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Complement Med Res
January 2024
Clinical Research Department, Klinik Arlesheim AG, Arlesheim, Switzerland.
Background: Bryophyllum preparations are widely used in anthroposophic medicine, most often for mental and behavioural disorders. Three prospective studies have revealed positive effects of Bryophyllum pinnatum on sleep quality, and various trials have shown very good tolerability. Results from animal models have indicated CNS depressant and anxiolytic effects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNutrients
July 2023
Nutrition Division, Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem 9101002, Israel.
Background: The anthroposophical philosophy is a holistic educational and lifestyle approach. Limited information exists on the health-promoting behavioral norms and obesity rates among children living anthroposophical vs. conventional lifestyles.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMed Sci (Basel)
January 2023
Institute for General Practice and Interprofessional Care, University Hospital Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
Most individuals affected by cancer who are treated with certain chemotherapies suffer of CIPN. Therefore, there is a high patient and provider interest in complementary non-pharmacological therapies, but its evidence base has not yet been clearly pointed out in the context of CIPN. The results of a scoping review overviewing the published clinical evidence on the application of complementary therapies for improving the complex CIPN symptomatology are synthesized with the recommendations of an expert consensus process aiming to draw attention to supportive strategies for CIPN.
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January 2022
Department of Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Science, Patna, Bihar, India.
Background: Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is one of the most frequent and prevalent symptoms expressed by cancer patients and cancer survivors. It is a multifactorial phenomenon that causes a direct detrimental impact on quality of life.
Objectives: This systematic review aims to identify different clinical evaluation scales and interventions available for fatigue associated with cancer.
J Altern Complement Med
November 2021
Department of Pediatric Oncology/Hematology, Otto-Heubner Centre for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine (OHC), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
This article examines the feedback of health care providers within the implementation of an integrative care project in a clinic for pediatric oncology in São Paulo, Brazil. Since 2017, the project has implemented external anthroposophic therapies in the activities of daily nursing. The objective is to evaluate how the project evolved and what impact it had on the daily operation of the hospital.
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