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  1. Article: Alopecia Areata Treated with Homoeopathic Preparation of Phosphorus: Two Evidence-Based Case Reports

    Srivastava, Amit / Ningthoujam, Gouri Devi / Bala, Renu

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    2024  Volume 37, Issue 02, Page(s) 94–103

    Abstract: Alopecia areata (AA) is a type of non-scarring, autoimmune hair loss on the scalp or body characterised by solitary or multiple bald patches. In modern medicine, treatment is mainly in the form of corticosteroids. Homoeopathy provides a better response ... ...

    Abstract Alopecia areata (AA) is a type of non-scarring, autoimmune hair loss on the scalp or body characterised by solitary or multiple bald patches. In modern medicine, treatment is mainly in the form of corticosteroids. Homoeopathy provides a better response by framing the totality and choosing the medicine based on symptom similarity. The presented case reports evaluated the utility of individualised homoeopathic treatment on AA with evidence-based assessment. The two cases were prescribed individualised homoeopathic medicine and followed for more than 1 year. The cases were assessed by Severity Alopecia Tool (SALT) score, Measure Yourself Medical Outcome Profile 2 (MYMOP2) and periodic photographic evidence. Modified Naranjo Criteria for Homoeopathy (MONARCH) was used to assess the clinical outcome's causal attribution to the prescribed homoeopathic medicine. Both patients were given Phosphorus in centesimal potency resulting in a complete cure with a full growth of hair and without further relapse of symptoms. SALT score reduced from 24.04 to 0% in case 1 and 8.4 to 0% in case 2 after 18 months of treatment. MYMOP2 profile score declined from 3.5 to 0 in case 1 and 5.5 to 0 in case 2. The physician assessed the MONARCH score as +09 and +10 for cases 1 and 2, signifying strong causal attribution to Phosphorus prescribed in both cases. Individualised homoeopathic treatment caused improvement in AA along with general well-being. Systematic research with a larger sample size would be required to confirm observations of these two cases.
    Keywords alopecia areata ; homoeopathy ; individualised medicine ; MYMOP2 ; Modified Naranjo criteria ; SALT score ; Phosphorus
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-21
    Publisher Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
    Publishing place Stuttgart ; New York
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 1199312-1
    ISSN 1860-3149 ; 1019-2050
    ISSN (online) 1860-3149
    ISSN 1019-2050
    DOI 10.1055/s-0043-1772489
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  2. Article ; Online: An Observational Study in Manipur State, India on Preventive Behavior Influenced by Social Media During the COVID-19 Pandemic Mediated by Cyberchondria and Information Overload.

    Bala, Renu / Srivastava, Amit / Ningthoujam, Gouri Devi / Potsangbam, Thadoi / Oinam, Amita / Anal, Ch Lily

    Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi

    2020  Volume 54, Issue 1, Page(s) 22–30

    Abstract: Objectives: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a public health emergency posing unprecedented challenges for health authorities. Social media may serve as an effective platform to disseminate health-related information. This study aimed ...

    Abstract Objectives: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a public health emergency posing unprecedented challenges for health authorities. Social media may serve as an effective platform to disseminate health-related information. This study aimed to assess the extent of social media use, its impact on preventive behavior, and negative health effects such as cyberchondria and information overload.
    Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted between June 10, 2020 and August 9, 2020 among people visiting the outpatient department of the authors' institution, and participants were also recruited during field visits for an awareness drive. Questions were developed on preventive behavior, and the Short Cyberchondria Scale and instruments dealing with information overload and perceived vulnerability were used.
    Results: The study recruited 767 participants with a mean age of about 45 years. Most of the participants (>90%) engaged in preventive behaviors, which were influenced by the extent of information received through social media platforms (β=3.297; p<0.001) and awareness of infection when a family member tested positive (β=29.082; p<0.001) or a neighbor tested positive (β=27.964; p<0.001). The majority (63.0%) of individuals often searched for COVID-19 related news on social media platforms. The mean±standard deviation scores for cyberchondria and information overload were 9.09±4.05 and 8.69±2.56, respectively. Significant and moderately strong correlations were found between cyberchondria, information overload, and perceived vulnerability to COVID-19.
    Conclusions: This study provides evidence that the use of social media as an information- seeking platform altered preventive behavior. However, excessive and misleading information resulted in cyberchondria and information overload.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Adult ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; COVID-19/prevention & control ; COVID-19/transmission ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Electronic Data Processing/instrumentation ; Electronic Data Processing/methods ; Female ; Humans ; India/epidemiology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pandemics/prevention & control ; Preventive Medicine/methods ; Preventive Medicine/standards ; Preventive Medicine/statistics & numerical data ; Public Health ; Social Media/instrumentation ; Social Media/trends ; Surveys and Questionnaires
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-12-01
    Publishing country Korea (South)
    Document type Journal Article ; Observational Study
    ZDB-ID 2620879-9
    ISSN 2233-4521 ; 2233-4521
    ISSN (online) 2233-4521
    ISSN 2233-4521
    DOI 10.3961/jpmph.20.465
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  3. Article ; Online: Association between Usage of Prophylactic AYUSH Medicines and Disease Severity in COVID-19 Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

