Fibromyalgia is a chronic painful syndrome that affects up to 5% of the world population. It is associated with sleep and mood disorders, fatigue, and functional disability. Its pathogenesis involves a disorder of the central modulation of pain, impairment of the descending inhibitory system, and hyperactivity of substance P. Because of the extensive symptomatology of patients with fibromyalgia...

1Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Jiangsu Province Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, China 2Department of Medical Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA 3Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gazi University, Etiler, 06330 Ankara, Turkey 4Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health, 84 Val Fleuri, 1526 Luxe...

backgroundfor using of complementary and alternative medicine methods (cam) in the leukemia pediatrics than other types of cancer, we have two great challenges; first challenge is their safety and risks and second challenge is study gaps in this field. regarding to these challenges, this study is a narrative review of some cam methods in the leukemia pediatrics from the perspective of their saf...

“Whole Medical Systems: An Overview” is one of five background papers on the major areas of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The series was prepared as part of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine’s (NCCAM’s) strategic planning efforts for the years 2005 to 2009. These brief reports should not be viewed as comprehensive or definitive reviews. Rather, they ...