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Full-Text Articles in Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Curanderismo And Healing Rituals: An Ethnographic And Historical Study Of The Casma Valley In Northern Peru, Maria Esmeralda Perez
Curanderismo And Healing Rituals: An Ethnographic And Historical Study Of The Casma Valley In Northern Peru, Maria Esmeralda Perez
Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA
While curanderismo and shamanism form an important cultural aspect throughout Peru, the healing rituals in the Casma Valley are mostly unknown. This paper attempts to define the historical background of curanderismo in the Casma Valley by describing the traditional healing rituals throughout the Atlantic World. Recounting, not only the history of curanderismo, religion, witchcraft, and sorcery in Latin America, but also the history of these beliefs in Europe and Africa as well. One of the main goals of this paper is to provide sufficient proof of the ties and connections that curanderismo in the Casma Valley in Northern Peru share, …
Itraconazole-Induced Torsade De Pointes In A Patient Receiving Methadone Substitution Therapy, Noorzurani Robson Associate Prof. Dr., B. Vicknasingam, S. Narayanan
Itraconazole-Induced Torsade De Pointes In A Patient Receiving Methadone Substitution Therapy, Noorzurani Robson Associate Prof. Dr., B. Vicknasingam, S. Narayanan
Associate Prof. Dr. Noorzurani Robson
Issues. Methadone, a pharmacological agent used to treat heroin dependence is relatively safe, but may cause cardiac arrhythmias in the concurrent presence of other risk factors. Approach and Key Findings. This case report highlights the risk of Torsade de Pointes, a life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia, in a heroin-dependent patient receiving methadone substitution therapy who was prescribed itraconazole for vaginal thrush. The patient presented to the accident and emergency department for chest discomfort and an episode of syncope following two doses of itraconazole (200 mg). Electrocardiogram monitoring at the accident and emergency department showed prolonged rate-corrected QT interval leading to Torsade de …
Integrative Health Studies Newsletter, Ciis
Integrative Health Studies Newsletter, Ciis
Integrative Health Studies Newsletter
This is the Fall 2009 issue of the Integrative Health Studies Newsletter at CIIS.
Animal-Assisted Therapy As A Pain Relief Intervention For Children, Carie Braun, T. Stangler, J. Narveson, S. Pettingel
Animal-Assisted Therapy As A Pain Relief Intervention For Children, Carie Braun, T. Stangler, J. Narveson, S. Pettingel
Nursing Faculty Publications
Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is a healing modality involving a patient, an animal therapist, and handler with a goal of achieving a specified therapeutic outcome. Despite the myriad of studies documenting the benefits of AAT, no studies have yet determined the impact of animals on alleviation of pain in children. Therefore, a quasi-experimental intervention design was used to capture the change in pain and vital signs with (n = 18) or without (n = 39) AAT in children ages 3–17 in one acute care pediatric setting. The AAT intervention group experienced a significant reduction in pain level compared to …
El Rol De La Partera En La Provincia De Parinacota, Liana Langdon-Embry
El Rol De La Partera En La Provincia De Parinacota, Liana Langdon-Embry
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
For centuries, the Aymaran people of the Parinacota Province in Northern Chile have been deeply committed to ancestral practices, where a Cosmo vision rears a connection between human beings, the natural environment, and the spiritual world. The Aymaran medicinal practices replicate this relationship, with the indigenous medicine man and midwives historically holding a central role in the natural healing of community members. This study describes the present-day role of Señora Fausta Pairo Mollo, the midwife in the altiplano region of Parinacota. In particular, it examines how her practices has been integrated into the official medical system, while also investigating how …
Integrative Health Studies Newsletter, Ciis
Integrative Health Studies Newsletter, Ciis
Integrative Health Studies Newsletter
This is the Fall 2009 issue of the Integrative Health Studies Newsletter at CIIS.
