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Herbal formula helps prevent gout

A Chinese herbal formula has been shown to reduce serum uric acid levels and prevent recurrence of acute gouty arthritis ...

High intensity electro-acupuncture better for knee osteoarthritis

High-intensity electro-acupuncture (EA) is more effective than low-intensity EA at alleviating the clinical symptoms of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) patients ...

Acupuncture benefits dry eyes

Acupuncture provides additional benefit in dry eye treatment compared with artificial tears, and is associated with evidence of reduced inflammation ...

Acupuncture improves vision in patients with nystagmus

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

Prenatal acupuncture has subjective benefits for pregnant women

Pregnant women experience positive subjective effects from prenatal acupuncture, despite a lack of objective influence on labour duration and pain ...

Acupuncture better than physiotherapy for knee osteoarthritis

Acupuncture has a better clinical effect on knee osteoarthritis than physiotherapy, which may be due to its ability to promote cartilage repair ...

Acupuncture improves spasticity following stroke

Chinese researchers have found that acupuncture can improve lower limb spasticity and motor function in stroke patients ...

Acupuncture as good as analgesics for migraine

Acupuncture and hypnotherapy have an equivalent effect to analgesics for migraine treatment, according to a study carried out in Turkey ...

Acupuncture improves tear quantity in dry eye patients

Chinese researchers have found that acupuncture can result in objectively measurable improvements of tear film quantity in patients with certain types of dry eye ...

Standardised acupuncture protocol effective for peripheral neuropathy

A small case series by an American author suggests that a standardised acupuncture protocol may be effective for the treatment of peripheral neuropathy ...