Daniel Bausch has been assisting with patient care during the current Ebola virus disease outbreak in western Africa and - as part of a WHO-led international collaboration - is exploring the possible use of experimental therapies and vaccines. He tells Fiona Fleck why this outbreak is different.

Conventional treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) present a number of problems, in terms of both safety and efficacy. A number of different alternative therapies have been studied, including dietary modifications, nutritional supplements, botanicals, and antibiotics. While the response to these treatments is variable and often unpredictable, some patients have shown dramatic improvement or ...

Surgeons of Ontario has retreated on a controversial draft complementary medicine policy after substantial backlash from physician groups who feared it would require them to advise patients about quack therapies. The updated Complementary/Alternative Medicine policy statement reaffirms the primacy of physicians’ duty to act in their patients’ best interests and only recommend therapeutic option...

Complementary and alternative therapies and medicines (CAM) such as acupuncture or mistletoe treatment are much asked for by cancer patients. With a growing interest in such therapies, physicians need a simple tool with which to get an overview of the scientific publications on CAM, particularly those that are not listed in common bibliographic databases like MEDLINE. CAMbase is an XML-based bi...

Late-life mood disorders and cognitive aging are the most common reasons for using complementary and alternative therapies. The amount of rigorous scientific data to support the efficacy of complementary therapies in the treatment of depression or cognitive impairment is extremely limited. The areas with the most evidence for beneficial effects are exercise, herbal therapy (Hypericum perforatum...

Complementary and alternative therapies are popular among the general public and cancer patients, in particular breast cancer patients. This report, which is based on the review of the literature, aims to investigate the biomedical and social contexts of complementary and alternative medicine use among women with breast cancer and how they seek, integrate and use complementary therapies. Resear...

Authors Kamran Amwar, Nicholas S.Y. Jim, Kath Huckbody and Ian Hughes Distributor pharma-CAL-ogy, British Pharmacological Society, 16 Angel Gate, City Road, London, EC1V 2SG. United Kingdom. Tel: 44-(0)207417-0382. Fax: 44-(0)20-7417-0114. E-mail: [email protected]. Software type Macromedia Authorware Subject area Alternative Therapies/Clinical trials Intended audience 16 plus -Undergraduate Cost £...

Microbubble technologies have recently gained acceptance as radiological molecular imaging or perfusion agents. These intravenous ultrasound contrast agents consist of gasfilled microspheres stabilized by a ‘shell’ layer which interfaces with a surrounding solvent pool. Development in the form of encapsulation with complex biocompatible polymer shell consisting of proteins, lipids and surfactan...

The amount of new biomedical literature that the world gets bombarded with these days may sometimes seem overwhelming. Yet, research results need to be reported in peer-reviewed journals and researchers need to publish regularly. Journal publication, whether on paper or on-line, is here to stay. However, it is not just the formal end-point of a research project; it is an integral part of resear...