Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Diabetes 2014

Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Diabetes 2014

1Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11501, Taiwan 2Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan 3Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA 4School of Science and Health, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2751, Australia 5NICM Centre for Complementary Medicine Research, University of Western Sydney, ...

Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Diabetes

Although diabetes was identified by a Greek physician, Aretaeus of Cappadocia, about 2,000 years ago, this old disease remains incurable. Diabetes is characterized by insulin deficiency, insulin resistance, and aberrant glucose, protein, and lipid metabolism. Genetic and environmental factors are the primary causes of diabetes. It is estimated that about 300 million people globally are afflicte...

Complementary/Alternative Medicine in Cardiovascular Diseases 2014

Copyright © 2015 Ke-Ji Chen et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of long-term morbidity and mortality worldwide and are on an alarming rise in populations. Acc...

Complementary and Alternative Medicine to Treat Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 in Southern Iran

BMC Complementary and alternative medicine reviewer acknowledgements, 2014