Total anti-oxidant capacity, flavonoid, phenolic acid and polyphenol content in ten selected species of Zingiberaceae rhizomes by Alafiatayo, Akinola Adekoya, Ahmad, Syahida, Mahmood, Maziah

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Biocompatibility of bio based calcium carbonate nanocrystals aragonite polymorph on NIH 3T3 fibroblast cell line by Abdullahi, Shafiu Kamba, Ismail, Maznah, Tengku Ibrahim, Tengku Azmi, Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki

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Acute and sub-chronic oral toxicity studies of methanol extract of Clinacanthus nutans in mice by Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin, Abdul Rahim, Mohammad Hafiz, Mohtarrudin, Norhafizah, Abdul Kadir, Arifah, Cheema, Manraj Singh, Ahmad, Zuraini, Ching, Siew Mooi, Md Tohid, Siti Farah

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Who seeks primary care for musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) with physicians prescribing homeopathic and other complementary medicine? Results from the EPI3-LASER survey in France by Magnier Anne-Marie, Guillemot Didier, Duru Gérard, Massol Jacques, Bénichou Jacques, Rouillon Frédéric, Lert France, Bégaud Bernard, Avouac Bernard, Rossignol Michel, Grimaldi-Bensouda Lamiae, Abenhaim Lucien

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is a paucity of information describing patients with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) using complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) and almost none distinguishing homeopathy from other CAMs. …”
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Vaccination Status and Attitudes towards Vaccines in a Cohort of Patients with Celiac Disease by Andrea Costantino, Marco Michelon, Leda Roncoroni, Luisa Doneda, Vincenza Lombardo, Claudio Costantino, Maurizio Vecchi, Luca Elli

“…The determinants significantly influencing the positive attitude were being a graduate (AdjORs 7.49) and a belief in the possible return of VPDs with declining vaccination coverage rates (AdjORs 7.42), while the use of complementary and alternative medicines (AdjORs 0.11) and past negative experience (AdjORs 0.16) were associated with a negative attitude. (4) Conclusions: Despite four out of five CD patients showing a strong positive attitude towards vaccinations, one out of five had a partially negative one. …”
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Italian Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations for Outpatients’ Adverse Drug Events: 12-Year Active Pharmacovigilance Surveillance (The MEREAFaPS Study) by Niccolò Lombardi, Giada Crescioli, Alessandra Bettiol, Marco Tuccori, Marco Tuccori, Annalisa Capuano, Roberto Bonaiuti, Alessandro Mugelli, Mauro Venegoni, Giuseppe Danilo Vighi, Alfredo Vannacci, Alfredo Vannacci, the MEREAFaPS Study group, Maria Luisa Aiezza, Alessandra Bettiol, Daria Bettoni, Corrado Blandizzi, Roberto Bonaiuti, Valentina Borsi, Annalisa Capuano, Errica Cecchi, Irma Convertino, Giada Crescioli, Martina Del Lungo, Cristina Di Mauro, Gabriella Farina, Sara Ferraro, Annamaria Fucile, Elena Galfrascoli, Elisabetta Geninatti, Linda Giovannetti, Luca Leonardi, Rosa Liccardo, Niccolò Lombardi, Anna Marra, Eleonora Marrazzo, Giovanna Monina, Alessandro Mugelli, Silvia Pagani, Maria Parrilli, Concetta Rafaniello, Francesco Rossi, Marco Rossi, Stefania Rostan, Marco Ruocco, Marita Sironi, Giulia Spada, Liberata Sportiello, Marco Tuccori, Alfredo Vannacci, Mauro Venegoni, Giuditta Violetta Vighi, Giuseppe Danilo Vighi

“…Causality and preventability were assessed using validated algorithms, and logistic regression analyses were used to estimate the reporting odds ratios (RORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of ADE-related hospitalization, considering the following covariates: age, sex, ethnicity, number of implicated medications, parenteral administration, presence of interaction, therapeutic error, and/or complementary and alternative medicines (CAM).ResultsWithin 12 years, 61,855 reports of suspected ADE were collected, of which 18,918 (30.6%) resulted in hospitalization (ADE defined as serious). …”
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In vivo carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatoprotective and in vitro cytotoxic activities of Garcinia hombroniana (seashore mangosteen) by Jamila, Nargis, Khan, Naeem, Khan, Amir Atlas, Khan, Imran, Khan, Sadiq Noor, Zakaria, Zainal Amiruddin, Khairuddean, Melati, Osman, Hasnah, Kim, Kyong Su

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The Effect of Foot Reflexology on Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Patients With Digestive or Lung Cancer: Randomized Controlled Trial by Audrey Murat-Ringot, Pierre Jean Souquet, Fabien Subtil, Florent Boutitie, Marie Preau, Vincent Piriou

“…In order to fulfill patients’ desires to use nonpharmacological treatments and complementary and alternative medicines in hospitals, foot reflexology could be provided as a complementary intervention to conventional antiemetic drugs. …”
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In vivo evaluation of sweet potato leaf (Ipomoea batatas (L.)Lam.) extracts for treatment of psoriasis using mouse model by Sani, Anuar

“…The use of complementary and alternative medicines is also common among psoriasis patients. …”
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Cervical cancer management in Zimbabwe (2019–2020) by Petmore Zibako, Nomsa Tsikai, Sarah Manyame, Themba G. Ginindza

“…A total of 350 (86%) have failed to take medication due to its unavailability, while 344 (85%) missed taking medication due to unaffordability. Complementary and alternative medicines were utilized by 235 (58%). …”
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Cervical cancer management in Zimbabwe (2019-2020). by Petmore Zibako, Nomsa Tsikai, Sarah Manyame, Themba G Ginindza

“…A total of 350 (86%) have failed to take medication due to its unavailability, while 344 (85%) missed taking medication due to unaffordability. Complementary and alternative medicines were utilized by 235 (58%). …”
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Antitumour effect of fever range whole-body hyperthermia with curcumin in breast cancer by Saim, Hanim

“…Due to the severe side effects of chemotherapy and the elevated death rate related to cancer, many cancer patients seek for complementary and alternative medicines (CAM), comprised of natural herbal medicines and plants as a method of treatment. …”
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Earning their Trust by Sayantanee Das

“…African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines 8, no. 5S (2011). [2] WHO, author. …”
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