In recent years, as the development of integrative cancer treatments, hyperthermia and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) have become significant methods of treating cancer, and the immune regulating effects of them have attracted more and more attentions. In this text, depending on the clinical research data of Clifford Hospital from 2009 to 2013, research progress of hyperthermia in the world...

BACKGROUND Alternative and complementary medicines such as acupuncture remain popular with the general public and many clinicians. The term "integrative medicine" is often now used to describe this type of non-science-based medicine, which has become more of a faith-based method of practice, making it harder to challenge. Acupuncture is commonly used to treat headache along with just about any ...

A comprehensive understanding of the integrative nature of the molecular network in thrombosis would be very helpful to develop multicomponent and multitarget antithrombosis drugs for use in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). This paper attempts to comprehensively map the molecular network in thrombosis by combining platelet signaling, the coagulation cascade, and natural clot dissolution syst...

BACKGROUND Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is the most commonly used alternative therapy in children with asthma, especially in the Chinese community. This study aimed to investigate the effects of the government-sponsored Outpatient's Healthcare Quality Improvement (OHQI) project with integrated TCM treatment on childhood asthma. METHODS This study used the Longitudinal Health Insurance D...

To determine whether integrative medicine rehabilitation (IMR) that combines conventional rehabilitation (CR) with acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine has better effects for subacute stroke than CR alone, we conducted a multicenter randomized controlled trial that involved three hospitals in China. Three hundred sixty patients with subacute stroke were randomized into IMR and CR groups. The...

Saleem Mushtaq, Qazi Parvaiz Hassan, Rashmi Sharma, Rabiya Majeed, Abid Hamid Dar, Phalisteen Sultan, Inshad Ali Khan, Sheikh Abid Ali & Md Niamat Ali Biotechnology Division, CSIR Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Sanatnagar, Srinagar190005, India; Centre of Research for Development (CORD), University of Kashmir, Srinagar190006, India; Clinical Microbiology Division, CSIRIndian Institut...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common neuropsychiatric disorder in children and is increasing in prevalence. There has also been a related increase in prescribing stimulant medication despite some controversy whether ADHD medication makes a lasting difference in school performance or achievement. Families who are apprehensive about side effects and with concerns for...