    Chaudhary, Anupriya / Nayak, Debadatta / Pandey, Swati / Shastri, Vipul / Kamble, Madhuri / Pendse, Vidya / Prajapati, Vismay / Vaidya, Brijesh / Rohit, Heenal / Beedmani, Swaroopa / Presswala, Nutan / Patole, Tejaswini / Bawaskar, Ramesh / Shinde, Vaishali / Datta, Mohua / Rai, Gunjan / Prusty, Umakanta / Pal, Partha Pratim / Goli, Siva Prasad /
    Sahoo, Amulya Ratna / Muraleedharan, K C / Prakash, Pooja / Mahajan, Ashish / Singh, Anuradha / Krishnan, Reetha / Pawaskar, Navin / Srivastava, Amit / Ningthoujam, Gouri Devi / Sadarla, Ravi Kumar / Sonny, Ranjit / Karso, Liyi / Sarkar, Subhamoy / Prasad, Sunil / Shrivastava, Ashish Kumar / Kumar, Avinash / Kumar, Nitesh / Raveendar, Ch / Kumar, Bsj Raja / Sastry, Vspk / Dasari, Asha / Sundeep, K Samson / Kaushik, Subhash / Rath, Padmalaya / Gautam, Shweta / Shil, Ratan Chandra / Swain, Trupti Laxmi / Reddy, G Ravi Chandra / Pradeep, S / Stevenson, S / Choubey, Gurudev / Debata, Lipipushpa / Khurana, Anil

    Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy

    2024  

    Abstract: Background:  Prior vaccination is often studied for its impact on individuals' post-infection prognosis. Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH) medicines, advised by the Government of India as prophylaxis during the first wave of the ... ...

    Abstract Background:  Prior vaccination is often studied for its impact on individuals' post-infection prognosis. Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH) medicines, advised by the Government of India as prophylaxis during the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, were consumed by the masses in 2020. A study was therefore undertaken to observe any association between the prior usage of AYUSH prophylactic medicines and post-infection severity as reported by recovered COVID-19 individuals.
    Methods:  This was a retrospective, multi-centre, cohort study conducted in 21 cities of India from 5th August to 30th November 2020. Data from recovered COVID-19 patients, of either sex or any age, captured information about AYUSH prophylactic medicines intake prior to infection, disease severity, symptomatology, duration of complaints, etc. The study participants were grouped into AYUSH intake and non-intake. Primary composite outcome was the disease clinical course. Secondary clinical outcomes were the rate of and time to clinical recovery.
    Results:  Data of 5,023 persons were analysed. Ayurveda or homeopathic prophylactic medicines were consumed by more than half of the study participants: that is, 56.85% (
    Conclusion:  AYUSH prophylactics were associated with statistically significant levels of protection against COVID-19 disease severity. Amongst these, previous intake of homeopathy or Siddha medicines was associated with some protection against moderate/severe illness and with a somewhat quicker clinical recovery. Prospective studies with experimental research design are needed to validate the findings of this study.
    Study registration:  Clinical Trials Registry-India (CTRI/2020/08/027000).
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-05-07
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2073322-7
    ISSN 1476-4245 ; 1475-4916
    ISSN (online) 1476-4245
    ISSN 1475-4916
    DOI 10.1055/s-0044-1779693
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  4. Article: Association between Usage of Prophylactic AYUSH Medicines and Disease Severity in COVID-19 Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study

