context: vomiting is one of the most prevalent side effects of chemotherapy in cancer patients. aims: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of ginger plant on chemotherapy-induced vomiting, since the previous studies were somehow imperfect and have provided controversial results. materials and methods: this randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted on 80...

background: this study was done to assess the use of traditional/complementary and alternative medicine (tm/cam) during pregnancy and the reasons behind it from the mother’s perspective. materials and methods: in a cross-sectional study, 919 pregnant mothers attending at prenatal care units of governmental health centers recruited through a multistage sampling and completed a self-report questi...

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...

background : using complementary and alternative medicine (cam) has been increased worldwide during last years and women are the greatest users of these methods especially in the pregnancy period. due to lack of adequate information, this study aimed to assess the status of using complementary and alternative medicine by women in the pregnancy period methods: in this cross-sectional study, 599 ...

the aim of the current study was to assess the extent to which complementary and alternative medicine (cam) has been used in children and adults to treat seizures and to compare the perceptions and usage of cam between adult patients who decides for themselves and adults who decide for their sick children.in this cross-sectional study, patients who have been treated for epilepsy for at least on...

how to cite this article: tonekaboni sh, jafari naeini s, khajeh a, yaghini o, ghazavi a, abdollah gorji f. use of complementary and alternative medicine for epileptic children in tehran: a cross-sectional study (2009-2011). iran j child neurol. 2014 winter; 8(1):26-31. objective although the use of complementary and alternative medicine (cam) has been evaluated globally, there are few studies ...

Background: The increasing attention and trend towards complementary and alternative medicine and the usage of such treatments in different nations has highlighted the need for their insertion into the medical curriculum from the basic and clinical sciences courses up to in Continued Medical Education (CME) programs. The familiarity of physicians with complementary therapies is of great importa...

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...