Behind The Growth Of Alternative Medicine: Unmet Psychosmatic Needs Of Medical Practice
The past decade has witnessed an impressive growth of alternative medicine. The Authors of this review suggest that key psychosmatic concepts (a holistic consideration of patient care; the role of psychosocial factors in affecting individual vulnerability to all types of disease; the interaction between psychosocial and biological factors in the... view more... (2000-06-09)
... an impressive growth of alternative medicine. The Authors of this review suggest that key psychosmatic concepts ... success of alternative, non conventional medicine. In the past 60 years, psychosomatic medicine has addressed some fundamental questions, contributing to the growth of ... and Sonino suggest that psychosomatic medicine may provide a frame of reference for several current challenge ... several current challenge of clinical ...
Can complementary medicine ever be evidence based?
Doctors are failing their patients by not being able to advise on the particular merits of different complementary medicines, writes Professor Edzard Ernst, of the Department of Complementary Medicine, University of Exeter, in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. Around half the UK population is thought to use complementary medicine at some time... view more... (1999-02-12)
... particular merits of different complementary medicines, writes Professor Edzard Ernst, of the Department of Complementary Medicine, University of Exeter, in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. ... is thought to use complementary medicine at some time in their lives, a figure that is ... the published studies on complementary medicine to date have not been conducted rigorously enough and the ... scientists have ...
IS THE AMERICAN LEADERSHIP IN CLINICAL MEDICINE RESEARCH DECLINING? A CITATION ANALYSIS
Citation analysis is a powerful measurement of the scientific impact of medical papers. All papers which were published in journals of general and internal medicine (such as the Lancet or the New England Journal of Medicine), the citations which attracted and their impact (citations divided by number of papers) were analyzed according to country... view more... (2001-11-13)
... journals of general and internal medicine (such as the Lancet or the New England Journal of ... the New England Journal of Medicine), the citations which attracted and their impact (citations divided by ... decline in British and Canadian medicine was also observed.These data point to an outstanding growth of ... of European clinical research in medicine. European researchers are producing high quality ...
University of Surrey Professor appointed to the Council of the Royal Society of Medicine
The University of Surrey is pleased to congratulate Professor Ri Hornung MB BS MSc DRCOG FRCGP on his election to the Council of the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM). For two years Professor Hornung, a visiting professor at UniS' Postgraduate Medical School, has been an instrumental member of a RSM working examining Continuing Professional... view more... (2004-09-28)
... of the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM). For two years Professor Hornung, a visiting professor at ... of the Royal Society of Medicine as I feel that primary care and general practice, which ... Hornung. The Royal Society of Medicine was formed some 200 years ago to provide a broad ... science, practice and organisation of medicine, both within the health professions and ...
New micro instrument controls medicine flows
Research scientists at the Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory in Oslo have developed a flow metre with fluid channels thinner than a strand of hair. The new device controls that patients receive the correct dosage of medicine. view more (2004-11-03)
... receive the correct dosage of medicine. The new invention is a micro-technological control instrument that ... control instrument that can measure medicine flows. The active components in the sensor are only a ... on a continual supply of medicine from medicine pumps, such as patients with cerebral palsy. When the medicine pumps are surgically inserted under the skin, small volumes of ...
Complementary and alternative medicine
The popularity of complementary and alternative medicine is on the increase, with people who use it reporting greater satisfaction than those who use conventional medicine. view more (2002-05-01)
... popularity of complementary and alternative medicine is on the increase, with people who use it reporting ... than those who use conventional medicine. In an article in the May issue of The Psychologist, ... of a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) user. Professor Furnham cites the main reasons for people ... 60 per cent of ‘orthodox medicine’ users. CAM is becoming widely recognised ...
Irresponsible use of fertility techniques will jeopardise the future of reproductive medicine warns new ESHRE president
Lausanne, Switzerland: The new president of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology has warned that the future of reproductive medicine and the hopes of infertile couples could be put in jeopardy by the abusive use of fertility techniques. Professor Hans Evers from Academisch Ziekenhuis, Maastricht in the Netherlands, who takes... view more... (2001-07-04)
... that the future of reproductive medicine and the hopes of infertile couples could be put in ... us as practitioners of reproductive medicine, there is a danger that the voluntary controls we willingly ... happens the future of reproductive medicine will be jeopardised and the people who suffer most will ... be the desperate men and women for whom we offer the only ...
Dr Brian Gennery appointed Deputy Head of The Postgraduate Medical School at UniS
The Postgraduate Medical School at the University of Surrey is delighted to announce the recent appointment of Dr Brian Gennery as Deputy Head of School and Vice-Dean of Medicine as from 1 March 2005. Dr Gennery joined PGMS in 2002 and has been the Programme Director for the MSc in Pharmaceutical Medicine. view more (2005-03-08)
... of School and Vice-Dean of Medicine as from 1 March 2005. Dr Gennery joined PGMS in ... for the MSc in Pharmaceutical Medicine. Dr Gennery, already a member of many University Committees, ... of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine and serves on the council of the Royal College of ... Practice Research Database at the Medicines Control Agency and is an expert ...
