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Complementary Medicine
Craig Donnellan,Sophie Smiley +1 more
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The article was published on 2001-04-20 and is currently open access. It has received 318 citations till now.read more
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Herbal Medicines and Perioperative Care
TL;DR: During the preoperative evaluation, physicians should explicitly elicit and document a history of herbal medication use to prevent, recognize, and treat potentially serious problems associated with their use and discontinuation.
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Some aspects of toxic contaminants in herbal medicines
TL;DR: This paper illustrates how advances in chemical and biomedical analysis would help to detect intentional and unintentional toxic contaminants in herbal substances and how modernization and progress are being carried out to get the best out of Chinese medicines for public healthcare.
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Use and acceptance of complementary and alternative medicine among the general population and medical personnel: a systematic review.
TL;DR: The present data demonstrate an increase of CAM usage from 1990 through 2006 in all countries investigated, as well as differences between the general population and medical personnel.
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Do medical devices have enhanced placebo effects
TL;DR: The question of whether devices have enhanced placebo effects and, if so, whether so, what the implications may be is examined.
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Alternative Therapies Used by Women With Breast Cancer in Four Ethnic Populations
TL;DR: Given the high prevalence of alternative therapies used in San Francisco by the four ethnic groups and the relatively poor communication between patients and doctors, physicians who treat patients with breast cancer should initiate dialogues on this topic to better understand patients' choices with regard to treatment options.