Inhibition Of Chemically Induced Carcinogenesis By Drugs Used In Homeopathic Medicine, K Hari Kumar, E Sunila, Girija Kuttan, K Preethi, C Venugopal, Ramadasan Kuttan
Inhibition Of Chemically Induced Carcinogenesis By Drugs Used In Homeopathic Medicine, K Hari Kumar, E Sunila, Girija Kuttan, K Preethi, C Venugopal, Ramadasan Kuttan
Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy
Homeopathy is considered as one modality for cancer therapy. However, there are only very few clinical reports on the activity of the drugs, as well as in experimental animals. Presently we have evaluated the inhibitory effects of potentized homeopathic preparations against N′- nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA) induced hepatocellular carcinoma in rats as well as 3- methylcholanthrene-induced sarcomas in mice. We have used Ruta, Hydrastis, Lycopodium and Thuja, which are commonly employed in homeopathy for treating cancer. Administration of NDEA in rats resulted in tumor induction in the liver and elevated marker enzymes such as gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, glutamate pyruvate transaminase, glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase …
A Case Of Vitiligo Treated By Sulphur, D Jha, L Debata
A Case Of Vitiligo Treated By Sulphur, D Jha, L Debata
Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy
Vitiligo, as a cosmetic problem, is a source of great embarrassment to dark skinned people. An attempt was made by the Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) to ascertain the role of homoeopathic therapy and to identify homoeopathic medicines useful in the management of Vitiligo. Here is a case from the ongoing clinical research study on vitiligo at Regional Research Institute (Homoeopathy), Puri, treated by Sulphur. The case was followed up over a period of 2 years with marked improvement in white patches which is evident from the photographs.
Editorial, C Nayak
Cuscuta Reflexa: A Double Blind Homoeopathic Pathogenetic Trial, R Shaw, V Siddiqui, Rajpal Rajpal, Vinay Singh, N Dey
Cuscuta Reflexa: A Double Blind Homoeopathic Pathogenetic Trial, R Shaw, V Siddiqui, Rajpal Rajpal, Vinay Singh, N Dey
Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy
Objective: To elicit the pharmacodynamic response of the drug, Cuscuta reflexa (dodder) on healthy human volunteers, in non-toxic doses. Methodology: Drug Cuscuta reflexa was proved through a double-blind method. The homoeopathic preparation of the drug was proved in three potencies (6C, 30C and 200C) on 13 volunteers who were selected and declared apparently healthy during their pre-trial medical examination by specialists and through their routine pathological investigations. The volunteers consumed 56 doses (four doses per day for fourteen days) of each potency (6C, 30C and 200C) in three stages for a varying period. The symptoms generated during the trial period …
Ephedra Vulgaris - A Multicentric Clinical Verification Study Conducted By Ccrh, P Chakraborty, A Khurana, J Singh, M Rai, Pramodji Singh, A Vichitra, A.K.N. Singh, Deepa Chakraborty, D Singh
Ephedra Vulgaris - A Multicentric Clinical Verification Study Conducted By Ccrh, P Chakraborty, A Khurana, J Singh, M Rai, Pramodji Singh, A Vichitra, A.K.N. Singh, Deepa Chakraborty, D Singh
Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy
Ephedra vulgaris is a lesser known drug which has been used in Homoeopathy for clinical conditions like exophthalmos (Grave′s disease) and headache which was subjected to clinical verification during the study. Besides verification of its use in conditions like inflammation of thyroid gland, enlargement of thyroid gland, palpitation of heart, stiffness of neck, disturbed sleep and general weakness, other clinical conditions in which it has been found useful are conjunctivitis, coryza, anorexia and warts. A total of 1657 patients were studied in this multicentric clinical verification trial at various Institutes/Units under Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy to confirm the …
A Prospective Multicentric Observational Study To Evolve The Usefulness Of The Predefined Homoeopathic Medicines In The Management Of Acute Diarrheal Disease In Children, C Nayak, Vikram Singh, K Singh, Hari Singh, Anita Sharma, Praveen Oberai, Varanasi Roja, Debadatta Nayak, Maya Padmanabhan
A Prospective Multicentric Observational Study To Evolve The Usefulness Of The Predefined Homoeopathic Medicines In The Management Of Acute Diarrheal Disease In Children, C Nayak, Vikram Singh, K Singh, Hari Singh, Anita Sharma, Praveen Oberai, Varanasi Roja, Debadatta Nayak, Maya Padmanabhan
Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy
Background & objectives: Acute diarrheal disease is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. No data regarding the pediatric population suffering from acute diarrhea seeking homoeopathic treatment in India are available. Therefore, an observational study on acute diarrheal diseases in children was undertaken with 14 predefined trial homoeopathic medicines to arrive at a group of useful homeopathic medicines for the treatment of acute childhood diarrhea. Methods: A prospective, multi-centre observational study was conducted by Central Council for Research in Homeopathy at its various Institutes and Units throughout India during Oct. 2005- Sept. 2008. A total …
