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A UK-based clinical trial suggests that it is feasible to implement acupuncture in a busy radiotherapy unit, when provided by specially trained radiographers ...

Twenty sessions of manual acupuncture is superior to both sham acupuncture and usual care for the prophylaxis of episodic migraine without aura ...

Twenty sessions of manual acupuncture is superior to both sham acupuncture and usual care for the prophylaxis of episodic migraine without aura, according to Chinese researchers ...

Acupuncture and moxibustion may stimulate anti-cancer immunity, protect bone marrow cells and minimise drug side-effects in colon cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, according to a pilot study carried out in Portugal ...

Author Mendez C. M. MD, Cardoso T. MD, Jimenez I. Centro Internacional de Restauracion Neurologica. Introduction Herpes zoster disease (HZ) is caused by varicela zoster virus. HZ typically presents as a vesicular rash involving the thoracic or lumbar dermatomes. Pain, tingling, or itching sensation in the affected dermatome often precedes the rash, which consists of irregularly sized vesicles on ...

Joseph Balensi In the initial phase of a NIH funded study (Grant #P50 AT00008-03) at the University of Arizona Pediatrics Department acupuncture was used on several children with cerebral palsy. The hypothesis of the study was that acupuncture would reduce muscle hypertonicity in children with cerebral palsy. In the course of administering acupuncture the writer was reminded that needles are only ...

Acupuncture and acupressure could be a safe alternative intervention for preventing menstrual migraine ...

A Chinese herbal formula had been found to reduce the production of inflammatory proteins linked with causing eczema. A Hong Kong team assessed the effects of the 'Pentaherbs formulation' (PHF, containing honeysuckle flower (jin yin hua), peppermint (bo he), peony root bark (mu dan pi), atractylodes rhizome (cang zu), and phellodendron bark (huang bai)) on immune cell cultures and patients with at ...

A pilot study carried out in Brail provides evidence that electro-acupuncture (EA) can significantly improve quality of life for patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS).

A pilot study carried out in China suggests that acupuncture may be effective for reducing cancer pain ...