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Experimental Pathologyand Health SciencesResearch, Clinics, Teaching and Society

António M. Silvério Cabrita, MD, PhD, Coimbra, Portugal

Daniel Cartucho, MSc, MD, Faro, PortugalRodrigo Farinha, MSc, DMD, Coimbra, Portugal

João A. B. Patrício, MD, PhD, Coimbra, PortugalManuel Luís Correia Matos Beja, MD, PhD, Coimbra, Portugal

António Silvério Cabrita, MD, PhD, Coimbra, PortugalAmérico Afonso, DMD, PhD, Porto, PortugalArtur Varejão, DVM, PhD, Vila Real, PortugalAura Colaço, DVM, PhD, Vila Real, PortugalCarlos A. Fontes Ribeiro, MD, PhD, Coimbra, PortugalCarlos Gonçalves, MD, PhD, Coimbra, PortugalCarlos Lopes, MD, PhD, Porto, PortugalCarlos Viegas, DVM, PhD, Vila Real, PortugalFátima Gartner, DVM, PhD, Porto, PortugalFátima Martins, MD, PhD, Coimbra, PortugalFelisbina Luisa Queiroga, PhD, Vila Real, PortugalFernanda Seixas Travassos, DVM, PhD, Vila Real, PortugalFernando Capela e Silva, PhD, Evora, PortugalFidel San Roman, DVM, PhD, Madrid, SpainFrancelina da Cruz Lopes, MD, PhD, Coimbra, PortugalGabriel Domingos Carvalho, DMV, PhD, Minas Gerais, BrasilGraça Dias, DVM, PhD, Lisbon, PortugalHelena Fernandes, PhD, Porto, PortugalIsabel Dias, DVM, PhD, Vila Real, PortugalIsabel Poiares Baptista, DMD, PhD, Coimbra, PortugalIvone Souza, PhD, Recife, BrasilJorge Colaço, DVM, PhD, Vila Real, Portugal

Ana Calado, DVM, MSc, Coimbra, PortugalAndreia Figueiredo, DMD, MSc, Coimbra, PortugalEduardo Costa, BSc, Coimbra, Portugal

Gonçalo Cabrita, MSc, Coimbra, Portugal

Felipe Pereira, Std, Coimbra, PortugalJoseíde Félix, Std, Salvador da Baia, Brasil

Journal of the Portuguese Experimental Pathology Association Editor:

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Experimental Pathology and Health SciencesClinics, Teaching, Research and Society Two issues each year ISSN 1646-8414 Legal deposit: 266156/07 Founded: 2007 2016: Volume 8 (2) Language: English (UK) Portuguese (PT, BR)

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Year 2016 Vol. 8N.er 2

Jorge Rodrigues, DVM, PhD, Vila Real, PortugalJosé A. S. Medeiros, MD, PhD, Coimbra, PortugalJosé Manuel Almeida, DVM, Vila Real, PortugalL. Boyanova, Sofia, BulgariaLuís Antunes, DVM, Vila Real, PortugalLuis de la Cruz Palomino, DVM, PhD, Lugo, SpainMargarida Caramona, PhD, Coimbra, PortugalMaria de Lurdes Pinto, DVM, PhD, Vila Real, PortugalMaria dos Anjos Pires, DVM, Vila Real, PortugalMaria Helena Gil, PhD, Coimbra, PortugalMaria João Pires, PhD, Vila Real, PortugalMário Ribeiro Júnior, PhD, Recife, BrasilMaria Manuela Estima Gomes, PhD, Minho, PortugalPaula Oliveira, DVM, PhD, Vila Real, PortugalPaula Pereira, PhD, Lisbon, PortugalPaula Rodrigues, DVM, PhD, Vila Real, PortugalRita Payan Carreira, PhD, Vila Real, PortugalRogério Branco, MD, PhD, Porto, PortugalRui M. B. Alves, MD, PhD, Coimbra, PortgualStefano Geuna, MD, Turino, ItalyVasco Bairos, PhD, Coimbra, Portugal

Gabriela Valadas, MD, Portimão, PortugalJosé Ricardo Cabeças, MSc, Coimbra, PortugalKaren Cavalcanti, MSc, Recife, Brasil

Mahmoud Tavakoli, PhD, Coimbra, Portugal

Miguel Costa, Std, Coimbra, PortugalPedro Moniz, Std, Coimbra, Portugal

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Correspondence:António M Silvério CabritaExinlabRua Guilherme Gomes Fernandes, 13 r/c3000-209 Coimbra Portugalhsjournal@patolex.org

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Research, Clinics, Teaching and SocietySTATEMENT OF PURPOSE As the beginning of a new century, there is a need to promote scientific and technological development applicable to the entire community, only possible if research is primarily devoted to solving the basic problems and the financial gains are, instead of being the goal, only the means to sustain research. Scientific knowledge and technological capacity should be translated into practical applications for clinicians which in turn will be applicable to the population. New information and capacities can be transferred to teaching programs to prepare new health technicians. Experimental Pathology and Health Sciences Journal belonging to the Portuguese Experimental Pathology Association means to be a forum to bring together scientists, clinicians and those who can voice health social problems. Our objective is

to contribute to pluritranslational health work and in so doing provide better conditions for our citizens.

