Homeopathy. 2008 Oct; 97(4): 178-84Steinsbekk A, Nilsen TV, Rise MBOBJECTIVES: To study the characteristics of people visiting homeopaths in a total adult population in Norway. METHODS: Data from a total population cross sectional health survey conducted in 1995-1997 in Central Norway (HUNT 2) with 65,495 participants. Variables included in the analysis were age, marital status, education, being a social welfare recipient, lifestyle (daily smoker), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-T), global health perception, self-reported health complaints and a variety of diseases. Significance level p
J Asian Nat Prod Res. 2009; 11(3): 243-9Yuan T, Yang SP, Zhang HY, Liao SG, Wang W, Wu Y, Tang XC, Yue JMTwo new depsidones, livistones A (1) and B (2), and a new benzofurane, livistone C (3), together with the 11 known compounds including three stilbenes (4-6), four steroids, three flavan-3-ols, and an alkaloid were isolated from the fruits of Livistona chinensis. The structures of the new compounds were determined by spectroscopic methods. Compounds 1, 4-6 exhibited remarkable cell protective activities against H(2)O(2)-induced SH-SY5Y cell damage.
The review of the literature and some media data referring to chosen methods of unconventional treatment, its history of the development in Poland and around the world has been made in this paper (homeopathy, waxing of ears, bio-energy therapy) and the increasing interest among the treated patients has been shown.
It is essential that the doctors (including laryngologists) while carrying out the interview should take the unconventional way of treatment of patients into consideration.
This may explain the registering of patients to appropriate treatment in the advanced state of illness, which is particularly unprofitable in cancer-afflicted states.
"Selected issues regarding implementing alternative medicine with special reference to the patients with laryngological problems"
Pol Merkur Lekarski. 2009 Mar; 26(153): 239-44Glińska A, Sieczka J, Tarnowska C, Maj P
Forsch Komplementmed. 2009 Apr; 16(2): 105-10Möllinger H, Schneider R, Walach HIntroduction: Homeopathy uses information gathered from healthy volunteers taking homeopathic substances (pathogenetic trials) for clinical treatment. It is controversial whether such studies produce symptoms different from those produced by placebo. Objective: To test whether homeopathic preparations produce different symptoms than placebo in healthy volunteers. Methods: Three armed, double-blind, placebo controlled randomised experimental pathogenetic study in 25 healthy volunteers who took either one of two homeopathic remedies, Natrum muriaticum and Arsenicum album in 30CH or identical placebo. Main outcome parameter was the number of remedy-specific symptoms per group. Results: On average, 6 symptoms typical for Arsenicum album were experienced by participants taking arsenicum album, 5 symptoms typical for Natrum muriaticum by those taking natrum muriaticum, and 11 non-specific symptoms by those in the placebo group. Differences were significant overall (Kruskall Wallis test, p = 0.0002,) and significantly different from placebo (Mann-Whitney test, p = 0.001). Conclusion: Homeopathic remedies produce different symptoms than placebo.
J Altern Complement Med. 2009 May 7; Shaikh SH, Malik F, James H, Abdul HAbstract Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate the extent of use of complementary and alternative systems of medicine by different segments of society and to identify the diseases in which they have been found to be effective. Methods: This was a questionnaire-based descriptive study carried out from April 2002 to March 2004, in selected urban and rural areas of four provinces of Pakistan representing general strata of population from various socioeconomic conditions. Results: The overall trend in Pakistan shows that 51.7% (CI 54.3-49.1) chose complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) while 48.3% (CI 50.71-48.89) chose biomedicine. Of those who chose CAM, 20% (CI 21-19) also used biomedicine as well; 16% (CI 16.8-15.2) homeopathy, 12.4% (CI 13.02-11.78) unani medicine, 2.1% (CI 2.20-1.99) mind-body medicine (faith healing), 0.9% biologically based practices (home remedies, diet and nutrition) 0.05% energy medicine (Reiki), 0.05% Traditional Chinese Medicine, and 0.02% aromatherapy. Conclusions: About half of the studied population used CAM. The population estimates of use of CAM are within the range reported elsewhere. It reflects an increasing popularity of CAM in Pakistan as well. Combined use of biomedicine with CAM was common and often patients did not reveal the use of CAM to the biomedicine practitioners.
