The objectives here are to provide a systematic review of the current evidence concerning the use of Chinese herbs in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and to understand their mechanisms of action with respect to the pathophysiology of the disease. AD, characterized microscopically by deposition of amyloid plaques and formation of neurofibrillary tangles in the brain, has become the mos...

Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases represent the leading cause of death worldwide, and education interventions are an effective measure to control modifiable risk factors in patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation; therefore, studying this phenomenon allows expanding tools face situation. Objective: To determine impact educational foster health rehabilitation. Materials methods: A scienti...

b a ckground:  scientific literature has shown evidence that omega-3 polyunsaturated  fatty  acids  (pufa)  have  anti-androgenic  action,  and  for  this reason could be useful as an adjuvant in hyperandrogenism conditions including polycystic ovarian syndrome (pcos). however, the possible effect of eicosapentaenoic acid (epa) and docosahexaenoic acid (dha) supplementation on testosterone conc...

Resumo Objetivo Identificar e sintetizar as evidências oriundas de ensaios clínicos randomizados que avaliaram os efeitos da musicoterapia sobre sintomas ansiedade depressão em adultos com transtornos mentais. Métodos Revisão sistemática guiada pelo protocolo Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis. A busca dos artigos nas bases dados MEDLINE, Embase, CENTRAL Cohcrane...

Background: The approval of a research ethics committee (REC) and obtaining informed consent from patients (ICP) could be considered the main issues in the ethics of research with human beings. The aim of this study was to assess both methodological quality and ethical quality, and also to assess the relationship between these two qualities in randomised phase III cancer trials. Method: Methodo...

BACKGROUND The approval of a research ethics committee (REC) and obtaining informed consent from patients (ICP) could be considered the main issues in the ethics of research with human beings. The aim of this study was to assess both methodological quality and ethical quality, and also to assess the relationship between these two qualities in randomised phase III cancer trials. METHOD Methodo...

Abstract Background Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the fourth most common procedure in UK. Increased liver adiposity, commonly encountered obesity, anecdotally may increase technical difficulty and surgical risk. Pre-operative low-calorie diets are well-established bariatric surgery to reduce bulk, thereby ameliorating Similar often used before laparoscopic cholecystectomy, however, supporting...

Background: Constipation is one of the most common gastrointestinal symptoms in pregnant women.
 Purpose: This study was aimed at determining effects complementary and alternative therapy methods on pregnancy-related constipation.
 Search strategy: The authors performed a systematic search according to PRISMA
 guidelines. database Web Science, Scopus, EMBASE, CENTRAL, national da...

Objective A systematic review and meta-analysis was made of the incidence recurrences in patients with proliferative verrucous leukoplakia subjected to different types treatment. Methods The study carried out following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement guidelines. literature search Medline (PubMed), EMBASE Web Science databases, together a manual ...

UNLABELLED OBJECTIVE AND CONTEXT: This review was designed to assess the quality and review the outcomes of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of biofield therapies (external qigong, Healing Touch, Johrei, Reiki, and Therapeutic Touch) that report using only nonphysical touch forms of treatment. RCTs of nonphysical contact biofield therapies have the potential to contribute to an evidence base...