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

Manuscript Categories The journal comprises articles, organized under the following subjects: Editorial, Memories, Invited Opinion, Invited Review, Review, Minireview, Reports, Student’s Tribune, Technical Notes, How I do it, Research and Experimental Models, Clinical Cases, Clinics and Society, Teaching in Health Science Courses, Student and Research Matters, Applyed Technology, Pathology for non-pathologists.All submissions should be made using the email address hsjournal@patolex.org. All manuscripts are evaluated first by the Editor and Associated Editors and then submitted to a blinded peer-review process, where we preserve the con-fidentiality of the authors. After 60 days after the receiving date, the authors are informed about the result of the review: accepted, rejected of acceptable after some changes.If there is any Conflict of Interest, the journal should be informed by the author on the submission of the manuscript.The Portuguese Association of Experimental Pathology holds copyright of published papers. All correspondence concerning editorial matters should be addressed to:António M Silvério CabritaEditor of Experimental Pathology and Health SciencesExinlabRua Guilherme Gomes Fernandes, 13 r/c 3000-209 Coimbra - Portugalor by email to: hsjournal@patolex.org.

Manuscript Structure Manuscripts should be prepared in the style of the Journal and according to the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals (Available at: http://www.icmje.org).Reviews should have a maximum of 8,000 words, 150 refer-ences, and six tables or figures. First Page: Should contain an intelligible to the general reader abstract, with no more than 250 words. For research papers the abstract should clearly summarize the back-ground, methodology, results and their significance. Second Page: The second page must include a concise title; complete names of all authors; departments, institution and address where the research was performed; grant numbers and sources of support; name, address, e-mail and fax of the corresponding author. Any affiliations with any organization or entity having a direct financial or personal interest in the subject matter or materials discussed in the article should also be stated. The title page is the only page where the authors and their affiliations are identified. Please refer the number of text pages, tables and figures of the manuscript.Body Text: Starts on the third page of the manuscript. For research papers the remaining sections of the text, should include: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, and Acknowledgments. Commonly abbreviated terms should be spelled out in their first occurrence and then

may be referenced in abbreviation through the remainder of the manuscript. Authors must say if the appropriate boards or ethics committee approved the research protocol. If appli-cable authors should inform about the existence of informed permission of the patients. Tables: Tables should be typed double-spaced and submit-ted on separate pages, as part of the manuscript. Tables should be black and white text only and should not include figures or other non-typeset images. Figures: One figure consists on one or multiple related panels described under one legend. During the paper construction, figures will be sized to fit one or two columns. Figures without the appropriate size will be sized at the publisher’s discre-tion. If the exact scale is critical, scale bars should be used on the photograph and specified in the legend. The legends are submitted as part of the manuscript, in the place where the related figure should appear in the paper . An adjustment of brightness, contrast, or color balance is only acceptable if applied to the whole image and does not change the con-clusions taken from the picture. All pictures should be sent separately, in JPEG or TIFF format, with the best resolution possible.

ReferencesReferences should be double-spaced and numbered in order of citation in the text, including citations in tables and figure legends. Complete author citation is required. References should conform to the style of the Journal, as follows (examples): References of Journals: Pereira JE, Cabrita AM, Filipe VM, Bulas-Cruz J, Couto PA, Melo-Pinto P, Costa LM, Geuna S, Mauricio AC, Varejao AS. A comparison analysis of hindlimb kinematics during overground and treadmill locomotion in rats. Behav Brain Res. 2006:172; 212-218 References of Books: Ted A. Looms, A. Wallace Hayes. Numbers in Toxicology. Loomis’s Essentials of Toxicology. Edited by Academic Press. 1996; pp.17-30 References of Websites: Cited in text only. Include the name of the institution sponsoring the web site, URL address and date of access.Authors will receive an electronic (PDF) reprint.

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Editorial Information

Editorial

CONFERENCE ON INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES: TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE 2016Programme

Poster Session: Therapies in Traditional Chinese Medicine

SHORT COMMUNICATIONThe municipality of Macedo de Cavaleiros – History and characterization of a single territory Manuel Duarte Moreno

A Traditional Chinese Medicine Master Program in a public university: education and research. Maria João Santos, Nuno Correia, Diana Miranda, Petra Froeschen, A. Mafalda Reis, Manuel Laranjeira, Henry Johannes Greten, Jorge Machado

Treating musculoskeletal pain with Traditional Chinese Medicine techniques – A short reviewCláudia Maria Sousa, Mário Gonçalves, Jorge Machado, Henry Greten

The effect of QiGong on Attention: Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Clinical Case ReportMarta Custódio Correia, Henry Johannes Greten, Jorge Machado, Mário Gon-çalves

Efficacy of QiGong on depression: From a systematic literature review to the proposal of a study protocolPedro Oliveira, Maria J Santos, Manuel Laranjeira, Mário Gonçalves, Henry Greten, Jorge Machado

