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Research Archive
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Acupuncture effective for premature ejaculation
Categories: Male disorders
Results from a high-quality Turkish study suggest that acupuncture is an effective non-pharmacological method for treating premature ejaculation (PE).
A single massage can boost the immune system
Categories: Immunity, Lifestyle research
Researchers from the USA have reported that a single massage treatment can produce measurable changes in the immune and endocrine systems of healthy adults.
Tai chi helps beat depression in the elderly
Combining a weekly Tai Chi Chih (TCC) exercise class with standard depression treatment leads to greater improvement in depression symptoms for elderly adults
Acupuncture improves walking gait in elderly
Categories: Geriatric
A single acupuncture treatment at LiangqiuST-34 has been shown to significantly improve walking gait in geriatric patients
Statutory regulation for UK herbalists
Categories: Herbal medicine, Comment
In February, the UK government's Department of Health announced that herbalists, including practitioners of Chinese herbal medicine, will be regulated by the Health Professions Council (HPC) from April 2012
Confusion over implications of EU regulation of traditional herbal medicines
Categories: General discussion, Comment
The EU's Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive (THMPD) has now come into force in the UK, amid dismay and confusion over its implications for manufacturers, retailers and consumers of herbal medicines
Electroacupuncture at Sanyinjiao Sp-6 helps with labour pain
Categories: Pregnancy & labour
A Chinese study has concluded that electroacupuncture (EA) at Sanyinjiao SP-6 is an effective way of decreasing labour pain
Tai chi and green tea benefit women's bone health
Categories: Menopausal syndrome, Tai chi
A study by an American research team has demonstrated that tai chi exercise (TC) and supplementation with green tea polyphenols (GTP) can benefit bone remodeling and muscle strength in postmenopausal women
Acupuncture helps with pain of episiotomy
Categories: Pregnancy & labour
Italian clinicians have successfully used acupuncture to relieve perineal pain after episiotomy.
Qigong improves children's wellbeing at school
Categories: Babies & children / paediatrics, Qigong
Qigong lessons for children offer a possible way to improve wellbeing at school, according to research carried out in Sweden
Tai chi for autonomic balance in heart disease
Categories: Heart / Cardiac, Tai chi
Tai chi training can help regulate the autonomic nervous system in patients with coronary heart disease
Acupuncture as breastfeeding support
Categories: Pregnancy & labour
An Italian pilot study has found that acupuncture can support women in maintaining breastfeeding for longer.
Why do these people think they are so clever?
This week a prime UK Sunday paper (The Sunday Times) carried a review for a book about the aging process (You're Looking Very Well by Lewis Wolpert) ...
Chinese to develop medicines to fight superbugs
Categories: Herbal medicine, General discussion
Chinese pharmaceutical companies and research institutions have joined forces in a concerted effort to develop traditional Chinese medicines to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Intensive meditation boosts longevity enzyme
Categories: Lifestyle research
Positive psychological changes that occur during meditation training are associated with increased activity of telomerase
Tea drinking cuts heart disease mortality
Categories: Lifestyle research, Diet research
Drinking several cups of tea daily can cut your risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) by more than a third, according to Dutch researchers.
Morning exercise makes up for unhealthy diet
Categories: Lifestyle research
Exercising first thing in the morning before breakfast can significantly lessen the detrimental effects of an unhealthy diet.
Exercise prevents the common cold
Categories: Lifestyle research
Regular exercise may prevent the common cold, according to a study by US researchers.
A response to "Acupuncture: Does it alleviate pain and are there serious risks? A review of reviews" by E. Ernst, Myeong Soo Lee and Tae-Young Choi, PAIN®, Volume 152, Issue 4 (April 2011)
Categories: Acupuncture research, General discussion
Edzard Ernst's latest paper on acupuncture continues his endeavours to demonstrate that acupuncture is both more harmful and less effective than is claimed.
A few hours of meditation is enough to change brain structure
Categories: Lifestyle research
A collaborative study by scientists from China and the USA has found that 11 hours of meditation can induce positive structural changes in an area of the brain that helps regulate behaviour
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