The inflammatory response is a crucial aspect of the tissues' responses to deleterious
inflammogens. This complex response involves leukocytes cells such as macrophages …

Background There is increasing evidence that complementary medicine (CM) services are
being used by a substantial proportion of the Australian population and this topic has …

Background Recent research points to high levels of herbal medicine use during pregnancy.
The objectives of this study were to elucidate the prevalence and understand the …

Background This paper reports the profile of the Australian chiropractic workforce and
characteristics of chiropractic care from a large nationally-representative sample of …

Background context Back pain is the most prevalent of musculoskeletal conditions, and back
pain sufferers have been identified as high users of complementary and alternative …

In resource‐poor countries where access to infertility care is limited, women may turn to
traditional medicine to achieve motherhood. It is unknown whether Sierra Leonean women …

Background Traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM) is highly utilised and draws
on traditional knowledge (TK) as evidence, raising a need to explore how TK is currently …

Background: Cancer 'patients' are increasingly using traditional indigenous and
complementary medicines (T&CM) alongside conventional medical treatments to both cure …

Background Vaccination is one of the most significant and successful public health
measures of recent times. Whilst the use of complementary medicine (CM) continues to …

Professional ideologies generally commit to addressing inequalities among clients and/or
the public as part of their altruistic ethos. Sociologists of professions in the Anglo-American …