Use of complementary and alternative medicine by children in Europe: published data and expert perspectives

TJ Zuzak, J Boňková, D Careddu, M Garami… - … therapies in medicine, 2013 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: Few data document the use of complementary and alternative medicine
(CAM) in Europe, with even fewer investigating use by children. METHODS: A narrative, non …

Complementary and alternative medicine use in asthma: who is using what?

CA Slader, HK Reddel, CR Jenkins, CL Armour… - …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Consumer interest in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has grown
dramatically in Western countries in the past decade. However, very few patients volunteer …

Antioxidant activity of Portuguese honey samples: Different contributions of the entire honey and phenolic extract

ICFR Ferreira, E Aires, JCM Barreira, LM Estevinho - Food chemistry, 2009 - Elsevier
The antioxidant activity of Portuguese honeys was evaluated considering the different
contribution of entire samples and phenolic extracts. Several chemical and biochemical …

Biological activities and chemical composition of three honeys of different types from Anatolia

M Küçük, S Kolaylı, Ş Karaoğlu, E Ulusoy, C Baltacı… - Food chemistry, 2007 - Elsevier
In this study, we investigated and compared some chemical properties and in vitro biological
activities of three different types of Turkish honey. The first two honey samples were …

Physico-chemical and bioactive properties of different floral origin honeys from Romania

ML Al, D Daniel, A Moise, O Bobis, L Laslo… - Food chemistry, 2009 - Elsevier
In this study, we investigated and compared the physico-chemical properties (moisture,
colour, ash, and sugars content) as well as total phenols, total flavonoids and antioxidant …

Honey from Luso region (Portugal): Physicochemical characteristics and mineral contents

LR Silva, R Videira, AP Monteiro, P Valentão… - Microchemical …, 2009 - Elsevier
This work was conducted to evaluate the quality of 38 honey samples from Luso region
(Portugal), and to study the relation between Eucalyptus pollen and chemical properties of …

Comparative study of the physicochemical and palynological characteristics of honey from Melipona subnitida and Apis mellifera

LB de Almeida‐Muradian, KM Stramm… - … Journal of Food …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Twenty‐four samples of A pis mellifera honey and twenty‐four samples of M elipona
subnitida (Jandaira) honey were collected in the northeast of B razil. Moisture …

The impact of parents' medication beliefs on asthma management

KM Conn, JS Halterman, K Lynch, MD Cabana - Pediatrics, 2007 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND. Previous studies suggest a relationship between parental beliefs about
asthma medications and medication adherence. It is not clear how parents' positive and …

Gelam honey attenuates carrageenan-induced rat paw inflammation via NF-κB pathway

SZ Hussein, K Mohd Yusoff, S Makpol… - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The activation of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) plays a major role in the pathogenesis of a
number of inflammatory diseases. In this study, we investigated the anti-inflammatory …

Bioactive components, antioxidant and DNA damage inhibitory activities of honeys from arid regions

HM Habib, FT Al Meqbali, H Kamal, UD Souka… - Food chemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
Honey serves as a good source of natural antioxidants, which are effective in reducing the
risk of occurrence of several diseases. This study was undertaken to address the limited …