Complementary therapies in medicine
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Complement Ther Med · Sep 2001
Which complementary and alternative therapies benefit which conditions? A survey of the opinions of 223 professional organizations.
With the increasing demand and usage of complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) by the general public, it is vital that healthcare professionals can make informed decisions when advising or referring their patients who wish to use CAM. Therefore they might benefit from advice by CAM-providers as to which treatment can be recommended for which condition. ⋯ The recommendations by CAM organizations responding to this survey may provide guidance to health care professionals wishing to advise or refer patients interested in using CAM.
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Complement Ther Med · Sep 2000
Efficacy of a potentized homeopathic drug (Arsenicum-Aalbum-30) in reducing cytotoxic effects produced by arsenic trioxide in mice: IV. Pathological changes, protein profiles, and content of DNA and RNA.
To examine if the potentized homeopathic drug Arsenicum Album-30 can help restore the damage produced in protein profiles, DNA and RNA contents in liver and testis as a result of arsenic treatment in mice. ⋯ Efficacy of the homeopathic drug Ars. Alb-30 in reducing arsenic-induced damage to protein and nucleic acids is substantiated and the mechanism of action of the homeopathic drug through expression of regulatory genes inferred.
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Complementary medicine appears to be an increasingly popular option amongst both doctors and patients. General practitioners in more affluent parts of Britain have showed considerable interest in its use. ⋯ The degree of support for complementary medicine therapies amongst general practitioners in this socioeconomically deprived urban area was similar to that found elsewhere in Britain. These general practitioners appeared to tolerate high levels of clinical uncertainty, endorsing a wide range of therapies, despite little knowledge of their content or conviction of their validity.
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Complement Ther Med · Jun 2000
Efficacy of a potentized homoeopathic drug (Arsenicum-album-30) in reducing cytotoxic effects produced by arsenic trioxide in mice: III. Enzymatic changes and recovery of tissue damage in liver.
To determine whether the potentized homoeopathic drug Arsenicum Album-30 can induce enzymatic and some other biochemical changes to repair tissue damage caused by the injection of arsenic trioxide in mice. ⋯ The homoeopathic drug is capable of preventing or repairing liver damage induced by arsenic trioxide and the positive changes were also confirmed by the activities of the enzymatic markers.
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Complement Ther Med · Sep 1999
Comparative StudyEfficacy of a potentized homoeopathic drug (Arsenicum Album-30) in reducing genotoxic effects produced by arsenic trioxide in mice: II. Comparative efficacy of an antibiotic, actinomycin D alone and in combination with either of two microdoses.
To determine whether actinomycin-D (AMD), an antibiotic, alters the reported efficacy of a potentized homoeopathic drug, Arsenicum Album, in reducing genotoxic effects produced in arsenic-trioxide-injected mice. ⋯ AMD reduced the protective efficacy of the homoeopathic drug against arsenic. This result suggests a mechanism of action for homoeopathy, as AMD is a known transcription-blocker.