Introduction Irritable bowel syndrome, IBS, is a diagnosis that is difficult to understand and difficult to treat [8]; [30]. Its definition is vague: IBS is a syndrome that incorporates symptoms of several functional gastro-intestinal disorders [8] that should have been experienced by patients´ for at least 3 months [3]. As a description, this is non-inclusiveContinue reading “The challenges of IBS – A critical analysis of research in CAM and a critical examination of methodological modifications suitable for future investigations on IBS and for research in CAM in general”
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A Critical Analysis of Organopathy in Diagnosis and Practice
Introduction There are many different ideas in homeopathy today and many angles from which case-taking, analysis and prescribing is approached. The more recent theories come from homeopaths such as Scholten, Mangialavori and Sankaran, to name a few, who seek to enhance the comprehension of homeopathy, the familial connections of remedies and the methodological aspects ofContinue reading “A Critical Analysis of Organopathy in Diagnosis and Practice”
In a nutshell…evidence based medicine
What is evidence based medicine (EBM)? Handoll and Smith [1] define EBM as “the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients” (p.251). Rosenberg and Donald [2] imply that this must be a systematic “finding, appraising, and using” of studies and trials (n.p.). Sackett etContinue reading “In a nutshell…evidence based medicine”
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