BACKGROUND Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are a class of the most commonly used medicines and proven to be effective for certain disorders. Some people use NSAIDs on daily basis for preventive purpose. But a variety of severe side effects can be induced by NSAIDs. Studies have shown that edible natural ingredients exhibit preventive benefit of gastric ulcer. This paper reviews th...

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Traditional Medicine is very culture based. Every ethnic group has had its traditional medicine based on its indigenous knowledge base. Most traditional medicine systems utilize herbs (plants) as the main source of their therapeutic substances, although minerals and animal products are also utilized. traditional knowledge has often played a role in the development of modern science. Greater eff...

1Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen NV, Denmark 2Departments of Urology and Obstetrics/Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 3Department of Translational Medicine, Molecular Reproductive Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden 4Faculty Library of Natural and Health Sciences, University of Copenhage...

1 Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pathology, Oncology and Experimental Biology, School of Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy, 2 Department of Natural Sciences and Geography, Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, IL, United States, 3 Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Internal Medicine and Cardiorespiratory, School of Medicine, U...

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 following a simple seven-part rule of healthy stomach will result in balanced gi function and a healthy body. properly consumption of recommended tpm herbal medicines could reinforce the stomach and a healthy gi system through preventive mechanisms. evidence acquisition a wide-ranging search in main tpm books and web engines was performed to compare preventive care in gastrointestin...

Chi-Chih Hung, Xiaoli Liu, Min-Young Kwon, Young-Ho Kang, Su Wol Chung, and Mark A. Perrella Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, and Newborn Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; and Departmen...