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Research Archive
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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Tai chi beneficial for COPD
Categories: Respiratory disorders, Tai chi
A Cochrane Database systematic review has concluded that very low to moderate quality evidence suggests that tai chi can lead to better lung function in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ...
Chinese herbal medicines improve asthma outcomes
Categories: Respiratory disorders
A systematic review by Australian and Chinese authors suggests that Chinese herbal medicines combined with routine drug treatment may improve asthma outcomes more than pharmacotherapies alone ...
Acupuncture turns down immune response to dust mites
Categories: Hay fever, Respiratory disorders
Acupuncture’s ability to improve the symptoms of allergic rhinitis may be due to modulation of the upper airway mucosal immune response to house dust mites ...
Acupuncture as good as morphine for lung cancer breathlessness
Categories: Cancer, Respiratory disorders
A UK group has found acupuncture alone or in combination with morphine to be effective for the relief of breathlessness in lung cancer patients ...
Acupuncture for asthma
Categories: Respiratory disorders
Acupuncture should be considered as a valid complementary therapy for asthma in adults, write the Chinese authors of a systematic review ...
Battlefield acupuncture beats sore throat
A study by authors from the US Air Force has shown that battlefield auricular acupuncture (BFA) can reduce throat pain and decrease need for pain medication in patients with acute sore throat
Qing Feng Gan Ke effective for cough
Categories: Respiratory disorders
A Chinese herbal formula called Qing Feng Gan Ke granule has been shown to be effective in treating post-infectious cough ...
Increasing evidence supports acupuncture for hay fever
Categories: Respiratory disorders, Allergies
The evidence supporting the use of acupuncture as an effective treatment for allergic rhinitis continues to mount ...
Acupuncture recommended for allergic rhinitis
The American Academy of Otolaryngology’s new Clinical Practice Guideline recommends acupuncture for patients with allergic rhinitis (AR) who are interested in nonpharmacological therapy ...
Acupuncture results in clinically important improvements in COPD
Categories: Respiratory disorders
An Australian systematic review concludes that acupuncture may result in clinically important improvements in QoL (quality of life) and dyspnoea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Ear acupressure improves allergic rhinitis
Chinese researchers have found that ear acupressure (EAP) results in both short- and long-term improvements in symptoms and quality of life (QoL) for patients with perennial allergic rhinitis ...
Chinese herbs effective for COPD
Categories: Respiratory disorders
Two Chinese herbal formulas have been found to be effective for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ...
Tai chi improves fitness and lung function in COPD
Categories: Respiratory disorders, Tai chi
Hong Kong researchers have concluded that tai chi is a useful exercise for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, and can lead to sustained improvements in their health.
Chinese herbs for cough
Categories: Respiratory disorders
A systematic review carried out by Chinese authors suggests that compared with Western conventional medicine or placebo Chinese herbal medicine can more effectively improve the core symptoms of post-infectious cough, have earlier antitussive effect a ...
Acupuncture is useful and cost-effective for asthma
Categories: Respiratory disorders
A large randomised study carried out in Germany has found that acupuncture is a useful and cost-effective add-on treatment for asthma patients.
Acupuncture improves paediatric asthma
Categories: Babies & children / paediatrics, Respiratory disorders
A prospective, randomised trial carried out in Denmark has found that acupuncture can reduce asthma symptoms and medication use in preschool children.
Herbal medicine helps with common cold symptoms
Categories: Respiratory disorders
A multi-centre, prospective dose-escalation trial has found that a Chinese herbal medicine,
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 has anti-inflammatory effects in allergic asthma
Categories: Respiratory disorders
A team of Chinese investigators has shown that acupuncture has regulatory effects on mucosal and cellular immunity in patients with allergic asthma.
Acupuncture helps ease breathing in COPD
Categories: Respiratory disorders
According to a trial carried out in Japan, acupuncture is associated with clinically relevant improvements of dyspnoea on exertion (DOE) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Sixty-eight patients with COPD were randomised to either real or non-penetrating placebo acupuncture for 12 weeks, in addition to standard medication. A standardised acupuncture protocol was used (Zho ...
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