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Phyllanthus species for chronic hepatitis B virus infection.

Xia Y, Luo H, Liu JP, Gluud C

a) Centre for Evidence-Based Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China, b) Cochrane Hepato-Biliary Group, Copenhagen Trial Unit, Centre for Clinical Intervention Research, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, 11 Bei San Huan Dong Lu, Chaoyang District, 100029 Beijing, China; Department 3344, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Blegdamsvej 9,, Copenhagen, Denmark, DK-2100.

Published 14 April 2011 in Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 4: CD008960.
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Acupuncture for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents.   Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 4: CD007839.

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Acupuncture for the alleviation of hot flashes in men treated with androgen ablation therapy.   Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 79(5): 1358-63.

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Randomized trial of constraint-induced movement therapy and bimanual training on activity outcomes for children with congenital hemiplegia.   Dev Med Child Neurol, 53(4): 313-20.

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Immediate effect of a wrist and thumb brace on bimanual activities in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy.   Dev Med Child Neurol, 53(4): 321-6.

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Articles on Alternative Medicine published 11 March 2011:

Anti-metabolic syndrome and immunostimulant activities of Egyptian fenugreek seeds in diabetic/obese and immunosuppressive rat models.   Br J Nutr, 105(7): 995-1004.

Preliminary trials have suggested possible hypoglycaemic, hypolipidaemic and immunomodulatory properties of the fenugreek plant. Here, we evaluated and compared the efficacy of Egyptian fenugreek seed powder (FSP, 0·5 and 1·0 g/kg body weight) in alleviating the experimentally induced metabolic syndrome (in type 1 diabetic and obese rat models) and experimentally induced immunosuppression and delay in burn-healing (in cyclophosphamide (CP)-treated rats). FSP significantly alleviated ... [Abstract] [Full-text]

Implementation of a manual-based training of humor abilities in patients with depression: a pilot study.   Psychiatry Res, 186(2): 454-7.

Humor and laughter can positively influence mood, promote optimism and lead to a change of perspective. Six patients with major depression participated in a group training program specifically designed to enhance humor abilities. After 8 weeks of training, short-term mood improvement was observed and the patients considered themselves more capable of using humor as a coping strategy. Acquired humor skills also helped to sustain the patients' motivation throughout the training period. In light ... [Abstract] [Full-text]

Articles on Alternative Medicine published 21 February 2011:

Investigation of some medicinal plants traditionally used for treatment of malaria in Kenya as potential sources of antimalarial drugs.   Exp Parasitol, 127(3): 609-26.

Malaria is a major public health problem in many tropical and subtropical countries and the burden of this disease is getting worse, mainly due to the increasing resistance of Plasmodium falciparum against the widely available antimalarial drugs. There is an urgent need for discovery of new antimalarial agents. Herbal medicines for the treatment of various diseases including malaria are an important part of the cultural diversity and traditions of which Kenya's biodiversity has been an integral ... [Abstract] [Full-text]

Investigation of some medicinal plants traditionally used for treatment of malaria in Kenya as potential sources of antimalarial drugs.   Exp Parasitol, 127(3): 609-26.

Malaria is a major public health problem in many tropical and subtropical countries and the burden of this disease is getting worse, mainly due to the increasing resistance of Plasmodium falciparum against the widely available antimalarial drugs. There is an urgent need for discovery of new antimalarial agents. Herbal medicines for the treatment of various diseases including malaria are an important part of the cultural diversity and traditions of which Kenya's biodiversity has been an integral ... [Abstract] [Full-text]

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