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Scanning the Global Literature
PLACEBO EFFECTS IN MEDICINE1 For many years, the placebo response has been trivialized and even referred to as an “inert substance.” In a groundbreaking article recently published in The New England Journal of Medicine, Kaptchuk and Miller elucidate mechanisms underlying the placebo response and highlight findings to date regarding placebo effects. They note that placebo effects result from com...
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Column HEaLtH BEnEFIts OF WaLKInG In naturE Projected global increases in depression, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and dementia pose significant public health challenges and contribute to the escalating costs of healthcare, as does stress. National group walk programs have the potential to improve physical, mental, emotional, and social wellbeing. Marselle et al designed a study to evaluate...
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Column maSSaGE, mUSIC, aND aRT THERaPY IN HOSPICE: RESULTS OF a NaTIONaL SURVEY Despite the widespread use of integrative healthcare in the United States, relatively little is known about its use within hospice care. The authors of this national crosssectional study surveyed a random sample of 706 hospice facilities to determine the extent to which art, music, and massage therapists are include...
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CHeMoTHeRAPY CAN IMPAIR QUALITY oF LIFe AT THe eND oF LIFe The association of chemotherapy and quality of life near death was investigated in a longitudinal, multi-institutional cohort study.1 Three hundred twelve patients with end-stage solid cancer (progressive, previously treated, metastatic) and a life expectancy of 6 months or less were asked to provide sociodemographics, health status, an...
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cYTISINE VS NIcOTINE FOr SmOkING cESSaTION This randomized, pragmatic, open-labeled trial conducted in New Zealand compared cytisine against nicotine replacement therapy in a sample of 1310 adult daily smokers who had called the national quitline for support. Cytisine is a plant-based alkaloid similar to varenicline and acts on the same nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Four previous systemati...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nature
سال: 1967
ISSN: 0028-0836,1476-4687
DOI: 10.1038/214638b0