ACUPUNCTURE NORMALISES INFLAMMATORY MEDIATORS IN DEPRESSED PATIENTS

Imbalance between Type one (Th1) and Type two (Th2) helper T-cell functions and the resulting increase in inflammatory response have been implicated in major depression. A study by Canadian scientists has investigated the relationship between pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in depressed patients and the effect of electro-acupuncture (EA) and fluoxetine (Prozac) treatment on these cytokines. N ...

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