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To test whether an ultramolecular dilution of homeopathic Thyroidinum has an effect over placebo on weight reduction of fasting patients in so-called 'fasting crisis'. (AU)
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Pesquisa Homeopática Básica , Método Duplo-Cego , Redução de Peso , Thyreoidinum , JejumRESUMO
The terms "esoteric" and "exoteric" are used in German idealistic philosophy for the view from the inside (of the thinking process) and from the outside (on the thoughts that result). They can also be used to present new perspectives of homeopathy. Homoeopathic literature generally explains homoeopathy esoterically, i.e. as seen through the eyes of devoted practitioners, in terms... (AU)
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Filosofia HomeopáticaRESUMO
The immunoelectrophoretic reactivity of a "crude" and a "purified" antigens of Paracoccidiodes brasiliensis against the sera of confirmed cases of paracoccidioidomycosis and histoplasmosis was evaluated. The "crude" antigen revealed precipitating antibodies in both the homologous and the heterologous human sera; the number of precipitating systems being higher with the former. The "purified" antigen reacted only with the homologous sera. It is postulated that the use of such "purified" antigen may significantly reduce the non specificity of the serologic tests in the immunodiagnosis of paracoccidioidomycosis.
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Reações Antígeno-Anticorpo , Blastomicose/imunologia , Fungos/imunologia , Histoplasmose/imunologia , Paracoccidioides/imunologia , Paracoccidioidomicose/imunologia , Antígenos de Fungos/análise , Epitopos , Humanos , Testes Sorológicos/métodosRESUMO
The results obtained by the immunoelectrophoresis (IEP) aand Casoni intradermal (IDR) tests in a group of 50 hydatidosis patients in which the presence of cysts was later confirmed at surgery, are analyzed. The sensitivity of the IEP test was 74%; the IDR test was positive in 54% of these patients and there was no correlation between the results of the two tests in 24% of the cases. The low sensitivity observed for the IDR test, its known nonspecificity and its poor correlation with IEP test results do not enable us to recommend its use for the diagnosis of hydatid disease or for the selection of cases in which an immunodiagnostic confirmation is feasible. This recommendation would be possible if appropriate antigens regarding specificity and reactivity were available, and could be employed with standardized methods to read and evaluate cutaneous reactivity.
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Equinococose/imunologia , Estudos de Avaliação como Assunto , Humanos , Imunoeletroforese , Testes IntradérmicosRESUMO
The results obtained by the immunoelectrophoresis (IEP) aand Casoni intradermal (IDR) tests in a group of 50 hydatidosis patients in which the presence of cysts was later confirmed at surgery, are analyzed. The sensitivity of the IEP test was 74
; the IDR test was positive in 54
of these patients and there was no correlation between the results of the two tests in 24
of the cases. The low sensitivity observed for the IDR test, its known nonspecificity and its poor correlation with IEP test results do not enable us to recommend its use for the diagnosis of hydatid disease or for the selection of cases in which an immunodiagnostic confirmation is feasible. This recommendation would be possible if appropriate antigens regarding specificity and reactivity were available, and could be employed with standardized methods to read and evaluate cutaneous reactivity.
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The results obtained by the immunoelectrophoresis (IEP) aand Casoni intradermal (IDR) tests in a group of 50 hydatidosis patients in which the presence of cysts was later confirmed at surgery, are analyzed. The sensitivity of the IEP test was 74
; the IDR test was positive in 54
of these patients and there was no correlation between the results of the two tests in 24
of the cases. The low sensitivity observed for the IDR test, its known nonspecificity and its poor correlation with IEP test results do not enable us to recommend its use for the diagnosis of hydatid disease or for the selection of cases in which an immunodiagnostic confirmation is feasible. This recommendation would be possible if appropriate antigens regarding specificity and reactivity were available, and could be employed with standardized methods to read and evaluate cutaneous reactivity.
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Aspergilose/diagnóstico , Imunodifusão , Imunoeletroforese , Pneumopatias Fúngicas/diagnóstico , Adulto , Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-IdadeAssuntos
Aspergilose/epidemiologia , Pneumopatias Fúngicas/epidemiologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , UruguaiRESUMO
Fundamental reflections on anthropology in medicine lead on to the image of man on which modern, science-orientated medicine is based, followed by that which underlies homoeopathy. Hahnemann's concept of man is considered before elucidating the characteristics and differences between the two approaches and their particular position in the theory of medicine. The strict positivism of science essentially reduces the image of man, whilst the teleological approach, renouncing any claim to be able to investigate life itself, permits a phenomenological recognition of man in all his dimensions