    Chaudhary, Anupriya / Nayak, Debadatta / Pandey, Swati / Shastri, Vipul / Kamble, Madhuri / Pendse, Vidya / Prajapati, Vismay / Vaidya, Brijesh / Rohit, Heenal / Beedmani, Swaroopa / Presswala, Nutan / Patole, Tejaswini / Bawaskar, Ramesh / Shinde, Vaishali / Datta, Mohua / Rai, Gunjan / Prusty, Umakanta / Pal, Partha Pratim / Goli, Siva Prasad /
    Sahoo, Amulya Ratna / Muraleedharan, K. C. / Prakash, Pooja / Mahajan, Ashish / Singh, Anuradha / Krishnan, Reetha / Pawaskar, Navin / Srivastava, Amit / Ningthoujam, Gouri Devi / Sadarla, Ravi Kumar / Sonny, Ranjit / Karso, Liyi / Sarkar, Subhamoy / Prasad, Sunil / Shrivastava, Ashish Kumar / Kumar, Avinash / Kumar, Nitesh / Raveendar, Ch. / Kumar, BSJ Raja / Sastry, VSPK / Dasari, Asha / Sundeep, K. Samson / Kaushik, Subhash / Rath, Padmalaya / Gautam, Shweta / Shil, Ratan Chandra / Swain, Trupti Laxmi / Reddy, G. Ravi Chandra / Pradeep, S. / Stevenson, S. / Choubey, Gurudev / Debata, Lipipushpa / Khurana, Anil

    Homeopathy

    2024  

    Abstract: Background: Prior vaccination is often studied for its impact on individuals' post-infection prognosis. Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH) medicines, advised by the Government of India as prophylaxis during the first wave of the ... ...

    Abstract Background: Prior vaccination is often studied for its impact on individuals' post-infection prognosis. Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH) medicines, advised by the Government of India as prophylaxis during the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, were consumed by the masses in 2020. A study was therefore undertaken to observe any association between the prior usage of AYUSH prophylactic medicines and post-infection severity as reported by recovered COVID-19 individuals.
    Methods: This was a retrospective, multi-centre, cohort study conducted in 21 cities of India from 5th August to 30th November 2020. Data from recovered COVID-19 patients, of either sex or any age, captured information about AYUSH prophylactic medicines intake prior to infection, disease severity, symptomatology, duration of complaints, etc. The study participants were grouped into AYUSH intake and non-intake. Primary composite outcome was the disease clinical course. Secondary clinical outcomes were the rate of and time to clinical recovery.
    Results: Data of 5,023 persons were analysed. Ayurveda or homeopathic prophylactic medicines were consumed by more than half of the study participants: that is, 56.85% ( n  = 1,556) and 56.81% ( n  = 1,555) respectively. The overall adjusted protective effect (PE) of AYUSH prophylactic intake against moderate/severe forms of COVID-19 disease was 56.7% (95% confidence interval [CI], 48.7 to 63.50; p  < 0.001). Adjusted PE for homeopathy and Siddha was 52.9% (95% CI, 42.30 to 61.50; p  < 0.001) and 59.8% (95% CI, 37.80 to 74.10; p  < 0.001), respectively. A statistically significant association was found between AYUSH prophylactic medicine intake and clinical recovery more frequently by the 3rd day of illness (χ 2  = 9.01; p  = 0.002). Time to resolution of symptoms in the AYUSH intake group was on average 0.3 days earlier than in the non-intake group ( p  = 0.002).
    Conclusion: AYUSH prophylactics were associated with statistically significant levels of protection against COVID-19 disease severity. Amongst these, previous intake of homeopathy or Siddha medicines was associated with some protection against moderate/severe illness and with a somewhat quicker clinical recovery. Prospective studies with experimental research design are needed to validate the findings of this study.
    Study registration: Clinical Trials Registry—India (CTRI/2020/08/027000).
    Keywords AYUSH ; COVID-19 ; homeopathy ; post-infection recover ; prophylaxis
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-05-07
    Publisher Georg Thieme Verlag KG
    Publishing place Stuttgart ; New York
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2073322-7
    ISSN 1476-4245 ; 1475-4916
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    ISSN 1475-4916
    DOI 10.1055/s-0044-1779693
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