Citation: Clapé A, Muller C, Gatouillat G, Le Jan S, Barbe C, Pham B-N, Antonicelli F and Bernard P (2018) Mucosal Involvement in Bullous Pemphigoid Is Mostly Associated with Disease Severity and to Absence of Anti-BP230 Autoantibody. Front. Immunol. 9:479. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.00479 Ariane Clapé1,2,3, Céline Muller1, Grégory Gatouillat1,3, Sébastien Le Jan1, Coralie Barbe4, Bach-Nga Pham1,3...

BACKGROUND A rigorous systematic review and meta-analysis focused on randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of non-individualised homeopathic treatment has not previously been reported. We tested the null hypothesis that the main outcome of treatment using a non-individualised (standardised) homeopathic medicine is indistinguishable from that of placebo. An additional aim was to quantify any condi...

This study aims to contribute empirical computational results to the understanding of tonality and harmonic structure. It analyses aspects of tonal harmony and harmonic patterns based on a statistical, computational corpus analysis of Bach’s chorales. This is carried out using a novel heuristic method of segmentation developed specifically for that purpose. Analyses of distributions of single p...

In this short communication we describe some experiments in which methods of statistical pattern recognition are applied for musical style recognition and disputed musical authorship attribution. Values of a set of 20 features (also called ‘‘style markers’’) are measured in the scores of a set of compositions, mainly describing the different sonorities in the compositions. For a first study ove...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to carry out a preliminary trial evaluating the effectiveness of homeopathy in the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). DESIGN This work was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. SETTINGS/LOCATION This study was conducted in a private homeopathic clinic in the Seattle metropolitan area. SUBJECTS Subjects include...

Homeopathic remedies are advocated for the treatment of postoperative ileus, yet data from clinical trials are inconclusive. We therefore performed meta-analyses of existing clinical trials to determine whether homeopathic treatment has any greater effect than placebo administration on the restoration of intestinal peristalsis in patients after abdominal or gynecologic surgery. We conducted sys...

Perceived causes, diagnosis and treatment of redwater (babesiosis) and gallsickness (anaplasmosis) in cattle by livestock farmers in communal areas of the central Eastern Cape Province were investigated by means of participatory methods, semi-structured interviews and a questionnaire survey. Most livestock owners relate the causes of these diseases to excessive grazing of lush green grass, whic...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS A base for targeted research and development in homeopathy can be founded on systematic collection and analysis of relevant clinical data obtained by doctors in routine practice. With these longer-term aims in mind, we conducted a pilot data collection study, in which 14 homeopathic physicians collected clinical and outcomes data over a 6-month period in their practice setti...

OBJECTIVE To determine how frequently herbal remedies are employed as alternative therapies in rheumatic diseases, and the historical justification for their use. METHODS We conducted a survey in 250 outpatients in the rheumatology clinic of a teaching hospital in México. We registered general demographic information and the previous use of herbal remedies for rheumatic conditions, how effect...

OBJECTIVE Jaundice is the most common reason of newborn's admission to neonatal ward. Many Iranian families give traditional remedies like sugar water, camel's thorn and flixweed extracts to breast-fed babies for reducing jaundice. This study investigated the effect of traditional remedies on idiopathic neonatal jaundice. METHODS This prospective study has been performed on 336 babies with id...