SLU Liver Center to Study Whether Potent HIV Drug Could Benefit Hepatitis B Patients
Saint Louis University School of Medicine researchers are studying the effectiveness of a drug for patients with chronic hepatitis B that is currently used to treat HIV. view more (2006-05-04)
... Saint Louis University School of Medicine researchers are studying the effectiveness of a drug for patients ... Saint Louis University School of Medicine. The drug under investigation in the study, called Tenofovir, is ... Saint Louis University School of Medicine has the distinction of awarding the first M.D. degree west ... Saint Louis University School of Medicine is a pioneer in geriatric medicine, ...
New treatments based on human behaviour could reduce drug prescribing
New psychological treatments-behavioural medicine-could significantly reduce the need for drug treatments for some conditions, cutting health system costs says an editorial in this week's BMJ. view more (2006-02-24)
Behavioural medicine: Changing our behaviour; BMJ Volume 332, pp 437-8 New psychological ... pp 437-8 New psychological treatments-behavioural medicine-could significantly reduce the need for drug treatments for some conditions, ... in this week's BMJ. Behavioural medicine-using treatments borrowed from psychology such as cognitive behavioural therapy-has the ... in hospital. This style of medicine could also replace prescribed drugs for some conditions, say the ...
Southampton-authored medical book that 'retains its humanity' wins Royal Society of Medicine book award
The Oxford Handbook of General Practice, written by Dr Chantal Simon, Dr Hazel Everitt and Jon Birtwistle from the University of Southampton's School of Medicine, and co-written by Dr Brian Stevenson, a Hampshire GP, has won this year's Royal Society of Medicine and Society of Authors book prize for the best new authored medical book in 2002/2003.... view more... (2003-11-11)
... University of Southampton's School of Medicine, and co-written by Dr Brian Stevenson, a Hampshire GP, has ... this year's Royal Society of Medicine and Society of Authors book prize for the best new ... at the Royal Society of Medicine, Colin Johnson, Chairman of the Society of Authors Medical Writers ... Group said that the book succeeded in being the most comprehensive current ...
Nuclear medicine now safer than ever
Hospitals are now able to ensure that the correct dose is administered to the 670,000 patients that undergo nuclear medicine procedures every year due to a new device developed by scientists at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL). view more (2007-10-11)
... 670,000 patients that undergo nuclear medicine procedures every year due to a new device developed by ... Laboratory (NPL).
The number of nuclear medicine procedures has increased by 36% over the last 10 years. ... the country now use nuclear medicine, mostly for diagnostic scans on areas such as bone, lung ... myocardium and the kidneys. Nuclear medicine is also used in cancer and ...
Nobel Laureates published with IoPP
Institute of Physics Publishing (IoPP) is proud to note that five of the 2003 Nobel Prize winners have published important works with its journals. Many of these have been key papers, which have contributed to their success today. Sir Peter Mansfield, joint winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine, has published a total of 25 papers relating to... view more... (2003-10-07)
... of the Nobel Prize in Medicine, has published a total of 25 papers relating to magnetic ... shared the Nobel Prize in Medicine has published papers in Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments ... Scientific Instruments and Physics in Medicine in Biology. Anthony Leggett, who today was jointly awarded ... the Nobel Prize in Physics, is a member of an IoPP editorial ...
IVF pioneer honoured
International fertility expert Robert Winston has been given an honorary award by the University of Sunderland. Lord Winston is well known for his award-winning television series, including Your Life in Their Hands, The Human Body, and Walking with Cavemen. He received an Honorary Doctorate of Science at Sunderland Empire Theatre during a ceremony... view more... (2003-07-15)
... speaking regularly on education, science, medicine and the arts. His contribution to clinical medicine includes developments in gynaecological microsurgery in the 1970s and his ... established various improvements in reproductive medicine, subsequently adopted internationally. ... ...
Protein that provides innate defense against HIV could lead to new treatments
By identifying a protein that restricts the release of HIV-1 virus from human cells, scientists believe they may be closer to identifying new approaches to treatment. The research is published in the advance online edition of Nature Medicine. view more (2008-05-27)
... advance online edition of Nature Medicine.
Scientists have known that most human cells contain a factor that ... from Emory University School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, and Mayo Medical School has identified CAML (calcium-modulating cyclophilin ligand) ... at Emory University School of Medicine. "We are continuing to work on the mechanism that Vpu ... uses to counteract CAML and on defining ... |
