UNDERSTANDING UNEXPECTED COURSES OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AMONG PATIENTS USING COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE: A TRAVEL FROM RECIPIENT TO EXPLORER

Understanding unexpected courses of multiple sclerosis among patients using complementary and alternative medicine: A travel from recipient to explorer

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is frequently used by patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).Some MS patients experience unexpected improvements of symptoms, which they relate to their use of CAM.The aim of this study was to obtain knowledge and develop understandings of such self-defined unexpected improvement of MS symptoms.Two cases

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Empowering the lowland indigenous community through child health and nutrition program in Occidental Mindoro Province, Philippines

Nutrition and child health programs were integrated into the extension programs from 2016-2018 of the Occidental Mindoro State College, in partnership with the local government unit at the municipal and barangay levels.This paper presents the health extension tools and Dishwasher techniques used in preventative care and the promotion of child healt

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Antioxidant Properties of Berberis aetnensis C. Presl (Berberidaceae) Roots Extract and Protective Effects on Astroglial Cell Cultures

Berberis aetnensis C.Presl (Berberidaceae) is a bushy-spiny shrub common on Mount Etna (Sicily).We demonstrated that the alkaloid extract of roots of B.aetnensis C.Presl contains prevalently berberine and berbamine, possesses antimicrobial properties, and was able to counteract the upregulation evoked by glutamate of tissue transglutaminase in prim

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