BACKGROUND: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are very common and have been treated with
apparent success with antimicrobials for many years. However, there is a paucity of placebo…

The increasing availability of medical evidence in clinical practice was expected to improve
the quality of care. However, this has not been realized. A possible explanation is that quality …

Background - Overuse of antimicrobial drugs has resulted in an alarming increase in bacterial
resistance in most countries. The relevance for general practice is unknown. Objective - …

Objectives: To determine the sensitivity and specificity of the leucocyte-esterase test (LE test)
as a diagnostic tool in general practice. Methods: In 249 women consulting their general …

… acupuncture, has grown in Western societies and among PD patients.6 Preliminary evidence
suggests that acupuncture may … a 6-week course of acupuncture could improve PD-related …

… in two alternative medical practices – acupuncture and Christian Science. While boundary
objects … Christian Scientists' use of the placebo effect as a boundary object has not succeeded …

Background: Urinary tract infections are frequent in general practice and the search for a
rapid and reliable diagnostic aid continues. Test strips are attractive but need more evaluation …

… acupuncture-exposed and 59 acupuncture-naïve participants were blindfolded and received
either real acupuncture or toothpick sham acupuncture … of the acupuncture and were asked …

… Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) clarifies that obesity is classified as phlegm-dampness.
It … Our results try to explore the relationship between the TCM pattern, nutrition appetite, and …

… of tongues are randomly selected from the archive of the Department of TCM, Changhua
Christian Hospital (CCH). The pictures were taken by a digital image capturing and analyzing …