Use of Complementary Therapy in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: An Advanced Study Approach | Chapter 16 | New Frontiers in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 13

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a term that refers to a collection of medical and health-care systems, practises, and products that are not included in mainstream medicine. Many CAM therapies for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) have not been proven to be effective or safe. The goal of this study was to determine the efficacy and safety of Bach flower remedies as a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapy in children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.

Methods: 30 patients with JIA were randomly assigned to undergo Bach flowers therapy (Healing Herbs, United Kingdom) or placebo in a prospective, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled experiment. Over the course of a 5-month follow-up period, both groups had five medical visits. The American College of Rheumatology Pediatric 30 (ACR Pedi-30) criteria for improvement were used at the first and last visits. Clinical examination, symptoms, side events, changes in conventional medicine, and parents' and patients' perceptions of the therapy were all assessed at each medical visit.

Results: According to the ACR-30 score, 67 percent (10/15) of patients in the flower solution group improved and 77 percent (10/13) of patients in the placebo group improved, although the difference was not statistically significant (p=0.83). Ten children's treatment regimens remained unchanged, whereas five were assigned to flower therapy (p>0.05). Nine children were able to reduce their medication use; however, the difference was not significant (p=0.43) in the flower therapy group (6/9). 75 percent (21/28) of patients or family members assessed the complementary therapy received as very or very good, 14 from the flower therapy group and 8 from the placebo group, with no significant differences between groups (p= 0.19).

Conclusions: In this study, Bach flower treatment in JIA was not found to be more helpful than a placebo. Traditional JIA therapy should not be substituted by CAM therapy; nevertheless, this study suggests that this type of therapy is safe and can be used in conjunction with traditional therapy. Bach flower therapy can assist and support patients and families who are suffering from emotional difficulties. On this topic, paediatricians could have an open relationship with families, allowing for discussion, information sharing, and chronic disease research.

Author (S) Details

Muschi Szigethi
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.

Andrea Mena
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.

Ximena Norambuena
Immunorheumatology Unit, Children´s Hospital Dr. Exequiel Gonzalez Cortes (HEGC), Santiago, Chile and Pediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organization (PRINTO), Chile.

Lorena Jiusan
Immunorheumatology Unit, Children´s Hospital Dr. Exequiel Gonzalez Cortes (HEGC), Santiago, Chile.

Arnoldo Quezada
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile and Immunorheumatology Unit, Children´s Hospital Dr. Exequiel Gonzalez Cortes (HEGC), Santiago, Chile and Pediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organization (PRINTO), Chile.

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Greening Regional Airports: A Vision for Carbon Neutral Infrastructure | Chapter 12 | Contemporary Perspective on Science, Technology and Research Vol. 3

This study provides an overview of the energy demand of a regional airport, divided into individual time horizons. The electrification of aircraft systems raises the question of whether airports will be among the largest electricity consumers in our infrastructure in the future. Sustainability and especially emission reductions are significant challenges for airports that are currently being addressed. The Clean Sky 2 project GENESIS addresses the environmental sustainability of hybrid-electric 50-passenger aircraft systems in a life cycle perspective to support the development of a technology roadmap for the transition to sustainable and competitive electric aircraft systems. This article originates from the GENESIS research and describes various options for ground power supply at a regional airport. Potential solutions for airport infrastructure with a short (2030), medium (2040), and long (2050) time horizon are proposed. In addition to the environmental and conservation benefi...

Alkali Element Modification of Glucose Molecules as a Method to Dissolve Cancer Cells | Chapter 12 | New Visions in Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 4

The present study highlights about alkali element modification of glucose molecules as a method to dissolve cancer cells. The central regulation of the mechanisms governing cell proliferation has little effect on cancer cells. Cancer cells are entirely independent of the central command and divide and proliferate on their own, making it challenging to activate their response mechanism. Precisely, this is the reason why they are at risk to the health of humans and/or any biological entities. Instead of trying to reconnect the central command of the growth control mechanism to cancer cells that are already out of the range, we present a method of using the cancer cell’s own irresponsive and uncontrolled growth mechanism to their disadvantage and destroy the cancer cells. We found that this is achievable in an atomic/molecular level study of the glucose molecule, which is the primary food source used for growth and energy generation by all cells in the body, including the cancer cel...

Diagnosis and Management of Scrapie in Post Mortem Goats by Immunohistochemistry | Chapter 6 | New Visions in Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 4

The main objective of this study was to contribute to the annual passive surveillance for this pathology, since the goats are a species considered reservoir for the prion. A class of pathologies known as Transmissible Spongiform Illnesses (TSEs), which affect both humans and animals, includes scrapie, a neurological disease with a slow and deadly course that affects sheep, goats, and mouflons. Given that Immunohistochemistry (IHC) is the globally accepted technique for identifying classical scrapie in goats—a species thought to be a potential zoonotic disease reservoir. Chile in relation to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), is classified as a disease-free country. Scrapie is actively monitored for the sheep, but passively for the caprine species, which is why this study was carried out in slaughtered goats in the central north of the country (IV Region), to provide information to the surveillance system for this disease. Fifty brains of goats older than 2 years were used, r...

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