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South African Medical Journal =... Oct 2012Despite widespread use, few empirical data on the efficacy of traditional medicine are available. We conducted systematic reviews of eight widely used African medicines... (Review)
Review
Despite widespread use, few empirical data on the efficacy of traditional medicine are available. We conducted systematic reviews of eight widely used African medicines and identified only one plant, Pelargonium sidoides, which has been extensively studied (including in a Cochrane systematic review). To address the need for rigorous science to underpin traditional medicine claims, the South African Herbal Science and Medicine Institute at the University of Western Cape launched the Multi-disciplinary University Traditional Health Initiative (MUTHI) in 2011. The European Union-funded initiative aims to build sustainable research capacity on plants for better public health in Africa. A 2011 needs analysis of clinicians and scientists from 14 African countries confirmed a lack of clinical trial methodology, knowledge and experience. In response, MUTHI deliverables include annual clinical trial methodology workshops in host countries and development of e-learning modules. The initiative provides a unique opportunity for developing African capacity to discover new medicinal products.
Topics: Herbal Medicine; Humans; Phytotherapy; Plants, Medicinal; Public Health; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; South Africa
PubMed: 23498035
DOI: 10.7196/samj.6392 -
The Virtual Mentor : VM Apr 2013
Topics: Health Behavior; Health Promotion; Humans; Life Style; Preventive Medicine
PubMed: 23566775
DOI: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2013.15.4.fred1-1304 -
Annals of Internal Medicine Aug 1958
Topics: Biological Evolution; Humans; Medicine
PubMed: 13571834
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-49-2-472 -
JAMA Health Forum Dec 2021
Topics: Delivery of Health Care; Public Health
PubMed: 36218910
DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.4051 -
Lancet (London, England) Sep 2014
Topics: Communication; Humans; Medicine; Professional-Patient Relations; Voice
PubMed: 25215392
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(14)61478-1 -
Family Practice Management 2020
Topics: Family Practice; Humans; Patient Advocacy
PubMed: 33169955
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California Medicine May 1947
Topics: Humans; Medicine
PubMed: 18731210
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Annals of Internal Medicine Apr 1992Abundant evidence that medicine is in trouble includes serious career dissatisfaction among practicing and would-be physicians as well as steeply declining interest in... (Review)
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Abundant evidence that medicine is in trouble includes serious career dissatisfaction among practicing and would-be physicians as well as steeply declining interest in generalist careers, especially internal medicine. Medicine is threatened by ever-rising health care expenditures and ineffectual but vexing administrative efforts to contain them. Additional problems challenge internal medicine in particular: the clinical complexity of practice, lower income potential, and incomplete clinical experiences for medical students. Yet, in the past 25 years, spectacular advances in science and technology enabled improved patient care and outcomes; more women and minorities entering the profession brought it into better demographic balance; relative physician incomes rose; and access to physician services improved with Medicare and Medicaid and the desegregation of southern hospitals. Despite an unfinished agenda, never before has medicine held so much promise for improving the health of the public. Despite various professional problems, no other career offers the unique blend of state-of-the-art science and humanism that epitomizes internal medicine--medicine's integrating specialty.
Topics: Attitude of Health Personnel; Career Choice; Internal Medicine; Medicine; Physicians; Specialization; United States; Workforce
PubMed: 1543314
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-116-7-583 -
American Journal of Preventive Medicine Mar 2017
Topics: Humans; Population Health; Preventive Medicine; Primary Prevention; Public Health
PubMed: 28012813
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2016.10.037 -
The Virtual Mentor : VM May 2014
Topics: Aged; Geriatrics; Health Services Needs and Demand; Humans; Patients
PubMed: 24974400
DOI: No ID Found