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{"title":"Longitudinal follow-up Study of the Intrarenal Hemodynamics and Pulmonary Function in Patients with T2DM","authors":"Lian Qun Jia","doi":"10.33552/ojcam.2020.03.000570","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33552/ojcam.2020.03.000570","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19661,"journal":{"name":"Online Journal of Complementary & Alternative Medicine","volume":"49 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73685509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Hypnosis as A Complementary Therapy for Promoting Well-Being in Neurodegenerative Disorders: A Review of The Literature","authors":"F. Vescovelli","doi":"10.33552/ojcam.2019.03.000569","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33552/ojcam.2019.03.000569","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: Hypnosis showed beneficial effects in terms of symptom relief in patients suffering from neurodegenerative conditions. Little is known about the effects of hypnosis on well-being, quality of life and personal resources of these patient populations. This narrative review aimed to summarize and discuss existing studies, which investigated improvements in well-being in patients with neurodegenerative disorders following hypnosis treatment. Methods: A narrative review was performed in English databases with specific keywords “neurological disease or illness and hypnosis”, “hypnosis and positive psychology” and “hypnosis and well-being”. Eleven studies (with a total of 178 patients) were found which applied hypnosis for neurodegenerative disorders (Parkinson’s disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis, etc.). Results: Hypnosis demonstrated beneficial effects, improving patients’ physical well-being and quality of life. Hypnosis was also found to promote existential well-being and resilience. Conclusions: The majority of studies produced improvement in patients’ well-being. This points to the possibility of applying hypnosis aimed at increasing well-being as a complementary therapy for patients with neurodegenerative disorders. More controlled investigations are needed.","PeriodicalId":19661,"journal":{"name":"Online Journal of Complementary & Alternative Medicine","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82838027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Vision Improvement","authors":"Viviana Siddhi","doi":"10.33552/ojcam.2020.03.000568","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33552/ojcam.2020.03.000568","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19661,"journal":{"name":"Online Journal of Complementary & Alternative Medicine","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87483249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Health Implications of Plastic Bioaccumulation and The Potential to Enhance Biotransformation Using Herbal Medicine and Nutritional Supplements","authors":"Carina Harkin","doi":"10.33552/ojcam.2019.03.000567","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33552/ojcam.2019.03.000567","url":null,"abstract":"Plastic is ubiquitous with recent studies having highlighted that plastic is in bottled and tap water and food products including honey, sugar and beer. 3-10 tonnes are estimated to fall on Paris per year. Plastic has recently been shown to be a vector for heavy metal contamination and to cross the blood–brain barrier (BBB). Global concern regarding the health implications is mounting, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) having conducted a risk assessment review of plastics. Whilst knowledge gaps exist, we remain to eat, drink and inhale plastic without knowing what harm it is potentially causing. This paper discusses the scale of global microplastic contamination, the sources and routes of microplastic contamination including inhaling and ingesting plastics, and the potential health implications of plastic bioaccumulation. Research into biotransformation is new and evolving. This paper looks at how plastic is bio transformed and the potential pharmacognostical approaches that have the potential to maxi- mize plastic biotransformation. This paper discusses what is known about how plastic is bio transformed by Phase I cytochrome P450 enzyme group modification and Phase II glutathione, sulphation, glucuronidation and glycine conjugation pathways, and the importance of supporting endogenous antioxidants to assist plastic biotransformation. The paper specifically discusses what is known about how ingested plastics including phthalates and bisphenol A (BPA), and inhaled plastics, including dioxins and furans are bio transformed by these processes and what herbal medicine and nutritional supplementation may maximise plastic biotransformation and address plastic bioaccumulation. Acetyl-Coa: Acetyl Coenzyme A; ALS: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; BPA: Bisphe - nol A; BBB: Blood-Brain Barrier; CDG: Caclium D-Glucarate; CAT: Catalase; CDC: Centers For Disease Control And Prevention; CD: Cluster Of Differentiation; CAM: Complementary And Alternative Medicine; Cuzn-SOD: Copper-Zinc SOD; CYP450: Cytochrome P450; DDT: roethane; Chemicals;","PeriodicalId":19661,"journal":{"name":"Online Journal of Complementary & Alternative Medicine","volume":"93 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88114334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Antioxidant Activity and Proximate Analysis of Alaagoal Ethanolic Extract in Gentamicin Toxicated Rats","authors":"Hala Ahmed","doi":"10.33552/ojcam.2019.03.000566","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33552/ojcam.2019.03.000566","url":null,"abstract":"Plants are the most important source of medicine to the mankind. Ancient and traditional verbal as well as documented sources are treasure of potential medicinal properties of