BACKGROUND Current estimates of pediatric complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use range from 10% to 15%. These estimates are derived from children sampled at health care facilities, with chronic conditions, and/or from countries other than the United States. OBJECTIVE To provide a population-based estimate of the prevalence of pediatric CAM use in the United States. DESIGN We used ...

BACKGROUND To ensure the safety and effectiveness of cancer management, it is important for physicians treating cancer patients to know whether their patients are using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and if so, why. OBJECTIVE Here, we discuss the ethical and legal obligations of physicians to discuss cam use in an oncology setting, and we provide practical advice on how patient-...

The present study investigated the experiences of users of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) using a qualitative approach. In-depth interviews were conducted with 11 frequent users and analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). Results indicated that the patient-practitioner relationship and explanatory frameworks provided by CAM were perceived as important compon...

an increasing number of asthmatic patients are attracted by complementary and and alternative medicine (cam). the aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and describe the characteristics of cam use by children with asthma in a paediatric allergy clinic in istanbul, turkey.the parents of asthmatic children were invited to participate in a cross-sectional survey study. current asthma tre...

conclusions wh may control the glycemic level in people with diabetes, but it may be associated with minor and major side effects. further in vitro studies, using these seven compounds, are recommended to determine the efficacy and complications of wh in people with diabetes. results the average daily bs level and insulin dose decreased in seven subjects. two subjects developed generalized prur...

One of the most commonly used complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) modalities in North America is massage therapy (MT). Research to date indicates many potential health benefits of MT, suggesting that ongoing research efforts to further elucidate and substantiate preliminary findings within the massage profession should be given high priority. Central to the development of a sound evide...

Healthcare providers often care for patients who use complementary and alternative therapy (CAT). Despite recent advances in cross-cultural research, little is known about how Hispanic/Latino women being treated for breast cancer use CAT to manage the disease and the side effects of treatment. A woman's cultural heritage, education, healthcare beliefs, degree of acculturation, and socioeconomic...

background: cardiovascular diseases have the highest death rates in human society. coronary artery disease is among the most important of these diseases. no treatment of cardiovascular disease has as much impact on the quality of life of the patients as the heart surgery. the recovery from heart surgery is associated with symptoms of pain and psychological distress. in the early recovery period...