The journal of alternative and complementary medicine : research on paradigm, practice, and policy
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J Altern Complement Med · Nov 2018
ReviewCurrent Evidence on Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback as a Complementary Anticraving Intervention.
The limited success of conventional anticraving interventions encourages research into new treatment strategies. Heart rate variability biofeedback (HRVB), which is based on slowed breathing, was shown to improve symptom severity in various disorders. HRVB, and certain rates of controlled breathing (CB), may offer therapeutic potential as a complementary drug-free treatment option to help control substance craving. ⋯ Despite the limitations of this review, there is beginning evidence that HRVB and CB training can be of significant therapeutic potential. Larger clinical trials are needed with methodological improvements such as longer treatment duration, adequate control conditions, measures of adherence and compliance, longitudinal examination of craving changes, and more comprehensive methods of craving measurement.
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J Altern Complement Med · Nov 2018
Meta AnalysisClinical Efficacy and Safety of Tanreqing Injection for Pulmonary Infection in Patients with Tuberculosis: A Meta-Analysis.
Tanreqing injection (TRQ) is often used in the treatment of pulmonary infection in patients with tuberculosis (TB). But its efficacy and safety are still unclear; to further reveal its efficacy and safety, the authors systematically evaluated all relevant trials. ⋯ TRQ may have the same overall efficacy as antibiotics in pulmonary infection in patients with TB. TRQ plus antibiotics may improve the clinical efficacy. TRQ may have synergistic effect to antibiotics through bacteriostatic activity and eliminating inflammatory mediators. Its antibacterial activity may be better than some antibiotics and does not increase adverse drug reaction. But all these need new evidences for further investigation.