Use of complementary and alternative medicine by children in Europe: published data and expert perspectives.

Introduction: Few data document the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in Europe, with even fewer investigating use by children.

Methods: A narrative, non-systematic review of CAM use in Europe was performed by combining data from published surveys with expert perspectives. Limitations created by a lack of representative studies, varying definitions of CAM use, and what qualifies as CAM in different countries was partially overcome by integrating local experts to summarise information available only in the national language and provide their perspectives about CAM availability, quality, use and popularity in their countries using a semi-structured questionnaire.

[Effect of flavonoids in the prevention of lung cancer: systematic review].

For years, lung cancer has been the tumor causing more deaths in industrialized and emerging countries. A meticulous care of the nutritional aspects, with emphasis on high consumption of fruits and vegetables, can be an important element of primary prevention. Taking into account research on the effect of substances with antioxidant power, many epidemiological studies have focused on flavonoids.