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Research Archive
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Acupuncture for acute back pain
Categories: Back
A Spanish multicentre trial investigating acupuncture for the treatment of acute back pain has found real, sham and placebo acupuncture to be effective, with all three better than conventional treatment alone.
Acupuncture helps with acute migraines
Categories: Headache & migraine
A Chinese group has found that acupuncture is significantly superior to sham for the treatment of acute migraines.
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 as effective as physiotherapy in post-stroke rehabilitation
Categories: Stroke
A large multicentre RCT from China has found that acupuncture plus conventional care was similar in effectiveness to physiotherapy treatment plus conventional care for post-stroke rehabilitation.
Acupuncture offers GPs low-cost alternative to knee surgery
British researchers have found that acupuncture offers an acceptable, low-cost alternative to knee replacement for sufferers of osteoarthritis (OA).
Acupuncture has benefits for knee osteoarthritis
A three-armed RCT carried out by Greek investigators has shown that a combination of acupuncture plus non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is significantly more effective for chronic pain due to knee osteoarthritis (OA) than either sham acu ...
ICSI is associated with birth defects
Categories: Infertility
The results of a large Australian observational study suggest that intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is linked to an increased risk of birth defects compared with spontaneous conception.
Breast cancer tissue contains parabens
Categories: Cancer, Lifestyle research
A study from the UK has found that breast tissue samples from women who underwent mastectomies for breast cancer contained traces of parabens (p-hydroxybenzoic acid), preservatives commonly used in deodorants, body lotions and other cosmetic products ...
BPA associated with obesity, insulin resistance and heart disease
A high urinary concentration of the endocrine disruptor bisphenol A (BPA) has been positively associated with obesity and insulin resistance in older Chinese adults.
Glaxo to develop TCM
Categories: Herb research
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline is poised to begin developing products based on traditional Chinese medicines as part of its revamped research and development strategy.
Damp environment leads to lung problems
Categories: Respiratory disorders, Lifestyle research
A UK study suggests that living in a damp river valley at low altitude can increase the risk of developing lung problems.
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'.
Liquorice fights tooth decay
American scientists have reported the identification of two substances in dried licorice root (Gan Cao, Radix Glycyrrhizae) that are capable of killing bacteria responsible for tooth decay and gum disease.
Herbs reverse drug resistance in cancer cells
Categories: Cancer, Herb research
Extracts from Chinese herbs are capable of reversing multi-drug resistance in cancer cells, which is currently a major obstacle to successful anti-cancer therapy.
Herbal extract effective against Candida
Categories: Miscellaneous disorders, Herb research
Chinese researchers have found that an extract of the Chinese herb Tu Jing Pi (Cortex Pseudolaricis) has potent antifungal activity and may be a potential therapeutic agent for oral candidiasis.
Herbal hangover cure protects against negative effects of alcohol
Categories: Miscellaneous disorders, Herb research
A flavonoid extracted from the Japanese raisin tree, Hovenia dulcis (Chi Chu Tzu), may counter the detrimental effects of alcohol consumption and offer a potential anti-hangover supplement, according to research from the USA.
Chang Shan offers treatment for autoimmunity
Categories: Immunity, Herb research
An active component extracted from the herb Chang Shan (Dichroae Radix) may be useful in the treatment of autoimmune disorders.
Evidence for acupuncture point specificity
Categories: Acupuncture research
A review article from American authors focuses on clinical and laboratory studies supporting the existence of point specificity in acupuncture, but also addresses studies that do not support this concept.
The 'neural acupuncture unit'
Categories: Acupuncture research
The concept of the ‘neural acupuncture unit’ (NAU) has been put forward by an international team of authors as a new way of interpreting the effects and mechanisms of acupuncture.
Acupuncture may regulate physiology via its effect on heart rate
Categories: Acupuncture research
A discussion paper by a team of American authors argues that the ability of acupuncture to affect heart rate variability (HRV) might explain how it is able to regulate complex physiological systems.
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