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Acupuncture causes limited changes to metabolic parameters in obesity

A metabolomic study has found that, with one notable exception, acupuncture treatment had no effect on anthropometric and serum metabolic parameters, compared with sham acupuncture ...

Electro-acupuncture improves mental symptoms in PCOS

Electro-acupuncture may improve symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome ...

Acupuncture shortens time to discharge following laparoscopy

Acupuncture reduces the time to discharge following anaesthesia and gynaecological laparoscopy, reports a research team based in Switzerland and Germany ...

Electroacupuncture better than biofeedback for myofascial neck pain

Electro-acupuncture outperforms biofeedback therapy for treating chronic neck pain, report Iranian researchers ...

Acupuncture helps reduce breathlessness in COPD

Acupuncture can be used as an adjunctive therapy to reduce dyspnoea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ...

Acupuncture turns down immune response to dust mites

Acupuncture’s ability to improve the symptoms of allergic rhinitis may be due to modulation of the upper airway mucosal immune response to house dust mites ...

Electro-acupuncture reduces septic inflammation

Electro-acupuncture (EA) can attenuate the inflammatory response in patients with bowel obstruction due to sepsis ...

ACUPRESSURE INCREASES WEIGHT GAIN IN PREMATURE INFANTS

An experimental trial has investigated the effects of acupressure and meridian massage on increasing body weight in premature infants.

Acupuncture better than usual care for chemo-induced neuropathy

Acupuncture outperforms conventional treatment for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), reports an Iranian research team ...

Moxibustion can lower blood pressure

A pilot study carried out in Korea suggests that moxibustion can lower blood pressure in patients with hypertension ...