Research & Lifestyle
Electro Acupuncture for Dental Surgery Pain
Posted on 23/04/2008
A Brazilian study has concluded that electroacupuncture (EA) is effective at controlling postoperative pain after dental surgery. Twenty-four patients with symmetrically impacted mandibular third molars were selected. Each patient...
Acupuncture better than Heartburn Drugs
Posted on 23/04/2008
If proton pump inhibitors fail to control the symptoms of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, current standard management is to double the drug dose, despite limited therapeutic gain. An American clinical trial has compared this...
Acupuncture and Facial Pain
Posted on 23/04/2008
Pain tolerance in the masticatory muscles of patients suffering from chronic myofascial pain has been found to increase significantly with acupuncture when compared with sham acupuncture. Acupuncture at Hegu L.I.-4 was compared...
Acupuncture effective for Allergic Rhinitis
Posted on 23/04/2008
An Australian study has found that acupuncture can significantly reduce the symptoms of persistent allergic rhinitis (PAR). The randomised, single-blind, sham-controlled trial included 80 patients with PAR (aged 16-70 years) who...
Treating Eczema? Beware of Cancer.
Posted on 23/04/2008
from CNN News....WASHINGTON (AP) The labels on two prescription creams to treat eczema will have to bear "black box" warnings of possible cancer risks. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) action Thursday follows an agency...
Acupuncture and IVF Treatments
Posted on 23/04/2008
Effects of acupuncture on rates of pregnancy and live birth among women undergoing in vitro fertilisation: systematic review and meta-analysis. A recent meta-analysis reported in the prestigious British Medical Journal of 7...
Acupuncture and the Menopause
Posted on 23/04/2008
Porzio G, Trapasso T, Martelli S, et al. Acupuncture in the treatment of menopause-related symptoms in women taking tamoxifen. Tumori. 2002;88(2):128-30. Fifteen patients were enrolled in a pilot study to evaluate the safety and...
Acupuncture and Acupressure for Nausea & Vomiting
Posted on 23/04/2008
1. Collins KB, Thomas DJ. Acupuncture and acupressure for the management of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. J Am Acad Nurse Pract. 2004;16(2):76-80. PURPOSE: To review existing research, the National Institutes of...
Acupuncture for Children
Posted on 23/04/2008
As part of a paediatric pain management program, acupuncture reduces pain scores by over 5 points on a 10-point scale and improves overall well being, new suggests a new study. Research from the Children's Hospital and Harvard...
Acupuncture and Urinary Tract Infections
Posted on 23/04/2008
Researchers from the University of Bergen in Norway have investigated the benefits of acupuncture in a group of 94 women, all of whom had experienced at least 3 urinary tract infections during the previous 12 months. Sixty-seven...
