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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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Acupuncture improves menopausal dry eye
Categories: Menopausal syndrome, Eye disorders
Analysis of tears following adjunctive acupuncture for menopausal dry eye shows that the treatment increases tear protein synthesis and secretion, and improves clinical symptoms ...
Gua sha improves perimenopause symptoms
Categories: Menopausal syndrome
Chinese clinicians have found gua sha therapy to be effective for relieving perimenopausal symptoms ...
Acupuncture reduces sleep disturbance in menopause
Categories: Menopausal syndrome, Insomnia/sleep disorders
Acupuncture is associated with a significant reduction in sleep disturbances in menopausal women, conclude the authors of a systematic review from Taiwan ...
Acupuncture reduces pain of osteoporosis
German clinicians have found acupuncture to be effective in producing sustained, clinically relevant pain relief in patients with osteoporosis ...
Acupuncture reduces hot flushes by half
Categories: Menopausal syndrome
The frequency of hot flushes, and other menopausal vasomotor symptoms (VMS), can be reduced by almost half for about 50 per cent of women with eight weeks of acupuncture treatment, according to American researchers ...
Acupuncture effective for breast cancer hot flushes
Categories: Menopausal syndrome
Acupuncture seems to be an effective therapy for hot flushes experienced by women with breast cancer ...
Acupuncture improves sleep in menopause
Categories: Menopausal syndrome, Insomnia/sleep disorders
Acupuncture is associated with a significant reduction in symptoms in women experiencing menopause-related sleep disturbances, according to a systematic review from Taiwan ..
Acupuncture for menopause symptoms
Categories: Menopausal syndrome
Research from the USA suggests that acupuncture can lead to a significant reduction in vasomotor symptoms (VMS) in menopausal women ...
Electro-acupuncture more effective than drugs for breast cancer hot flushes
Categories: Menopausal syndrome
An American study suggests that electro-acupuncture (EA) may be more effective for managing hot flushes among breast cancer survivors than the drug gabapentin (GP), with fewer adverse effects
Chinese medicine beneficial for menopause symptoms
Categories: Menopausal syndrome
A pilot study from the UK suggests that Chinese medicine treatment is beneficial for menopausal symptoms ...
Acupuncture reduces menopause symptoms
Categories: Gynaecology, Menopausal syndrome
A meta-analysis from Taiwanese authors confirms that acupuncture can improve symptoms in women experiencing menopause ...
Acupuncture better than herbs for menopausal hot flushes
Categories: Menopausal syndrome
A four-armed pilot study investigating the effects of acupuncture (ACU) and Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) on hot flushes and quality of life in postmenopausal women has found verum acupuncture to be the most effective treatment.
Acupuncture for menopausal hot flushes
Categories: Menopausal syndrome
Another Cochrane Database systematic review has found insufficient evidence to determine whether acupuncture is effective for controlling menopausal vasomotor symptoms.
Acupuncture for hot flushes
Categories: Menopausal syndrome
Combining Eastern and Western concepts of hot-flush pathogenesis can lead to safe, evidence-based interventions which can improve quality of life for patients who are experiencing hot flushes, according to a review paper from the USA. The author provides evidence of acupuncture
Dang Gui Decoction effective for menopausal symptoms
Categories: Gynaecology, Menopausal syndrome
A phase II clinical trial of a Chinese herbal decoction, Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang (DBT, Dang Gui Decoction to Tonify the Blood), has shown that it can significantly improve physical and psychological scores and significantly reduce vasomotor symptoms for ...
Epimedium formulae increase bone density and prevent postmenopausal fractures
Categories: Menopausal syndrome
A five-year, multicentre clinical study carried out in China has demonstrated that taking a kidney-tonifying herbal formula increased bone mineral density and significantly reduced the incidence of fragility fractures in postmenopausal women.
Acupuncture improves menopause symptoms
Categories: Menopausal syndrome
A pilot RCT carried out in the USA has found that while both traditional acupuncture (TA) and sham acupuncture (SA) can improve menopause-related vasomotor symptoms (VMS), only TA shows an impact on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.
Herbs ease hot flushes
Categories: Menopausal syndrome
A mixture of traditional Chinese herbs thought to have weak oestrogen-like activity may help ease menopausal hot flushes, a small clinical trial suggests.
Tai chi improves post-menopausal health
Taking part in a 12-week tai chi programme has multiple health benefits for post-menopausal women, particularly for those suffering from age-related loss of muscle strength.
Ear acupressure helps with menopausal insomnia
Categories: Menopausal syndrome
Researchers from Taiwan have found that auricular acupressure (AA) contributes to an improvement in postmenopausal insomnia (PI) by regulating the autonomic nervous system.
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