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A pilot study carried out in the USA has found acupuncture monotherapy to be safe, well-tolerated and effective, in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). Thirty outpatients with MDD received eight weeks of standardised thirty-minute acupuncture treatment. The protocol consisted of manual stimulation at five body points (bilateral Shenmen HT-7, Hegu L.I-.4, Zusanli ST-36, Sanyinjiao SP-6 a ...

Acupuncture produces meaningful, durable improvement cancer survivors’ insomnia, according to an American research team ...

Acupuncture may exert a beneficial effect on glucose metabolism in obese women, according to a small pilot study carried out by an international team of investigators ...

Taiwanese researchers have found that acupuncture is safe and effective for relieving pain and disability in patients with non-acute sciatica ...

Radiation therapy for cancer can induce secondary xerostomia (dryness of the mouth) which may be resistant to conventional pilocarpine therapy.

Swiss clinicians have found that acupuncture can improve visual function and quality of life for nystagmus patients ...

A study of the effect of acupuncture on sperm quality in men suffering infertility of unknown cause, found that after twice weekly treatment for five weeks, there were fewer structural sperm defects (acrosome position and shape, nuclear shape, axonemal pattern and shape, and accessory fibres of sperm organelles) and an increase in the number of normal sperm ejaculated. Other sperm abnormalities su ...

A study by a team of US researchers has shown that an enhanced response to sham acupuncture (SA) may be present in fibromyalgia patients who are more sensitive to experimental-pressure stimuli.

Acupuncture improves dyspeptic symptoms, mental status and quality of life in patients with functional dyspepsia (FD), Chinese investigators have found ...

The positive effects of acupuncture on exertional dyspnoea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are associated with improved oxygen utilisation during exercise ...