Potential effects of medical QiGong in major depressive disorder: study pro-tocol based on clinical cases Sara Ponte, Maria João Santos, Carla Paiva, Manuel Laranjeira, Mário Gon-çalves, Bruno Ramos, Jorge Machado, H.J. Greten

The effect of QiGong in natural killer cells in colo-rectal cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy - A protocol Study Sara Costa, Irene Pais, António Araújo, Mário Gonçalves, Maria João Santos, Henry J. Greten, Jorge Machado

Polyphenols and Tocopherols in three elementary olive oils: its anti-oxygen and vitamin properties Helena Vaz

Sambucus nigra – a promising natural source for human healthSara Cunha, Diana Meireles, Jorge Machado

Mushrooms – a human health booster, a skin health promoter and even a cancer therapeutic adjuvantDiana Meireles, Sara Cunha, Jorge Machado

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Complementary therapy with Zingiber officinalis – inflammatory effect on muscular pain: a fourteen-day case study trialJoana Ruivo, Maria João Santos, Paulo Lobão and Jorge Machado

Effectiveness of Piper nigrum essential oil in the treatment of back painCosta R., Abreu C., Machado, J.

Effect of Acupuncture on delayed onset muscle soreness: series of case stud-iesCardoso R, Lumini-Oliveira J, Santos MJ, Bruno Ramos, Machado J, Greten HJ

Does Acupuncture improve strength and nerve conduction in RA patients with hand affection? A protocol study Diana Miranda, Susana Seca, Bruno Ramos, Manuel Laranjeira, António Cabrita, Henry J. Greten, Jorge Machado

Immediate effects of point S 34 in lumbar spine flexion-extension move-ments in healthy individuals - Preliminary studyDébora Ferreira, Sara Moreira, Bruno Ramos, Luís Carvalho, Mariana Hinzmann, Jorge Machado, Maria João Santos

Can acupuncture in S34 improve postural stability in healthy subjects?Tânia Fernandes, Luís Carvalho, Maria João Santos, Bruno Ramos, Henry Gre-ten, Jorge Machado

Acupuncture for paresthesia/anaesthesia elimination after dental implanta-tion complications: A case reportRibeiro Daniel and Machado Jorge

Immediate Effect of Acupuncture on Post-Operative Pain After Lumbar SurgeryFatine Hamza, Ana Anjos, Maria João Santos, Bruno Ramos, Ana M Reis, Henry Greten, Jorge Machado, Manuel Laranjeira

Evaluation of the effect of acupuncture in relieving xerostomia (dry mouth): study protocolDaniela Ferreira, Maria João Santos, Sara Costa, Armanda Monteiro, Lourdes Vendeira, Diana Miranda, Bruno Ramos, Jorge Machado, Nuno Correia

Effect of acupuncture on hand pain in patients with rheumatoid Arthritis - Clinical research protocolMarco Fernandes, Susana Seca, Joaquim Gabriel, Rui Correia, Maria João San-tos, António Cabrita, Jorge Machado, Henry J. Greten

Acupuncture treatment on gait problems in multiple sclerosis: a preliminary studyCriado MB, Santos MJ, Laranjeira M, Machado J, Greten HJ

Acute Effects of puncture Technique on Temporomandibular Dysfunction: preliminary studyPaula Gomes, Maria João Santos, José Martins dos Santos, Bruno Ramos, Luís Carvalho, Henry Greten, Jorge Machado

Therapeutic effect of body acupuncture in tobacco cessation: a study proto-colLuís Alves Correia, André Santos-Magalhães, Mariana Hinzmann, Jorge Machado

Prospective study on a new acupuncture strategy in obstructive sleep Maria João Santos, Nuno Correia, Márcia Sá, João Carlos Winck, Jorge Macha-do, Henry Johannes Greten

Lowering anxiety of university students prior to the exams by ear acupunc-ture – Preliminary studyAndreia Vieira, Karine Silva, Mariana Hinzmann, Jürgen Stürmer, Maria João Santos, Nuno Correia, Henry J. Greten and Jorge Machado

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The immediate effects of acupuncture on the kickboxer postural balance: an exploratory randomised trialSara Moreira, Leandro Machado, Maria João Santos, Sandra Araújo, Bruno Ra-mos, António Cabrita, Henry Greten, Jorge Machado

Can acupoint S34 influence kick performance in kicboxers? A prospective studySérgio Ferreira, Leandro Machado, Maria João Santos, Sara Moreira, Bruno Ramos, António Cabrita, Henry Greten, Jorge Machado

Acupuncture effect on gastric myoelectric activity: experimental protocolSusana Castro Martins, Maria João Santos, Bruno Ramos, Joaquim Gabriel, Rui Correia, Jorge Machado, Henry Johannes Greten

The acute effect of Tuina on hand grip muscle fatigue and strength – Prelimi-nary studyBeshoy Girgis, Maria João Santos, Bruno Ramos, Manuel Laranjeira, Ana M Reis, Henry Greten, Jorge Machado

Vegetative Functions Induced by Music: A preliminary studySofia Sousa, Maria João Santos, Jorge Machado, Henry Greten

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