abstract introduction: at present, complementary and alternative medicine has brought hope for many hopeless patients. most cancerous patients who also use alternative medicine prefer this combination of alternative and conventional medicine since they are of the opinion that this combination is superior to either alone, which can be referred to as raising new hopes. methods: a literature revie...

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Komplementarna i alternativna medicina (KAM) obuhvataju veći broj međusobno različitih dijagnostičkih i terapijskih postupaka i upotrebu različitih prirodnih produkata koji se koriste u svrhu ozdravljenja ili isceljenja obolelih, a koji se uobičajeno ne primenjuju od strane medicinskih stručnjaka 1, . Zvanična medicinska nauka odbacuje većinu postupaka KAM kao paramedicinske, dok u odgovarajućo...

Chronically embedded in the tension between Royal patronage and scientific reasoning, the UK debate about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is heating up. Currently the Academy of Medical Sciences is developing a 'CAM policy paper', the King's Fund is trying to reach a 'consensus on appropriate research methods' in CAM, the Arthritis Research Campaign is 'reviewing the role of CAM in...

Among the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) approaches used by Americans, natural products are the most popular. Shelves at health food stores and supermarkets are full of natural products that claim to improve health. But what do we know about their claims of benefit? And are these " natural " remedies safe and do they work? NCCAM-funded investigators are studying safety and probing...

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