an increasing number of asthmatic patients are attracted by complementary and and alternative medicine (cam). the aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and describe the characteristics of cam use by children with asthma in a paediatric allergy clinic in istanbul, turkey.the parents of asthmatic children were invited to participate in a cross-sectional survey study. current asthma tre...

conclusions wh may control the glycemic level in people with diabetes, but it may be associated with minor and major side effects. further in vitro studies, using these seven compounds, are recommended to determine the efficacy and complications of wh in people with diabetes. results the average daily bs level and insulin dose decreased in seven subjects. two subjects developed generalized prur...

complementary medicines are being increasingly considered as potential anxiolytics. homeopathy is one of the old complementary/alternative therapies that is suggested as a cost-effective way to reduce anxiety. several clinical trials have shown homeopathy superior to placebo however some others have demonstrated that it has similar effects to conventional treatments. nevertheless the database o...

abstract considering that vaginal delivery is a painful process, the present study investigated the effects of citrus aurantium on the severity of first-stage labor pain in primiparous women. this study was a randomized clinical trial conducted with 126 eligible primiparous patients. the pain severity of patients was measured at the time of enrolling in the study. in the intervention group, (ar...

many researches have depicted there is no significant and positive correlation between it and firm level performance, called productivity paradox, so as successful investment on it depends on taking into account the role of complementary assets such as business processes and organizational infrastructures. on the other hand, since there are not enough resources to invest on all these assets, th...