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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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Proof that acupuncture works for chronic pain
Categories: Miscellaneous, Acupuncture research
An international collaboration, involving some of the UK's top acupuncture researchers, has provided definitive evidence that acupuncture is effective for chronic pain.
Malaria becoming resistant to artemisinin
Categories: Herb research, Fever/infectious diseases
Evidence is emerging that the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, is becoming resistant to the drug artemisinin.
Herbal medicines are activated by gut microbes
Categories: Herb research
A Nature Outlook supplement focusing on traditional Asian medicine includes a number of interesting articles, including one on how Chinese herbal medicines interact synergistically with microbes in the human gut.
Classical herb combinations prove more effective
Categories: Herb research
Chinese herbal medicine theory holds that herbs in a prescription potentise each other and that the doses described in classical prescriptions are crucial to their effect.
Herbs help prevent restenosis after coronary stenting
Categories: Heart / Cardiac
Chinese herbal medicines (CHMs) may help to prevent restenosis (the recurrence of narrowing of the blood vessel) following coronary stent placement, thus reducing cardiac mortalit
Herbal medicines benefit allergic rhinitis patients
A systematic review has concluded that Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) interventions appear to have beneficial effects in patients with persistent allergic rhinitis (PAR)
Acupuncture may offer potential for threatened miscarriage
Categories: Gynaecology, Infertility
There are currently no recommended medical treatment options for threatened miscarriage.
Acupuncture treatment empowers women with PCOS
A qualitative study has explored the experiences of women receiving acupuncture for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
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.
Acupuncture treats pain in neonates
Categories: Babies & children / paediatrics, Miscellaneous
A Turkish pilot study suggests that acupuncture may be an effective method of analgesia in newborn infants.
Integrated East-West treatment helps with chronic sinusitis
Categories: Respiratory disorders, Nose and mouth
Preliminary data from a pilot study carried out in the USA suggest that an integrated approach that combines acupuncture with Western medicine can improve symptoms and quality of life for patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS).
Acupressure helps with symptoms of atopic dermatitis
Categories: Skin / dermatology
Self-administered acupressure can result in an improvement in pruritus and lichenification in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD), according to a US pilot study.
Electro-stimulation beneficial for dry mouth in cancer patients
Categories: Cancer, Nose and mouth
A sham-controlled feasibility trial has found that electro-acupuncture given concurrently with radiotherapy can significantly reduce xerostomia (dry mouth) symptoms and improved quality of life.
Meta-analysis suggests placebo needling may not be an inert control in IVF studies
Categories: Infertility, Acupuncture research
A meta-analysis of studies evaluating the effect of acupuncture on in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes has concluded that the type of control procedure used can affect study outcomes.
Acupuncture reduces IVF anxiety
Categories: Infertility, Psychological / emotional
Acupuncture can reduce anxiety symptoms in women undergoing IVF, according to a team of Brazilian researchers.
Acupuncture no better than placebo needling for carpal tunnel syndrome
Categories: Hand & wrist
American researchers have found that acupuncture was not superior to placebo acupuncture for patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).
Acupuncture improves pain relief after haemorrhoid surgery
Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders, Miscellaneous
Acupuncture appears to be an effective adjunct to conventional analgesia for patients recovering from haemorrhoidectomy.
Acupuncture improves autonomic status and reduces back pain
Categories: Back
Indian researchers have found that electro-acupuncture effectively relieves pain and improves autonomic status in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP).
Acupuncture and sham equally effective for migraines
Categories: Headache & migraine, Acupuncture research
Acupuncture and sham acupuncture appear equally effective in preventing migraines, according to a large clinical study published by an international research team, although real acupuncture may have longer-lasting effects.
Tai chi improves balance and walking in Parkinson's patients
Categories: Neurological, Tai chi
Practising tai chi twice a week can help Parkinson's patients improve their balance and walking ability, according to an American study.
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