Prevalence Of Thyroid Disorders In School Children In Delhi - Post Iodization Scenario: An Epidemiological Survey Conducted Under The First Phase Of Emr Project On "Effects Of Homoeopathic Treatment On Natural History Of Autoimmune Thyroiditis", Chauhan V, Manchanda R, Narang Archana, Marwaha R, Arora Saurav, Nagpal Latika
Prevalence Of Thyroid Disorders In School Children In Delhi - Post Iodization Scenario: An Epidemiological Survey Conducted Under The First Phase Of Emr Project On "Effects Of Homoeopathic Treatment On Natural History Of Autoimmune Thyroiditis", Chauhan V, Manchanda R, Narang Archana, Marwaha R, Arora Saurav, Nagpal Latika
Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy
Screening of 4543 children between 6-18 years of age from different schools of Delhi was done during the first phase of research study under EMR project by AYUSH, for thyroid function status-clinically, serologically & ultrasonographically. Data of 4506 children has been analyzed & it has been found that goiter is prevalent at mild endemic level in children (17%) even after two decades of iodization. Significant increase in anti TPO ab positivity (6.39%) and thyroid dysfunction (11.92%) raises suspicion about the role of environmental goitrogens and prolonged iodine supplementation
Attitudes Toward Psychotropic Medications Among Psychotropic Medications Among Psychiatric Outpatients And The General Population, Stephanie A. Fife
Attitudes Toward Psychotropic Medications Among Psychotropic Medications Among Psychiatric Outpatients And The General Population, Stephanie A. Fife
Student Dissertations & Theses
Attitudes and beliefs towards psychotropic medication were evaluated among psychiatric outpatients, patients seeking buprenorphine for substance abuse, and nonusers in a general population. The Drug Attitude Inventory scale (DAI-10) and the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire General (BMQ-G) were used to assess attitudes and beliefs of 49 participants. The general population had a negative attitude toward psychotropic medication and the psychiatric groups showed positive attitudes. Compliance and noncompliance were not associated with attitudes or beliefs toward psychotropic medication. Other findings include that females had less positive attitudes and beliefs towards psychotropic medication than males. The current findings expand and support research …
Challenge, Tension And Possibility: An Exploration Into Contemporary Western Herbal Medicine In Australia, Sue Evans
Dr Sue Evans
This thesis is about the contemporary challenges facing herbal medicine. Specifically it concerns the difficulties faced by Australian herbalists in their attempts to maintain authority over the knowledge base of their craft and a connection with traditional understandings of the uses of plant medicines, while at the same time engaging with biomedicine and the broader Australian healthcare system. It contributes to the study of the nascent field of qualitative studies in contemporary western herbal medicine by making three main arguments. Firstly, Australian herbal medicine is characterised by its origins as a European colonial practice and its history of professional marginalisation …
Integrative Health Studies Newsletter, Ciis
Integrative Health Studies Newsletter, Ciis
Integrative Health Studies Newsletter
This is the Summer 2009 issue of the Integrative Health Studies Newsletter at CIIS.
Holistic Approach To Health, Hatim A. Omar, Joav Merrick
Holistic Approach To Health, Hatim A. Omar, Joav Merrick
Pediatrics Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Bridging The Gaps: Biomedicine, Complementary And Alternative Medicine In A Holistic Approach, Hatim A. Omar, Joav Merrick
Bridging The Gaps: Biomedicine, Complementary And Alternative Medicine In A Holistic Approach, Hatim A. Omar, Joav Merrick
Pediatrics Faculty Publications
The 4th international conference on holistic health and medicine was held during September 24-26, 2008 in Lexington, Kentucky in the United States of America. This conference brought many participants from 23 countries, both mainstream health care providers as well as holistic health practitioners to address the latest in knowledge and research, and in turn to find ways to collaborate and work together to provide the best possible care for their patients and clients. These conferences are held to build bridges between the various fractions of medicine and health care providers. The scientific program included plenary sessions, keynotes, workshops and …
The Structure Of Liquid Water; Novel Insights From Materials Research; Potential Relevance To Homoeopathy, Rustum Roy, W A. Tiller, Iris Bell, M R. Hoover
The Structure Of Liquid Water; Novel Insights From Materials Research; Potential Relevance To Homoeopathy, Rustum Roy, W A. Tiller, Iris Bell, M R. Hoover
Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy
This paper provides an interdisciplinary base of information on the structure of liquid water.
