for COPD patients: a randomized controlled trial.
To evaluate the sustaining effects of Tai chi Qigong in improving the physiological health for COPD patients at sixth month. ⋯ Tai chi Qigong has sustaining effects in improving the physiological health and is a useful and appropriate exercise for COPD patients.
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Complement Ther Med · Dec 2013
Essential hypertension treated by wuling powder and modified tianma gouteng decoction: a cohort study without controls.
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of wuling powder and modified tianma gouteng decoction as an open add-on therapy for treating essential hypertension (EH). ⋯ From this study, treating EH with wuling powder and modified tianma gouteng decoction as an open add-on therapy seems to be effective and safe. Further randomized trials are needed to test the positive findings.