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Effect of starch‐fortified turmeric bath on psoriasis: a parallel randomised controlled trial
ConclusionStarch‐fortified turmeric baths, as applied in this study, appears to improve psoriasis area and severity and can be used as a safe and inexpensive therapy in the management of psoriasis. (Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies)
Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies - June 1, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Gunasekaran Shathirapathiy, Pradeep MK Nair, Salwa Hyndavi Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

A call for ethical code enrichment in complementary and alternative healthcare professions
Abstract Ethics are a key underpinning to health care. Complementary and alternative practices are no exception. The ethical codes of practice within popular complementary and alternative medicines are evaluated. The results and their significance are discussed. (Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies)
Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies - June 1, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Preston A Long Tags: Perspective Source Type: research

A single‐blind randomised controlled trial of topical kanuka honey for the treatment of nappy rash
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Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies - June 1, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Alex Semprini, James Fingleton, Anna Hunt, Judith Riley, Andrew Corin, Christopher Tofield Tags: Research Letter Source Type: research

Can Glycyrrhiza glabra L. reduce both upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding and ventilator‐associated pneumonia in intensive‐care unit patients?
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Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies - June 1, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Abolfazl Firouzian, Hadi Darvishi Khezri Tags: Research Letter Source Type: research

Potential dangerous interactions between alternative remedies and surgery
This report alerts surgeons to the possibility of CAM interacting with clotting mechanisms but also acknowledges that some complementary treatments might support patients during the peri‐operative period. (Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies)
Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies - June 1, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Michael Baum Tags: Perspective Source Type: research

Saving lives with alternative medicine research?
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Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies - May 18, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Edzard Ernst Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Glossary
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Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies - May 17, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Glossary Source Type: research

Author's response to Hopper Koppelman's letter: ‘questions on rationale’
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Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies - May 17, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Ben Kavoussi Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research

Questions on rationale
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Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies - May 17, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Mel Hopper Koppelman Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research

Carnitine supplements and fatigue
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Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies - May 17, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: DA Bender Tags: Summaries and Commentaries Source Type: research

Echium plantagineum (echium) does not prevent weight loss in head and neck cancer patients
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Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies - May 17, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: B Wider, L Pottel, PR Debruyne Tags: Summaries and Commentaries Source Type: research

Promising effect of Tualang honey on sperm quality
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Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies - May 17, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: S Holt, SB Ismail Tags: Summaries and Commentaries Source Type: research

Iyengar yoga may be suitable for inclusion in interdisciplinary chronic pain interventions, but evidence is limited
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Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies - May 17, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: M Vagg, EM Crow Tags: Summaries and Commentaries Source Type: research

Unclear effects of a relaxation technique on immune function in nursing home residents
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Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies - May 17, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: CD Stevinson Tags: Summaries and Commentaries Source Type: research

Clearing heat and detoxifying injection is as efficacious as oseltamivir in the treatment of influenza
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Source: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies - May 17, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Y Clement, Y Huang Tags: Summaries and Commentaries Source Type: research