Sociological support for importance of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)

Toward a sociological understanding of complementary and alternative medicine use.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The wide array of treatments and modalities comprising complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) represent a growing option for many individuals. Seeking to better understand this, much research has centered on identifying sociodemographic (e.g., age, gender, race) or social-psychologic (e.g., absorption, depression, coping) correlates of using CAM therapies. In con...

Complementary and Alternative Medicine(CAM) Use in Pediatric Disease: A Short Review

CAM therapies have become increasingly  popular in pediatric populations. phytotherapy are the most common CAM used in children. Yet, little is known about children’s preferences for CAM. But It is expected to become more widely integrated into the modern medical system, including the medical curriculum.The aim of this study is to introduce the prevalence and characteristics of CAM use in Pedia...

Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Use in Pediatric Diseases: A Short Review

CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) therapies have become increasingly  popular in pediatric populations. phytotherapy are the most common CAM used in children. Yet, little is known about children’s preferences for CAM. But It is expected to become more widely integrated into the modern medical system, including the medical curriculum.The aim of this study is to introduce the prevalenc...

Towards a European term for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM): complementary European medicine (CEM).

Perspectives of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners in the support and treatment of infertility

BACKGROUND Infertility patients are increasingly using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to supplement or replace conventional fertility treatments. The objective of this study was to determine the roles of CAM practitioners in the support and treatment of infertility. METHODS Ten semi-structured interviews were conducted in Ottawa, Canada in 2011 with CAM practitioners who special...