1Division of Hepatology and Liver Research, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape, South Africa. 2Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape, South Africa. Received date: 14 Nov 2016; Accepted date: 12 Dec 2016; Published da...

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, two medicine circles existed in Indian country: one Native and one Euro-American. Traditional doctors among First Nations peoples approached disease in spiritual ways and also used herbal medicine to treat their patients. First Nations people tried to treat infectious diseases brought by newcomers through plant medicine, ritual, and ceremony. Generally...

Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA Division of Phytotherapeutics and Metabolic Endocrinology, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat 390002, India School of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW 2751, Austra...

Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada Stephenson Cardiovascular MR Centre at the Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada Imaging Research Laboratory Robarts Research Institute, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada Lawson Health Research Institute, Western University, London, Ontario, ...

INTRODUCTION Since the beginnings of the modern era, medicine has evolved tremendously. Merely two hundred years ago, American and European medical treatments were generally provided by independent physicians who went from home to home to offer their services. From this form of medicine, often referred to as " bedside medicine " , (1) Western countries started to move towards a more centralized...

China has the world's largest number of disabled people, and this number is projected to grow. Although there is ample literature on the utilization and efficacy of Western medicine as it pertains to rehabilitation services, there is far less research on the perceived efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). A structured questionnaire was designed for a pilot study on TCM and Western med...

Oriental medicine has been developed over a long period of time. When the Medical Service Act was legislated in Korea in September 25, 1951 for the first time, Oriental medicine began to have the support of the legal system. Presently, Oriental medicine has the same legal status as Western medicine in Korea. Students of Oriental medicine are qualified for the National License Examinations for O...

Steven G. Greening, Elizabeth A. Osuch, Peter C. Williamson, and Derek G. V. Mitchell Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5C1 Brain and Mind Institute, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5B7 Department of Psychiatry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Lo...