Psychogenic Dermatitis In A Corgi Dog Treated By Injectable Homeopathy - Case Report

Skin problems in dogs represent a daily important casuistic in veterinary practices. They affect both young and adult animals and may have varied causes, challenging the correct diagnosis.Within this context, it should be emphasized the close coexistence and attachment to their owners who play a crucial role in the development and treatment of part of the so-called psychogenic dermatitis. This type of illness must be understood as a multifactorial problem that requires a lot from all parties involved to be an effective therapy for the patient. Several medicines are indicated for the treatment, but most of them cause long-term side effects. For these reasons, different therapies, such as homeopathy, should be considered as alternative treatments. This article aimed to report a psychogenic dermatitis case in a 10-year-old male dog suffering from separation anxiety, which led to the development of a compulsive licking behavior. The patient was treated with injectable homeopathic medicines, and excellent results were recorded in a short period.

High-diluted thymulin on Ehrlich tumor growth in mice and the importance of tumor microenvironment

Introduction: The aim of the present study was to describe different biological aspects of Ehrlich tumor in mice, such as body weight evolution, tumor growth rate, histological organization and systemic immune response after treatment with high-diluted thymulin (10-9 M, named 5CH). Methods: Tumor assessment was focused on macro- and microscopic aspects; parameters included occurrence of necrosis, embolism and tumor development, in addition to quantitative analysis of apoptosis (caspase-3), cell proliferation (Ki-67) and angiogenesis (vascular endothelial growth factor - VEGF) by means of specific immunohistochemistry markers. Spleen cell populations were evaluated by flow cytometry analysis. Results: Mice treated with thymulin 5CH exhibited changes in the tumor microenvironment, such as reduced micro-embolism incidence and cytokeratin expression, with increased caspase-3 expression in the tumor cells. These findings indicate some apoptotic activity by the tumor cells induced by the treatment, even though no reduction of the macroscopic tumor mass occurred. No changes in the systemic immune response were detected, as the balance among spleen cell populations remained unchanged. Conclusions: The results indicate that treatment of mice bearing Ehrlich tumor with thymulin 5CH induces some specific changes in the tumor environment. However, it did not influence systemic immunity parameters. Adjuvant use of thymulin 5CH in oncological clinical practice is still a matter of discussion. (AU)

A história do câncer e a contribuição da homeopatia / The history of cancer and the contribution of homeopathy

Revisão bibliográfica cujo objetivo é analizar as representações sociais do câncer e com base nessa análise mostrar os aspectos simbólicos na abordagem dessa doença. Há milênios a humanidade vem convivendo com o aumento gradativo das mais variadas formas de Câncer, pois seu aparecimento é tão remoto quanto a psora, citada por Moisès nas escrituras. Contudo apesar do progresso da ciência Genética, dos avanços em biologia molecular e do câncer ja ter sido debelado "in vitro", a doença esta conosco há mais de 2000 anos e os mecanismos de cura são complexos, pois a doença é multifatorial, o que nos leva imaginar que a psora foi transmitidae mantida geneticamente e posteriormente agravada pela supressão trazida pela vida moderna, vacinações e da revolução industrial. Cabe a nós homeopatas prevenir e tratar as supressões dando condições ideais para a afluência da energia vital.

A medicina dos druidas e o Viscum album / The medicine of the druids and the Viscum album

Os autores apresentam uma revisão histórica sobre o Viscum album, planta utilizada na Farmacopeia homeopática e sua relação com a cultura Druida.

Efeitos da administraçäo da Arnica montana (tintura-mäe e preparaçöes dinamizadas 6CH) na atividade de diferentes agentes flogísticos em ratos / Effects of Arnica montana administration (mother tincture and 6CH dinamized preparations) in the activity of diferent \"flogistic\" agents in rats

Neste trabalho, elaboramos um estudo comparativo entre o potencial anti-inflamatório da Arnica tintura-mäe e da Arnica 6CH, frente a injeçöes de diversos agentes flogísticos no coxim plantar de ratos albinos Wistar. Os animais foram inoculados no tecido subcutâneo da pata 0,06ml de carragenina 1 por cento, ou histamina 2,5 por cento (associada ou näo à prostaglandina E, 3 por cento), ou bradicinina 0,01 por cento e o edema inflamatório foi avaliado pelo método da pletismografia