Prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use by the general population: a systematic review and update

PE Harris, KL Cooper, C Relton… - International journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: To update previous systematic reviews of 12‐month prevalence of
complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use by general populations; to explore …

Prevalence of use of traditional, complementary and alternative medicine by the general population: a systematic review of national studies published from 2010 to …

EL Lee, N Richards, J Harrison, J Barnes - Drug safety, 2022 - Springer
Introduction Traditional, complementary and alternative medicine (TCAM) refers to a broad
range of health practices and products typically not part of the'conventional medicine'system …

The chiropractic profession: a scoping review of utilization rates, reasons for seeking care, patient profiles, and care provided

PJH Beliveau, JJ Wong, DA Sutton, NB Simon… - Chiropractic & manual …, 2017 - Springer
Background Previous research has investigated utilization rates, who sees chiropractors, for
what reasons, and the type of care that chiropractors provide. However, these studies have …

[HTML][HTML] Hypoglycemic and antilipidemic properties of kombucha tea in alloxan-induced diabetic rats

A Aloulou, K Hamden, D Elloumi, MB Ali… - … and alternative medicine, 2012 - Springer
Diabetes has become a serious health problem and a major risk factor associated with
troublesome health complications, such as metabolism disorders and liver-kidney …

Exotic fruits as therapeutic complements for diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome

S Devalaraja, S Jain, H Yadav - Food research international, 2011 - Elsevier
The prevalence and severity of obesity, type 2-diabetes, and the resultant metabolic
syndrome are rapidly increasing. As successful preventive and therapeutic strategies for …

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among Australian hospital-based nurses: knowledge, attitude, personal and professional use, reasons for use, CAM …

SA Shorofi, P Arbon - Complementary therapies in clinical practice, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective This study was intended to examine CAM among Australian hospital-based
nurses, identifying their knowledge, attitude, personal and professional use, reasons for use …

Factors influencing the use of complementary and alternative medicine and whether patients inform their primary care physician

P Thomson, J Jones, JM Evans, SL Leslie - Complementary therapies in …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Use of complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) is widespread.
Several studies have explored why individuals chose to use CAM but there are fewer data to …

Herbal products and the liver: a review of adverse effects and mechanisms

LB Seeff, HL Bonkovsky, VJ Navarro, G Wang - Gastroenterology, 2015 - Elsevier
Herbal products have been used for centuries among indigenous people to treat symptoms
and illnesses. Recently, their use in Western countries has grown significantly, rivaling that …

Prevalence of homeopathy use by the general population worldwide: a systematic review

C Relton, K Cooper, P Viksveen, P Fibert… - Homeopathy, 2017 - thieme-connect.com
Aim: To systematically review surveys of 12-month prevalence of homeopathy use by the
general population worldwide. Methods: Studies were identified via database searches to …

Prevalence and determinants of using complementary and alternative medicine for the treatment of chronic illnesses: a multicenter study in Bangladesh

M Shahjalal, SK Chakma, T Ahmed, I Yasmin… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background While conventional medicine (CM) is commonly used to treat non-
communicable diseases (NCDs), complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is gaining …