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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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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)
Acupuncture dangers are minimal despite alarmist stories to the contrary
Categories: General discussion
There was a flurry of paranoia last week after the UK's Daily Mail newspaper published an item on the 'hidden dangers of acupuncture'.
Self-care advice is co-constructed between patient and acupuncturist
A qualitative study from the UK has analysed how self-care advice is constructed in traditional acupuncture consultations.
TCM diagnoses in fibromyalgia (with comment by Peter Deadman)
Categories: Fibromyaigia, General discussion
A US group has examined the prevalence of different TCM diagnoses in a sample of women with fibromyalgia
Cold and Heat patterns correlated with gene expression patterns
Categories: Arthritis , General discussion
TCM patterns of Cold and Heat in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients can be correlated with specific patterns of gene expression, according to a Chinese group.
Homeopathic benefits due to consultation process
Categories: General discussion
A UK study has found that homeopathic consultations, but not homeopathic remedies, are associated with clinically relevant benefits for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Quest for Personalised Health: Exploring the Emergent Interface of East Asian Medicines and Modern System Sciences
Categories: General discussion, Comment
A cutting edge 'Quest for Personalised Health: Exploring the Emergent Interface of East Asian Medicines and Modern System Sciences' conference took place in London over the weekend, bringing together systems biologists, physicists, sinologists and Ch ...
Confusion over implications of EU regulation of traditional herbal medicines
Categories: General discussion, Comment
The EU's Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive (THMPD) has now come into force in the UK, amid dismay and confusion over its implications for manufacturers, retailers and consumers of herbal medicines
Chinese to develop medicines to fight superbugs
Categories: Herbal medicine, General discussion
Chinese pharmaceutical companies and research institutions have joined forces in a concerted effort to develop traditional Chinese medicines to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria
A response to "Acupuncture: Does it alleviate pain and are there serious risks? A review of reviews" by E. Ernst, Myeong Soo Lee and Tae-Young Choi, PAIN®, Volume 152, Issue 4 (April 2011)
Categories: Acupuncture research, General discussion
Edzard Ernst's latest paper on acupuncture continues his endeavours to demonstrate that acupuncture is both more harmful and less effective than is claimed.
Edzard Ernst holds forth again
Categories: General discussion, Comment
A single injury - let alone a fatality - caused by acupuncture is one too many, but we have to wonder why Dr. Edzard Ernst, Chair in Complementary Medicine at the University of Exeter, keeps emphasising the risks of acupuncture.
'Walking is man's best medicine.' Hippocrates
Categories: General discussion, Comment
There are a number of health trends that are causing increasing concern - especially to policy makers and health funders in developed countries with a growing proportion of ageing people.
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Categories: General discussion, Comment
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Old Wives Tales
Categories: General discussion, Comment
Some clever people can be really ... well, a bit dim. The Voice of Young Science organised a demonstration on September 8th at Whitehall in London to protest against proposals for a registration scheme for practitioners of traditional medicine (Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine and other Traditional Medicine Systems). They've come up with the hilarious idea of issuing "Dip ...
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