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Abdominal acupuncture effective for neck pain

Abdominal acupuncture is an effective treatment for neck pain, according to researchers from Hong Kong ...

Acupuncture as good as drugs for acute herpetic pain

An Italian RCT has found that acupuncture is as effective as standard drug treatment for acute pain in patients with herpes zoster (HZ).

How patients choose acupuncturists

UK investigators have conducted a study to examine the factors that influence people when choosing an acupuncturist.

Qing Feng Gan Ke effective for cough

A Chinese herbal formula called Qing Feng Gan Ke granule has been shown to be effective in treating post-infectious cough ...

Herbs help prevent stroke in Parkinson's patients

Chinese herbal medicine can reduce the risk of stroke in patients with Parkinson’s disease, according to a large study carried out in Taiwan ...

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 ...

Indigo works for psoriasis by down-regulating pro-inflammatory cytokine

The Chinese herb Qing Dai (Indigo naturalis) is clinically effective for the treatment of psoriasis, and works by reducing levels of a pro-inflammatory cytokine in affected skin. ...

Acupuncture beneficial for pain management following joint replacement

Acupuncture may be a useful adjunct to pharmacological pain management after total hip (THR) or total knee replacement (TKR) surgery ...

Herbal formula helps earthquake survivors with PTSD

Chinese doctors have published a study describing the successful use of a modified form of Xiao Yao San (Free and Easy Wanderer) to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in survivors of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.

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)

Edzard Ernst's latest paper on acupuncture continues his endeavours to demonstrate that acupuncture is both more harmful and less effective than is claimed.