Forsch Komplementarmed Klass Naturheilkd
June 2004
Background: Prospective randomized studies on mistletoe therapy repeatedly demonstrated that there is a basic problem in the matter of enrolling the appropriate number of patients within a reasonable amount of time. Most studies have to face this problem. However, recent experience suggests that this problem is more pronounced in the case of mistletoe treatment of cancer patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe European Physiology Modules (EPM) Facility is one of the four major Space Station facilities being developed within the framework of ESA's Microgravity Facilities for Columbus (MFC) programme. In order to allow a wide spectrum of physiological studies in weightlessness conditions, the facility provides the infrastructure to accommodate a variable set of scientific equipment. The initial EPM configuration supports experiments in the fields of neuroscience, bone & muscle research, cardiovascular research and metabolism.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn 1998-2000, a case-control study of breast cancer was conducted in Heidelberg, Germany. Three hundred ten consecutively recruited cases with primary breast cancer were matched according to 10-yr age groups to 353 controls with conditions unrelated to diet or endocrine disorders. Intake of raw vegetables, total vegetables, and whole-grain products was inversely associated with breast cancer risk (highest vs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis prospective observational pilot study investigated the effect of individualized homeopathy on male infertility based on sperm count, hormone values and general health. Forty-five subfertile men were treated with single homeopathic remedies for an average of 10.3 months.
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