An Hiv Infected Individual Maintaining Asymptomatic Status For Ten Years Under Homoeopathic Treatment, Sunil K. Dey
An Hiv Infected Individual Maintaining Asymptomatic Status For Ten Years Under Homoeopathic Treatment, Sunil K. Dey
Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy
To assess the role of homoeopathic medicines in the treatment of the HIV infected persons, a study was undertaken by the CCRH at the Regional Research Institute, Mumbai in May 1989. The Individuals enrolled in the study were treated with homoeopathic medicine(s) on the basis of presenting signs and symptoms and their characteristics attributes, both mental/emotional and physical. A checklist was prepared so as to ensure that normal biological functions like appetite, stool, urine, sleep, etc. and appearance of any clinical events attributable to HIV infection were noted at regular intervals. The body weight and other investigations were monitored. A …
Editorial, C Nayak
Homoeopathic Raw Drug Plant Sources: Lower Groups 1-Algae, Macro And Micro Fungi & Lichens, D Suresh Baburaj, H C. Gupta
Homoeopathic Raw Drug Plant Sources: Lower Groups 1-Algae, Macro And Micro Fungi & Lichens, D Suresh Baburaj, H C. Gupta
Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy
Homoeopathic Raw Drug Plant Sources: Lower Groups 1-Algae, Macro and Micro Fungi & Lichens
Saraca Indica: A Multicentric Double Blind Homoeopathic Pathogenetic Trial, C Nayak, V A. Siddqui, Rajpal Rajpal, Vinay Kumar Singh, Hari Singh, Ramender Pal, Vikram Singh, R K. Roy
Saraca Indica: A Multicentric Double Blind Homoeopathic Pathogenetic Trial, C Nayak, V A. Siddqui, Rajpal Rajpal, Vinay Kumar Singh, Hari Singh, Ramender Pal, Vikram Singh, R K. Roy
Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy
Objective: To elicit the pharmacodynamic response of the drug Saraca Indica on healthy human beings in non-toxic doses. Methodology: Drug Saraca Indica was proved through a double-blind method. The study was conducted at 3 centers. The Homoeopathic prepration of the drug was proved in three potencies (6C, 30C and 200C) on 42 volunteers who were selected and declared apparently healthy during their pre-trial medical examination by the specialists and through their routine pathological investigation. The volunteers consumed 56 doses (four doses per day for fourteen days) of each potency (6C, 30C and 200C) in three stages for a varying period. …
Alstonia Costricta - A Multicentric Clinical Verification Study, P S. Chakraborty, A Khurana, J P. Singh, M Kumar Rai, Pramodji Singh, A K. Vichitra, Ak N. Singh, Deepa Chakraborty, V A. Siddiqui
Alstonia Costricta - A Multicentric Clinical Verification Study, P S. Chakraborty, A Khurana, J P. Singh, M Kumar Rai, Pramodji Singh, A K. Vichitra, Ak N. Singh, Deepa Chakraborty, V A. Siddiqui
Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy
Alstonia constricta has been used in Homoeopathy for many conditions like debility, diarrhea, dysentery, fevers, excessive lactation, leucorrhoea, palpitation, debility of uterus, as reported in various literatures. Most of these symptoms have been reconfirmed during the study and beside these loose stool with vomiting, chronic diarrhea, intermittent fever with profuse sweating, intermittent fever with diarrhea, dry cough etc. were also relieved by the medicine additionally while treating some other conditions and thus unfolding the hidden character of the medicine in various clinical conditions during the study. A total of 3854 patients participated in this multicentre study at various Units/Institutes under …
A Follow Up Study On The Efficacy Of The Homoeopathic Remedy Arsenicum Album In Volunteers Living In High Risk Arsenic Contaminated Areas, Anisur Rahman Khuda-Bukhsh, Susanta Roy Karmakar, Antara Benerjee, Pathikrit Benerjee, Surajit Pathak, Surjyo Jyoti Biswas, Saiful Haque, Debarsi Das
A Follow Up Study On The Efficacy Of The Homoeopathic Remedy Arsenicum Album In Volunteers Living In High Risk Arsenic Contaminated Areas, Anisur Rahman Khuda-Bukhsh, Susanta Roy Karmakar, Antara Benerjee, Pathikrit Benerjee, Surajit Pathak, Surjyo Jyoti Biswas, Saiful Haque, Debarsi Das
Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy
In continuation of our short-term pilot studies reported earlier, results on certain toxicity biomarkers in volunteers who continued to take the potentized Arsenicum Album 200C till 2 years are presented. Out of some 130 verum-fed volunteers of pilot study, 96 continued to take the remedy till 6 months, 65 till 1 year and 15 among them continued till 2 years. They provided samples of their urine and blood at 6 months, 1 year and finally at 2 years. None out of 17 who received 'placebo turned up for providing blood or urine at these longer intervals. Standard methodologies were used …
Effect Of Three Potentized Homoeopathic Drugs On Alcohol-Induced Changes In The Nerve Plexus Of Heart And Serum Parameters In Albino Rats, N C. Sukul, Raj K. Singh, S P. Sinhababu
Effect Of Three Potentized Homoeopathic Drugs On Alcohol-Induced Changes In The Nerve Plexus Of Heart And Serum Parameters In Albino Rats, N C. Sukul, Raj K. Singh, S P. Sinhababu
Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy
Rats were given 20% alcohol as compulsory drink for 6 months. They were treated separately with Nux vom 30, Chelidonium 30 & Carbon sulph 30, one dose daily for 30 days in the 6th month. After 6 months all the rats were autopsied & their blood samples were taken for serological tests. Atrio- ventricular valves of the rats were taken out, processed & examined for adrenergic nerve plexuses. Treatment with Nux vom 30 & Chelidonium 30 reduced significantly alcohol-induced degeneration of adrenergic nerve plexuses of rats as compared to the untreated control of alcohol fed rats. These two homoeopathic potencies …
‘You Can Fly!’: Reimagining Peter Pan And Snowboarding’S Olympic Neverland, M. Popovic, Don Morrow
‘You Can Fly!’: Reimagining Peter Pan And Snowboarding’S Olympic Neverland, M. Popovic, Don Morrow
Donald Morrow
No abstract provided.
Tetzloff, Doris (Fa 444), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Tetzloff, Doris (Fa 444), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 444. Paper: "Folk Cures for Colds, Flu, and Sore Throats" written by Doris Tetzloff for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Feasibility Of Family Participation In A Delirium Prevention Program For The Older Hospitalized Adult, Deborah Rosenbloom-Brunton
Feasibility Of Family Participation In A Delirium Prevention Program For The Older Hospitalized Adult, Deborah Rosenbloom-Brunton
Open Access Dissertations
Objective . To examine the feasibility of family participation in a nurse-supported, multicomponent intervention program for delirium prevention in the older hospitalized adult. Background . Delirium is the leading complication of hospitalization for older adults and is associated with important consequences including increased morbidity and mortality, increased use of health care resources, and increased caregiver burden. The potential role that family caregivers could play in delirium prevention and how nurses could facilitate family participation has been largely unexplored. The Calgary Family Intervention Model (CFIM), operating on the assumptions of a family-centered care philosophy, provided a framework for understanding the feasibility …
The Adoption Of Shamanic Healing Into The Biomedical Health Care System In The United States, Lori L. Thayer
The Adoption Of Shamanic Healing Into The Biomedical Health Care System In The United States, Lori L. Thayer
Open Access Dissertations
Following cultural anthropological inquiry, this dissertation examines the adoption of shamanic healing techniques into Western medicine and the resultant hybrid modality of health care fostered by two disparate healing traditions. As the U.S. populace increasingly turns to alternative forms of healing in conjunction with, or in lieu of, conventional Western medicine, shamanic healing has been added to the list of recognized non-conventional therapies. Shamanism, once prevalent throughout most of the world in various cultural forms, is purported to be the oldest healing modality, dating back to the Upper Paleolithic in Siberia. Historical excoriation and extermination from religious and political dogma …