background portugal has a strong tradition of conventional western healthcare. so it provides a natural case study for the relationship between complementary/alternative medicine (cam) and western medicine (wm). this work aims to test the relationship between cam and wm users in the diagnosis and treatment stages and to estimate the determinants of cam choice.   methods the forth portuguese nat...

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...

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...

Background & aim: This systematic overview of reviews on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) was performed to summarize the clinical efficacy of this approach in the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) and assess methodological quality of the included reviews. Methods: A comprehensive search was performed to find the systematic reviews and meta-analyses on CAM interventions (e.g., a...

abstract background: children suffering from cancer frequently use complementary and alternative medicine (cam). most of people do not disclose using cam to their physicians as they fear to be blamed or prohibited using them. some of these products may interfere with the conventional remedies. the aim of this study was to investigate the frequency and characteristics of cam use in pediatric onc...

Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase (CaM-KK) is a novel member of the CaM kinase family, which specifically phosphorylates and activates CaM kinase I and IV. In this study, we characterized the CaM-binding peptide of alphaCaM-KK (residues 438-463), which suppressed the activity of constitutively active CaM-KK (84-434) in the absence of Ca(2+)/CaM but competitively with ATP. Trunca...

The treatments used by most doctors are considered conventional medicine. Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) consists of a group of health care practices and products that are considered out of the mainstream. An “out-of-the-mainstream” treatment is considered complementary if you use it along with conventional medicine. Research shows that 40 percent of women in the United States use...