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Research Archive
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Placebos work even without deception
Categories: Acupuncture research, Professional
A Harvard team including acupuncture scholar and researcher Ted Kaptchuk has found that placebo pills work even when patients know what they are taking.
Yunnan Baiyao's secret ingredients leaked on US websites
Categories: Herb research, Professional
Chinese internet users were astonished to find the 'secret' ingredient list for the famous haemostatic herbal powder Yunnan Baiyao openly displayed on the websites of Amazon.com and the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Qigong improves blood-pressure in wheelchair-bound elderly
The findings of a Chinese study suggest that qigong exercise may help improve blood pressure in elderly wheelchair-bound adults.
Astragalus-rehmannia formula heals diabetic ulcers
Categories: Diabetes, Herb research
A two-herb formula consisting of the herbs Huang Qi (Astragali Radix, RA) and Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix, RR) can enhance diabetic wound healing because of its angiogenic and anti-inflammatory activities, which promote tissue regeneration.
Needling DU-20 increases cerebral blood flow
Categories: Acupuncture research
Acupuncture at Baihui DU-20 increases cerebral blood flow, according to a Japanese study.
An apple a day keeps cholesterol at bay
Categories: Diet research
Daily consumption of dried apple has been shown to help weight loss and improve levels of cholesterol and inflammatory markers in post-menopausal women.
Essential fatty acids reduce PMS symptoms
A supplement containing a mix of essential fatty acids has been shown to significantly reduce the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), by a Brazilian team.
Male fertility is in the bones
Categories: Professional
American scientists have found a connection between a hormone produced by bone and male fertility, echoing Chinese medical theory which says that both reproduction and the bones are governed by the Kidney.
Honey can reverse antibiotic resistance
Categories: Diet research
The antibacterial effects of honey have long been recognised in traditional medicine. A new UK study has found that medical grade manuka honey can hamper the attachment of bacteria to tissues, which is an essential step in the initiation of bacterial ...
No deaths from herbs and supplements
Categories: Herb research, Professional
Statistics from the American Association of Poison Control Centers show that no deaths were caused by dietary supplements in the country in 2008.
Laser acupuncture produces specific brain activation patterns
Categories: Acupuncture research
Laser stimulation of acupoints leads to activation of specific brain regions, with different patterns of neural activity for each acupuncture point.
Sensations of placebo needling may evoke healing response
Categories: Acupuncture research
Patients experience enhanced touch sensations (ETS) as part of non-penetrating placebo acupuncture and these may be important in the ability of placebo needling to evoke a healing response.
Acupuncture helps with medically unexplained symptoms
Categories: Miscellaneous disorders, Acupuncture research
UK researchers have found acupuncture to have significant and sustained benefit for patients who frequently attend GP surgeries with medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS).
Acupuncture better than flunarizine for migraine
Categories: Headache & migraine
A Chinese multi-centre trial has found that acupuncture is as good as the drug flunarizine at reducing pain and improving quality of life for migraineurs, and more effective than the drug at decreasing the number days on which patients experience mig ...
Taichi qigong improves lung function in COPD
A three-month programme of simplified (13-form) taichi qigong (two x sixty minute sessions a week) was found to be superior to both an exercise group (walking plus breathing techniques) and a control group (usual activities) in improving symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The taichi qigong participants showed significant improvements in their lung function, activity toleranc ...
Superficial acupuncture has specific effects on the brain
Categories: Acupuncture research
Japanese style, superficial acupuncture (SA) has measurable and specific effects on the brain, according to Korean scientists.
REN-17 specifically affects heart's parasympathetic nerves
Categories: Heart / Cardiac, Acupuncture research
Japanese researchers have found strong evidence that the stimulation of Shanzhong REN-17 can specifically increase activity in the parasympathetic nerves of the heart.
Exercising in nature has added benefits
Categories: Psychological / emotional, Lifestyle research
A systematic review by UK authors has concluded that exercising in the natural environment leads to greater benefits in mental and physical wellbeing than exercising indoors.
Prolonged sitting is bad for the heart
Categories: Heart / Cardiac, Lifestyle research
Prolonged sedentary periods lead to larger waist sizes and higher blood triglyceride levels, even in subjects who exercise regularly, according to Australian investigators.
Sham acupuncture interventions are associated with large non-specific effects
Categories: Acupuncture research
A German team has carried out a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials with the aim of investigating the size of non-specific effects associated with acupuncture interventions.
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