Autori: E.Odabasi, H. Gul, E. Macit, M. Turan, O.Yildiz Titolo: Lipophilic components of different therapeutic mud species. Descrizione: OBJECTIVE: Mud, which contains organic and mineral ingredients, is used for the treatment of several degenerative diseases. It has been proposed that beneficial effects of mud are not only related to its local thermal effects, but…

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Autori: Braga PC, Sambataro G, Dal Sasso M, Culici M, Alfieri M, Nappi G. Titolo: Antioxidant effect of sulphurous thermal water on human neutrophil bursts: chemiluminescence evaluation Descrizione: BACKGROUND: The activities of the HS (sulfhydryl or thiolic) group in the cysteine of glutathione or various low-weight soluble molecules (thiolic drugs), such as N-acethylcysteine, mesna, thiopronine…

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    Autori: D.Mustur D, N.Vujasinovic-Stupar N, T. D. Ille Titolo: Influence of physical treatment on disease activity and health status of patients with chronic arthritis Descrizione: INTRODUCTION: This is an open uncontrolled study about effects of physical treatment on disease activity parameters of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. OBJECTIVE: The aim of…

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Autori: E.Odabasi,M. Turan, H. Erdem, F. Tekbas Titolo: Does mud pack treatment have any chemical effect? A randomized controlled clinical study Descrizione: OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to reveal the efficacy of mud pack treatment in patients with knee osteoarthritis and to find the contribution of chemical factors to the build up of…

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  Autori: C.Giannitti, B. Bellisai, F. Iacoponi, A.Petraglia, A. Fioravanti Titolo: New evidences on spa therapy in fibromyalgia Descrizione: Spa therapy is one of the most commonly used non-pharmacological approaches for many rheumatic diseases. In Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FS) it may be useful for the chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain. Because of the unknown aetiology and the…

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Autori: F. Tateo, A. Ravaglioli, C. Andreoli, F. Bonina, V. Coiro, S.Degetto, A. Giaretta, A. Menconi Orsini, C. Puglia, V.Summa Titolo: The In-vitro percutaneous migration of chemical elements from a thermal mud for healing Descrizione: In-vitro experiments have been developed to ascertain whether pelotherapy applications involve the transfer of chemical elements from the healing mud…

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  Autori: Costantino M, Giuberti G, Caraglia M, Lombardi A, Misso G, Abbruzzese A, Ciani F, Lampa E Titolo: Possible antioxidant role of SPA therapy with chlorine-sulphur-bicarbonate mineral water Descrizione: The aim of our research was to analyze the antioxidant role and efficacy of thermal or salus per aquam (spa) therapy with chlorine-sulphur-bicarbonate mineral water….

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  Autori: Isabella Moro ,a, Nicoletta Rascio ,a, Nicoletta La Rocca ,a, Katia Sciuto ,a, Patrizia Albertano ,b, Laura Bruno ,b, Carlo Andreoli ,a Titolo: Polyphasic characterization of a thermo-tolerant filamentous cyanobacterium isolated from the Euganean thermal muds (Padua, Italy) Descrizione: In this paper we report a morphological, ultrastructural, biochemical and molecular (16S rRNA, 16S–23S…

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  Autori: F. Tateo ,a, C. Agnini ,b, A. Carraro ,a, M.L. Giannossi ,c, S. Margiotta ,c, L. Medici ,c, F.E. Finizio ,c, V. Summa, c Titolo: Short-term and long-term maturation of different clays for pelotherapy in an alkaline-sulphate mineral water (Rapolla, Italy) Descrizione: This study investigated in detail the mineralogical changes within 8 little…

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  Autori: Gabriella Coruzzi, Maristella Adami, Cristina Pozzoli, Elvira Solenghi, Daniela Grandi Titolo: Functional and Histologic Assessment of Rat Gastric Mucosa after Chronic Treatment with Sulphurous Thermal Water Descrizione: The effect of a chronic (4 weeks) administration of sulphurous thermal water on gastric acid secretion and mucosal defense was investigated in rats. Animals were randomized…

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