BACKGROUND Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is in the spotlight of society. However, what is the position of physicians at this point? OBJECTIVES To determine general practitioners' (GP) knowledge, attitudes, and approaches to CAM. METHODS All GPs (n=521) practicing in Bursa Province, Turkey were surveyed by a questionnaire. RESULTS Responses from 49% of GPs were analyzed. Alt...

The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has grown dramatically in recent years, as has research into the safety and efficacy of CAM treatments. Minimal attention, however, has been given to the ethical issues relating to research on CAM. The needs of public health and safety demand rigorous research evaluating CAM therapies, adhering to the same ethical requirements applied to a...

With the increased acceptance of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) within society, new research reflects deeper folk health histories beyond formal medical spaces. The contested relationships between formal and informal medicine have deep provenance and as scientific medicine began to professionalise in the 19th century, lay health knowledges were simultaneously absorbed and disempow...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the use of alternative therapies among different racial/ethnic groups in the USA. Specifically, we examined whether alternative medicine use differs for working aged whites, Asian Americans, African Americans, and Hispanics. DESIGN Using the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, racial differences in utilization were investigated at two levels: (1) the bivariate leve...

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background: multiple sclerosis (ms) is an unpredictable neurological disease leading to severe disability in young adults.  the  majority of ms patients  use  complementary and     alternative medicine  (cam)  as adjunct  to conventional  therapies.  this study  aimed  to  investigate the prevalence  of cam utilization among  iranian patients with ms and their attitude  toward the cam usage. me...