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Research Archive
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Acupuncture helps reduce diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Categories: Diabetes, Miscellaneous
The results of a study from Thailand have shown that acupuncture combined with medication can significantly reduce peripheral neuropathy in diabetics.
Auricular acupressure increases weight-loss effect of exercise
Categories: Obesity
Auricular acupressure plus exercise is better than exercise alone for body weight (BW) reduction, according to a collaborative study by Chinese and Austrian authors.
Acupuncture better than exercise for Achilles inflammation
Categories: Miscellaneous, Foot
Chinese researchers have found that acupuncture can significantly improve pain and activity levels in patients with chronic Achilles tendinopathy, compared with exercise therapy.
Acupuncture beats drugs for eye twitching
Categories: Eye disorders
A study from China has found that acupuncture compares favourably with anticonvulsant drug therapy for the treatment of blepharospasm.
Acupuncture improves pregnancy rates after IVF failure
Categories: Infertility
Treatment with acupuncture and moxibustion can lead to better chances of a successful pregnancy for women who have had previous IVF failures.
Acupuncture improves prostate symptoms
Categories: Male disorders
A Chinese study has found that electro-acupuncture (EA) at a single point, Zhongliao BL-33, could significantly reduce the symptoms of enlarged prostate in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Acupuncture outperforms migraine drug
Categories: Headache & migraine
Acupuncture has been shown to outperform the drug valproic acid in reducing the pain intensity of migraine headaches, without any of the adverse effects associated with drug therapy.
Acupuncture enhances effect of antidepressants
Categories: Psychological / emotional
A study by Chinese researchers indicates that acupuncture can accelerate the clinical response to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and prevent symptom aggravation in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). In a six-week randomised controlled trial with four-week follow-up, 160 patients with MDD were randomly assigned to receive paroxetine (PRX) alone or in combination with 18 ...
Acupuncture reduces allergic rhinitis symptoms
Categories: Respiratory disorders, Allergies
For sufferers of seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR), acupuncture treatment can lead to a modest improvement in disease-specific quality of life and can reduce antihistamine use, compared with either sham acupuncture or the medication cetrizine. In a multi-centre randomised trial, German researchers randomised 422 people with SAR to receive acupuncture plus cetirizine, sham (minimal needling) acupunc ...
Acupuncture with deqi can improve muscle recovery in Bell's palsy
Acupuncture that elicits the sensation of deqi can improve facial muscle recovery, disability and quality of life for patients with Bell’s palsy. In a randomised controlled trial, Chinese researchers compared the efficacy of weak versus strong acupuncture stimulation in a group of 338 patients presenting with unilateral facial-nerve weakness within 168 hours of symptom onset. Patients were r ...
Moxa safe and effective for turning breech babies
Categories: Gynaecology
A large study carried out in Spain has shown that moxibustion at Zhiyin BL-67 is an effective and safe way to correct non-vertex presentation when used between 33 and 35 weeks of gestation.
Acupuncture is the top therapy for arthritis
Categories: Arthritis , Miscellaneous
Acupuncture is the most effective complementary therapy for treating osteoarthritis, and also scores highly for other chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions, according to a report by the charity Arthritis Research UK. The report summarises current evidence for practitioner-based complementary therapies that are commonly used to treat rheumatoid and osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia and low back pain. ...
Walnuts improve sperm health
Categories: Male disorders, Diet research
In Chinese herbal medicine, walnuts are ascribed the function of tonifying the Kidneys which, among other things, govern sexual function and fertility.
Milk fats bad for good bacteria
Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders, Diet research
Saturated milk fats in the modern Western diet could be responsible for gut problems such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and colitis, according to American researchers.
Poor oral hygiene linked with cancer
Categories: Cancer, Lifestyle research
A study from Scandinavia has found a direct link between poor oral hygiene and cancer. People with the highest amount of dental plaque were nearly twice as likely to have cancer; in women, it was most likely to be breast cancer.
Exercise protects against brain shrinkage
Categories: Lifestyle research
Remaining physically active in old age may help prevent the brain from shrinking, a process which has been linked to declining cognitive function. Scottish researchers, who followed a longitudinal cohort of 691 people, starting at age 70, found that physical exercise not only protected against such age-related brain changes, but also had more a more pronounced effect than mentally and socially sti ...
Reactions to today's stress predict future health
Categories: Lifestyle research
Contrary to popular perception, stressors don't cause health problems. It is how people react to stressors that determines whether they will suffer negative health consequences, according to American investigators.
Pain relief is rewarding
Categories: Acupuncture research
Relief of pain is rewarding, according to a researchers from the USA. They demonstrated that treatments that relieve the unpleasant feeling of pain also activate reward circuits in the brain and thus reinforce behaviors that result in relief of pain. Presumably this is what keeps people coming back for acupuncture treatment... (Pain relief produces negative reinforcement through activation of meso ...
Gingko extract has potential as psoriasis treatment
Categories: Skin / dermatology
Iranian authors reviewing the currently available literature suggest that an extract of Gingko biloba (GB, pinyin: Bai Guo Ye) has the potential to be effective against psoriasis.
Propolis can halt spread of prostate cancer cells
Categories: Cancer, Male disorders
An extract of bee propolis (Feng Jiao) can slow the growth of prostate cancer tumours, American researchers have discovered.
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