This article reviews clinical studies from the Qigong Bibliographic Database, developed by the Qigong Institute, a nonprofit organization. This database was started in 1994 and holds approximately 1300 references going back to 1986, covering medical applications, scientific, and experimental studies on qigong from China, the United States, and Europe. Records in English have been compiled from ...

Using Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) devices in combination with Environmental Control Systems (ECS) offers two benefits for severely and multiple impaired children. First of all, they are in a position to overcome some of their communication and manipulation barriers. Second, the use of these tools in the hands of dedicated therapists and pedagogues can contribute significant...

BACKGROUND Peripheral neuropathies are a group of diseases characterized by malfunctioning of peripheral nervous system. Neuropathic pain, one of the core manifestations of peripheral neuropathy remains as the most severe disabling condition affecting the social and daily routine life of patients suffering from peripheral neuropathy. METHOD The current review is aimed at unfolding the possibl...

Fatty acids play important roles in human nutrition and disease management. Fish are rich in Omega-3 Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (LCPUFAs). Marine fish are the best source of these fatty acids. They typically include eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). The major health maintenance and prevention of diseases recognized in EPA and DHA. These forms of fatty acids...

Both @I@+and (@4@ T cells have demonstrated roles in antitumor Immune response in many animal tumor systems. In many human tumor systems, although abundant literature exists on the evidence of tumor antigen-specific CD8@CTh response, only limited information is available on tumor antigen-specific CD4' T-cell response. Using the MART-l/ Melan-A (MART-i) antigen system as a prototype human tumor-...

BACKGROUND To evaluate the therapeutic and financial benefits of protocol therapy for acute asthma using standard medications. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study employed a sequential design in which the influence of an asthma care path on hospital admissions, length of stay (LOS) in the emergency department, and return visits were evaluated for 1 year. This information was contrasted with simi...

The human gut symbionts in whole and probiotics in particular promote intestinal function and health, partially via modulation of gut associated lymphoid tissue. Molecular basis of microbiota-host interaction is pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) and their ligands, viz., microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMP). Immunomodulatory effects of probiotics are strain-specific, which is importan...

Catechins are natural polyphenolic phytochemicals that exist in food and medicinal plants, such as tea, legume and rubiaceae. An increasing number of studies have associated the intake of catechins-rich foods with the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases in humans, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Some studies have demonstrated that catechins could significantly inhibit the exc...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common neurological disorders. It affects mainly women. This autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (CNS) is characterized by intermittent or chronic damage to the myelin sheaths (demyelination), focal inflammation and axonal degeneration. During the early relapsing/remitting stages of MS, myelin can regenerate, but as the disease progresses ...

conclusions it was concluded that the efficacy of tramadol and fluoxetine in males with premature ejaculation are the same and both are effective. both of these drugs are safe to treat premature ejaculation. results thirty-six subjects with the mean age of 44 ± 19.3 years underwent analysis. eighteen subjects were treated by fluoxetine and 18 by tramadol. the efficacy of treatment in the two gr...