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Welcome to our Chinese medicine and acupuncture research news pages. We add to the content of these pages continuously as more research news comes in. Browse through the complete archive below or use the category links on the right.

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Acupuncture for post-stroke dysphagia

Categories: Stroke
A meta-analysis carried out by Chinese authors suggests that acupuncture may be beneficial in the rehabilitation of patients with dysphagia (difficulty in swallowing) caused by stroke.
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TCM effective for facial pain

Categories: Facial
The short-term phase of a comparative effectiveness study suggests that a combination of acupuncture and Chinese herbs is a safe and effective treatment for chronic facial pain caused by temporomandibular disorders (TMD).
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Acupuncture relieves phantom limb pain

Categories: Miscellaneous
A case report from the UK demonstrates the potential benefits of acupuncture in the treatment of phantom limb pain.
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Scalp acupuncture beneficial in complex regional pain syndrome

Categories: Miscellaneous
Case studies of two injured American soldiers have shown that scalp acupuncture can relieve pain and restore function and sensation in complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS).
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Tongue appearance reflects clinical improvement in ulcers

Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders, General discussion
Taiwanese researchers have confirmed that the appearance of the tongue correctly reflects clinical outcomes in peptic ulcer disease (PUD)
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Acupuncture for hot flushes in breast cancer

Categories: Cancer
Traditional acupuncture (TA) can reduce the frequency of hot flushes and night sweats (HF&NS), and improve physical and emotional well-being in women taking tamoxifen for breast cancer.
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Acupuncture as good as drugs for insomnia

Categories: Psychological / emotional
A small Taiwanese study suggests that acupuncture could be used as an alternative to zolpidem (Ambien) for the treatment of insomnia.
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Thunder God Vine extracts target cancers

Categories: Cancer
Research into the cellular processes involved in prostate cancer suggests that an extract from the Chinese herb Lei Gong Teng (Radix Tripterygium wilfordii, Thunder God Vine) may be able to combat the disease.
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Acupuncture provides additional help with plantar fasciitis

Categories: Miscellaneous disorders, Foot
Electro-acupuncture (EA) coupled with conventional treatment is more effective than conventional treatment for plantar fasciitis, according to a pilot study carried out in Thailand.
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Acupuncture benefits MS patients

Categories: Neurological
A pilot study carried out in Brail provides evidence that electro-acupuncture (EA) can significantly improve quality of life for patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS).
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Rehmannia decoction enhances recovery from spinal injury

Categories: Neurological, Back
Di Huang Yin Zi (DHYZ, Rehmannia Decoction), a traditional Chinese herbal formula used to treat neurological disorders, has been found to improve neurological function in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI), and may be an effective adjuvant therap ...
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Acupuncture reduces whiplash pain

Categories: Neck, Miscellaneous
Just one session of acupuncture treatment can result in improvement in pain sensitivity for patients with chronic whiplash-associated disorders (WAD), according to a Belgian study.
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Acupuncture can improve tinnitus

Categories: Ear/hearing disorders
An Iranian study suggests that acupuncture can improve tinnitus.
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Korean hand acupuncture helps IBS symptoms

Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders
Korean hand acupuncture (KHA) has been shown to be effective in relieving symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
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Herbal formula increases pregnancy rates in IVF

Categories: Infertility
Chinese researchers have found that adding Er Zhi Tian Gui granules (ETG, Two Ultimates Tian Gui Granules) to the treatment regime of women undergoing IVF can reduce the dosage of gonadotropin (Gn) required for ovarian stimulation and shorten treatme ...
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Acupuncture soothes dry eyes

Categories: Eye disorders
Acupuncture out-performs artificial tears in the treatment of dry eye syndrome, according to South Korean researchers.
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Acupuncture better than antidepressants for PTSD

Categories: Psychological / emotional
A study of Chinese earthquake victims suggests that electro-acupuncture (EA) is more effective than paroxetine for treating the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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Acupuncture increases effect of antidepressants

Categories: Psychological / emotional
Research carried out in China has found that both manual and electro-acupuncture can improve quality of life for depressed patients undergoing treatment with the antidepressant paroxetine (Paxil).
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Acupuncture helps restore bowel function after surgery

Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders
Clinicians in Hong Kong have found that electro-acupuncture (EA) treatment reduces both the duration of post-operative ileus (POI - hypomotility of the gastrointestinal tract following surgery) and length of hospital stay following laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer. In a prospective study, 165 cancer patients undergoing laparoscopy were assigned randomly to three groups, who received EA o ...
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Dang Gui Decoction effective for menopausal symptoms

Categories: Gynaecology, Menopausal syndrome
A phase II clinical trial of a Chinese herbal decoction, Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang (DBT, Dang Gui Decoction to Tonify the Blood), has shown that it can significantly improve physical and psychological scores and significantly reduce vasomotor symptoms for ...
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