Background Throughout history, doctor-patient relationships have been acknowledged as
having an important therapeutic effect, irrespective of any prescribed drug or treatment. We …

BACKGROUND: The use of aloe vera is being promoted for a large variety of conditions. Often
general practitioners seem to know less than their patients about its alleged benefits. AIM: …

… Koenig W, Ernst E. The possible role of hemorheology in atherothrombogenesis. Atherosclerosis.
… Ernst E. Lowering the plasma fibrinogen concentration with drugs. J Clin Pharmacol. …

Background Semen analysis is part of the routine assessment of infertile couples. WHO
defines a sperm concentration above 20×10 6 per mL seminal fluid as normal. We studied the …

BACKGROUND Complementary/alternative cancer treatments are believed to be prevalent.
However, reliable prevalence rates do not exist. The aim of this review was to summarize …

Predictive indexes for atherosclerotic risk are imperfect, suggesting that there are predictive
factors not commonly considered. Such a factor may be the white blood cell (WBC) count. …

… No interactions were found for echinacea (Echinacea angustifolia, E. purpurea, E. pallida) …
Electronic literature searches were made using the following databases: Medline (via PubMed…

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is often advocated as beneficial for nausea and vomiting. Whether
the herb is truly efficacious for this condition is, however, still a matter of debate. We have …

Purpose: To conduct a systematic review of the available data on the efficacy of any form of “distant
healing” (prayer, mental healing, Therapeutic Touch, or spiritual healing) as …

Aims The aim of this systematic review was to assess the published clinical evidence on
interactions between herbal and conventional drugs. Methods Four electronic databases were …