plants. In the new era of science and technology there is increasing need to validate the claims of traditional knowledge database for safe, easily available, cheap, side-effect free healthcare provisions. Some species from the genus Fagonia are supposed to possess important medicinal properties. In this article the proximate analysis and antioxidant activity ( In vivo ) of Alaagoul ( Fagonia cretica L ) ethan- olic extract was evaluated. The proximate analysis for the ethanolic extract of Alaagoul ( Fagonia cretica L ) demonstrated: Moisture 3.0%, Ash 14.0%, protein 27.84%, Ether extracts 2.3%, Fiber 19.0%, Nitrogen free extract 33.86%, Energy 238.6.The administration of Fagonia cretica L ethanolic extract followed by gentamicin improved the activity of catalase and super oxide dismutase.","PeriodicalId":19661,"journal":{"name":"Online Journal of Complementary & Alternative Medicine","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86536762","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Anticancer Therapeutics Decorated Nanomaterials","authors":"I. Capek","doi":"10.33552/ojcam.2019.03.000565","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33552/ojcam.2019.03.000565","url":null,"abstract":"The cause of cancer diseases is dependent on various internal and external factors including inherited immune conditions, and genetic mutations and unhealthy diet, tobacco-chewing and smoking habits, and infections, respectively. Nanoscale drug delivery platforms have shown promising clinical results in several types of cancer and inflammatory disorders. Nanoparticles have special characteristics of high surface to volume ratio, size controllability, and can be easily functionalized during synthesis. Cytotoxic therapeutics adsorbed to nanoparticles are used during hormone therapy, immunotherapy, chemotherapy, etc. which preferentially kill the rapidly dividing cancer cells while minimizing the damage to the normal tissue. The toxic core of inorganic nanoparticles is protected by providing a physical barrier (functional polymers) between the core and the external environment. After linking to poly (ethylene glycol) molecules, the polymer-coated toxic dots did not change their optical and colloidal properties over a broad range of external environment conditions. This spontaneous encapsulation process removes the problems of particle aggregation in physiological buffers.","PeriodicalId":19661,"journal":{"name":"Online Journal of Complementary & Alternative Medicine","volume":"92 2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89886862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cancer can be Cured©","authors":"A. Hague","doi":"10.38125/oajbs.000140","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.38125/oajbs.000140","url":null,"abstract":"More than three years ago, I worked out how to cure cancer with the CellSonic VIPP machine [1]. There are no side effects, drugs are not used or needed and the cure is quick, maybe immediate. Since then, hundreds more patients in many countries have been cured with different types of cancers.","PeriodicalId":19661,"journal":{"name":"Online Journal of Complementary & Alternative Medicine","volume":"111 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78160099","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Dietary Food Intake and Weight Differences among Young Secondary School Students in Rural and Urban Settings","authors":"Nathaniel Adebobola Imeh","doi":"10.33552/ojcam.2020.03.000564","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33552/ojcam.2020.03.000564","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19661,"journal":{"name":"Online Journal of Complementary & Alternative Medicine","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79288857","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Perspective for Luminescent Transition Metalbased Theranostic Probes","authors":"Wanhe Wang","doi":"10.33552/ojcam.2019.03.000563","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33552/ojcam.2019.03.000563","url":null,"abstract":"Transition metal-based chemotherapy drugs became one of the workhorses in the clinic since cisplatin was approved as an anticancer drug in 1970s [1]. The wide medical use of other related platinum drugs including carboplatin and oxaliplatin further spurred the intense interests of the scientists in the development of metallodrugs. However, it is aware that tumors can be evolved to be resistant to platinum drugs, prompting to develop non-platinumbased metallodrugs. Nowadays, a variety of metal-based complexes have been investigated as agents for various diseases ranging from cancers to neurodegenerative diseases [2]. However, it should be noted that no new non-radioactive metallodrug was approved for medical use after the platinum drugs [3].","PeriodicalId":19661,"journal":{"name":"Online Journal of Complementary & Alternative Medicine","volume":"232 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83824186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Listen to Your Body","authors":"Viviana Siddhi","doi":"10.33552/ojcam.2019.03.000562","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33552/ojcam.2019.03.000562","url":null,"abstract":"If you have found it difficult to sense what is happening within your body, don’t worry. It can take some time to develop the ability to feel inside yourself again. I promise that it is possible and that it’s well worth it! It can sometimes be helpful to touch the area of your body that you’re focusing on, let’s say your belly, with your hand. Some people feel sensation, and other people can visualize, or “see”, sensation inside of their bodies.","PeriodicalId":19661,"journal":{"name":"Online Journal of Complementary & Alternative Medicine","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87225927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}