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Modified Ling-Gui-Zhu-Gan decoction combined with short-term fasting improves therapeutic response in type 2 diabetic patients
25 January 2012
Dingsheng Chen, Chenying Li, Andreas Michalsen, Christian Kessler, Yingjuan Huang, Jun Meng, Bin Ke, Yuanyuan Wang, Junjie Zhang, Jian Qin
Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the effects of a Traditional Chinese Medicine herbal decoction (modified Ling-Gui-Zhu-Gan decoction) combined with short-term fasting/very-low-calorie-diet (VLCD) on t...
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Ethical integrative pediatric care: A new perspective
25 January 2012
David N. Gottsegen
Abstract: The practice of integrative medicine has raised new questions for medical ethicists and providers of care. These questions are complicated by the particular ethical considerations in the car...
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Editorial
24 January 2012
Kathi J. Kemper
Welcome to this issue of the European Journal of Integrative Medicine, highlighting work on Integrity in Integrative Medicine. The words “integrity” and “integrative” share a common root, integer (Lat...
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Comparing two questionnaires for eliciting CAM use in a multi-ethnic US population of older adults
24 January 2012
Sara A. Quandt, Edward H. Ip, Santiago Saldana, Thomas A. Arcury
Abstract: Introduction: The NAFKAM International CAM Questionnaire (I-CAM-Q) was designed to facilitate cross-study comparisons of CAM usage. This research presents the first empirical study of the I-...
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Integrity in patients’ stories: ‘Meaning-making’ through narrative in supportive cancer care
16 January 2012
Maggie Evans, Ali Shaw, Debbie Sharp
Abstract: Introduction: ‘Personal integrity’ refers to a ‘state of being whole, entire, undiminished’. To help patients preserve a sense of integrity, care needs to be responsive to their individual i...
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