Although it has been agreed that complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) should be included in the German medical curriculum, there is no consensus on which methods and how it should be taught. This study aimed to assess needs for CAM education by evaluating current knowledge, attitudes and interests of medical students, general physicians and gynecologists. Two instruments based on establ...

INTRODUCTION The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) as a source of cure has gained much spectrum worldwide, despite skeptics and advocates of evidence-based practice conceptualized such therapies as human nostrum. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to explore the factors affecting CAM use among rural communities in Malaysia. METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out on 288 oc...

The practice of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is not, at present, considered an integral part of conventional medicine. As the popularity of CAM grows and access to information about CAM increases through the media and internet where CAMs are often promoted, patients are at risk of exposure unvalidated information. Therefore, there is a need for physicians to examine objectively ...

BACKGROUND There is widespread use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in Ghana, driven by cultural consideration and paradigm to disease causation. Whether there is concurrent use of conventional medicine and CAM in cancer patients is unknown. This study investigates the prevalence, pattern and predictors of CAM use in cancer patients. Overlapping toxicity, sources of information, ...

The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), or unconventional medicine, may be challenging for health care providers in the United States. There are several definitions of CAM, and therapies that are considered alternative in one country may be conventional in other countries. Unconventional medical practices may be used instead of, or in addition to, conventional medical therapy. ...

Purpose There is insufficient information published on the topic of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) clinical services within geriatric settings. The purpose of this presentation is to describe results of a CAM demonstration project carried out within two geriatric facilities. Acupuncture and Oriental medicine (AOM), chiropractic, and massage clinical services were integrated into t...

Background: Infertility as a crisis in the life of infertile couples led to difficulty in accepting and using treatment. This review aims at studying the forms of complementary medicine and its impact on infertile. Materials and Methods: Study overview, the present internet search at time scales from 1999 to 2013 databases iranian and international iranmedex, EMBASE, Uptodate, Scopus, Science- ...

Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions, attitudes, and use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) and Integrative Medicine (IM) in UC Irvine undergraduate students to better understand the current opinion trends and use of CAM/IM amongst students. It was expected that there would be an overall positive outlook, perception, use, and interest in CAM/IM in the ...

In 2007, in collaboration with faculty from eight family medicine residencies around the country the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine launched the Integrative Medicine in Residency (IMR) program. The Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine defines integrative medicine as healing-oriented medicine that takes account of the whole person, including all aspects of lifestyle. It...

INTRODUCTION The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in Singapore for a variety of conditions has been reported to be high. However in Asian chronic pain patients, there is no data on their use of CAM and its perceived benefits. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional survey of 210 patients was carried out in Pain Management Centre. Patients were interviewed directly on their ...