NIH Office of Alternative Medicine Conference: Federal Agencies Explore the Potential Role of Botanicals in U.S. Health Care

1995 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 303-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Freddie Ann Hoffman ◽  
Daniel Eskinazi
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Federal Agencies

Mortality Amenable to Health Care in Latin American Cities: Examining Between-Country Variation in Amenable Mortality and the Potential Role of Urban Metrics

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pricila Mullachery ◽  
Daniel A. Rodriguez ◽  
J. Jaime Miranda ◽  
Nancy Lopez-Olmedo ◽  
Kevin Martinez-Folgar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Amenable Mortality ◽  
Urban Metrics ◽  
American Cities

Critical Issues in the Health of the Elderly: The Role of Physical Activity

1984 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 199-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roy J. Shephard
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Health Care Expenditures ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Care Needs ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Present Evidence ◽  
Critical Issues

ABSTRACTThe potential role of physical activity in the primary, secondary, tertiary and quarternary treatment of disease is examined with particular reference to the health care needs of the elderly. Areas requiring further research are stressed. On present evidence, it would appear likely that enhanced physical activity could make a useful contribution to the containment of health care expenditures; however, it still has to be established how far the gains of physical condition and resultant improvements of health status that are seen in younger individuals could be realized by the various categories of geriatric patient.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine for the Treatment of Insomnia: An Overview of Scientific Evidence from 2008 to 2018

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 307-321
Author(s):  
Bingli Cheng ◽  
Yanfei Liu ◽  
Jinfan Tian ◽  
Rui Gao ◽  
Yue Liu
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Gaba Receptor ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Receptor Activation ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Care Costs ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Insomnia is a widespread sleep disorder in the general population, and it is a risk factor for impaired function, the development of other medical and mental disorders, and causes an increase in health care costs. In view of the health hazards of insomnia and the shortcomings of western medicine, Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) should be considered in the management of insomnia. The present overview reports the potential role of herbal medicine and non-pharmacological therapies in the treatment of insomnia and summarizes the scientific evidence reported from 2008 to 2018. PubMed and Web of Science databases were searched for studies published from 2008 to 2018. 17 randomized controlled trials and 22 non-pharmacological therapies were included in this review, and the results showed that CAM had certain advantages in the treatment of insomnia. The safety of CAM for insomnia was acceptable. Meanwhile, based on pre-clinical trial, the possible mechanisms of CAM for insomnia were modulation of circadian rhythm, GABA receptor activation, antagonisms of 5-HT receptors, inhibition of glutamate-mediated pathways, and attenuation of inflammation. CAM for insomnia has made some progress, but high quality evidence-based medical evidence is still needed to provide guidance for clinical application.

scholarly journals The Role of Reflection in Narrative Medicine

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 238212051878530 ◽  
Author(s):  
John W Murphy ◽  
Berkeley A Franz ◽  
Christian Schlaerth
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Patient Empowerment ◽  
Narrative Medicine ◽  
Medical Encounter ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Vital Part

Reflection has become an important tool for physicians and other medical practitioners. However, many forms of reflection exist in the health care literature, with each having particular implications for successful clinical practice. Very little attention has been given to whether reflection is a vital part of narrative medicine and which forms of reflection might be compatible with this approach to patient care. In this article, the most common types of reflection are compared and discussed, specifically regarding their potential role in narrative medicine. Reflection that encourages practitioners to focus on the various perspectives shared within a medical encounter is both in line with the tenets of narrative medicine and has important consequences for patient empowerment.

Integrating Complementary and Alternative Medicine Into Conventional Health Care System in Developing Countries

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiva Raj Mishra ◽  
Dinesh Neupane ◽  
Per Kallestrup
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Conventional Health Care ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Complementary and alternative medicine has been a part of human life and practices since the beginning of time. The role of complementary and alternative medicine for the health of humans is undisputed particularly in light of its role in health promotion and well-being. This article discusses ways through which complementary and alternative medicine can be promoted and sustained as an integrated element of health care in developing countries. We specifically present the exemplary of Amchi traditional doctors of Northern Himalayas.

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