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Complementary and alternative medicine use among long-term lymphoma survivors: A pilot study,

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY, Issue 12 2009
Thomas M. Habermann
No published survey has specifically addressed the beliefs, knowledge, and usage of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in long-term (5,20 years) lymphoma survivors alone. In this pilot project, 95 subjects were randomly selected from a population of 2,475 long-term lymphoma survivors and mailed a questionnaire. The median time from lymphoma diagnosis to completion of the questionnaire was 11 years (range 6,20). Overall, 68% (95% CI: 54,80%) of the long-term lymphoma survivors reported that they have used CAM, a rate higher than the estimated usage rate reported for the general population The most commonly used modalities were chiropractic (39%, 95% CI: 27,53%) and massage therapy (21%, 95% CI: 12,34%). Less than 10% used meditation (5%, 95% CI: 1,15%) and relaxation (7%, 95% CI: 2,17%). In terms of common herbal usage, 5% (95% CI: 1,15%) had used St. John's Wort and 7% (95% CI: 2,17%) had used shark cartilage. Although none of the patients reported that CAM usage was directed specifically towards treating their lymphoma, 4% (95% CI: 0,12%) of patients reported that CAM could cure cancer, and 14% (95% CI: 6,26%) reported that CAM could increase their feeling of control over their health. This pilot study suggests that long-term lymphoma survivors appear to use CAM at a rate higher than the general population. The use of potential agents of risk by the survivors and the lack of access to potentially beneficial modalities highlights the need for further study of CAM in this population. Am. J. Hematol., 2009. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. [source]

A survey of inhalational anaesthetic abuse in anaesthesia training programmes,

ANAESTHESIA, Issue 6 2008
J. E. Wilson
Summary This study aims to assess the prevalence and outcomes of inhalational anaesthetic abuse among anaesthesia training programmes. Online surveys were completed by chairpersons of academic anaesthesia training programmes in the United States. The response rate was 84% (106/126 programmes). Twenty-two percent of the departments had had at least one incident of inhalational anaesthetic abuse. Forty-eight percent (15/31) of the persons abusing inhalational anaesthetics were sent for rehabilitation. Only 22% (7/31) of those found to be abusing inhalational anaesthetics were ultimately able to return successfully to anaesthesia practice with sustained recovery. The mortality rate among individuals found abusing inhalational anaesthetics was 26% (8/31). The majority of the anaesthesia departments (97/104, 93%) did not have any pharmacy accounting of inhalational anaesthetics. This is the first published survey of inhalational anaesthesia abuse. Inhalational anaesthetic abuse should be considered in at-risk individuals or those with a history of substance abuse. The concern about substance abuse is not unique to American anaesthetists. Countries around the world deal with similar substance abuse issues. [source]

Biophysical and human influences on plant species richness in grasslands: Comparing variegated landscapes in subtropical and temperate regions

AUSTRAL ECOLOGY, Issue 3 2001
S. Mcintyre
Abstract A survey of grassy woodlands in the Queensland subtropics was conducted, recording herbaceous species richness at 212 sites on three properties (2756 ha). A range of habitats typical of cattle grazing enterprises was sampled and site variables included lithology, slope position, tree density, soil disturbance, soil enrichment and grazing. Results were compared with a previously published survey of temperate grasslands. Lithology, slope position and tree density had relatively minor effects on plant species richness, although in both surveys there was some evidence of lower species richness on the more fertile substrates. Soil disturbance and soil enrichment significantly reduced the richness of native species in both surveys, while exotic species were insensitive (subtropics) or increased (temperate) with disturbance. Rare native species were highly sensitive to disturbances, including grazing, in the temperate study. Although some trends were similar for rare species in the subtropics, the results were not significant and there were complex interactions between grazing, lithology and slope position. Grazing did not have a negative effect on native species richness, except in the closely grazed patches within pastures, and then only on the most intensively developed property. At the scale recorded (30 m2), the native pastures, roadsides and stock routes sampled in the subtropics appear to be among the most species-rich grasslands ever reported, both nationally and globally. Native species richness was approximately 50% higher than the temperate survey figures across all the comparable habitats. While there are no clear reasons for this result, potential explanations are proposed. [source]

Building a house society: the reorganization of Maori communities around meeting houses

THE JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE, Issue 2 2010
Jeffrey Sissons
In this article I seek to re-conceptualize New Zealand Maori society as a house society and describe the way in which meeting houses participated in the transformation of this society during the period 1880-1950. After noting some central confusions in the anthropological literature on Maori descent groups, I consider the value of Lévi-Strauss's notion of the ,house' for understanding Maori social organization. Then, drawing upon the results of my fieldwork in one Maori community and published surveys of meeting house construction more generally, I describe a process through which Maori society became progressively more house-based. I conclude by noting that the centrality of the house as an ideological form in Maori society assumes an association between hosting and social worth, an association that may well be fundamental to house societies in general. Résumé L'auteur cherche ici à reconceptualiser la société maorie de Nouvelle-Zélande comme une sociétéà maisons et à décrire la manière dont les maisons de réunion ont participéà la transformation de cette société dans la période comprise entre 1880 et 1950. Après avoir relevé quelques confusions importantes sur les groupes de descendance maoris dans la littérature anthropologique, il examine la valeur de la notion de « maison » selon Lévi-Strauss pour la compréhension de l'organisation sociale des Maoris. Il décrit ensuite, à partir des résultats d'un travail de terrain dans une communauté maorie et d'études publiées sur la construction de maisons de réunion en général, un processus au fil duquel la société maorie s'est progressivement attachée davantage à ces maisons. Pour finir, il note que le rôle central de la maison comme forme idéologique dans la société maorie suppose une association entre hébergement et valeur sociale, association qui est peut-être fondamentale dans les sociétés à maisons en général. [source]