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Acupuncture may help cancer patients’ pain -expert
• Alternative Medicine • • Pain • Mar 16 09
Acupuncture can be used to help relieve the pain of cancer patients, as well as the nausea and vomiting induced by chemotherapy, a leading…
Acupuncture worthwhile for hay fever sufferers
• Alternative Medicine • Mar 06 09
Acupuncture added to standard treatment helps improve quality of life in people with hay fever, German researchers report.
Moreover, it’s worth the extra cost,…
Pain relieving effects of acupuncture are limited
• Alternative Medicine • • Pain • Jan 28 09
The pain relieving effects of acupuncture compared with placebo are small and seem to lack clinical relevance, according to a study published on bmj.com…
Migraines, Tension Headaches Respond to Acupuncture
• Alternative Medicine • • Headaches • • Migraine • Jan 22 09
Two new systematic reviews have found that acupuncture therapy can provide patients who suffer from tension and migraine headache an alternative treatment for their…
Medical acupuncture gaining acceptance by the US Air Force
• Alternative Medicine • Dec 19 08
Medical acupuncture, which is acupuncture performed by a licensed physician trained at a conventional medical school, is being used increasingly for pain control. Richard…
Alternative medicine popular among Americans: report
• Alternative Medicine • Dec 11 08
According to a U.S. government survey released today, about 38 percent of adults and nearly 12 percent of children use some form of…
Ancient Chinese Exercise Relieves Knee Pain
• Alternative Medicine • • Chinese Medicine • • Pain • • Rheumatic Diseases • Oct 26 08
Tai chi is effective in the treatment of pain and physical impairment in people with severe knee osteoarthritis, according to research presented this week…
Effect of Acupuncture on IVF Remains Unclear
• Alternative Medicine • • Fertility and pregnancy • Oct 14 08
The use of acupuncture to increase fertility is far from new — dating back to Taoist tradition over 8,000 years ago — but its…
Karaoke for the heart at Thai medical school
• Alternative Medicine • Jul 14 08
A Thai medical school is urging its students take up karaoke and sing from the heart, for the sake of patients’ hearts.
Professors at…
Laugh Your Way to Wellness with Yoga Trend
• Alternative Medicine • May 05 08
“Ho ho, ha ha ha,” students in a fitness class at the University of Michigan Health System chant repeatedly while clapping their hands and…
Aromatherapy May Make You Feel Good, But It Won’t Make You Well
• Alternative Medicine • Mar 03 08
One of the most comprehensive investigations done to date on aromatherapy failed to show any improvement in either immune status, wound healing or…
Yoga has multiple benefits: study
• Alternative Medicine • Dec 28 07
Yoga induces a feeling of well-being in healthy people, and can reverse the clinical and biochemical changes associated with metabolic syndrome, according to results…
Acupuncture Diminishes Acute Postop Pain
• Alternative Medicine • • Pain • Oct 16 07
An analysis of several large research studies found that acupuncture, a traditional form of Chinese medicine, effectively eases postoperative pain without serious side effects.
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No Evidence to Suggest That Tailored Herbal Medicine Treatments Work
• Alternative Medicine • Oct 04 07
There is no good evidence to suggest that individually tailored herbal medicine treatment works well, suggests a study in Postgraduate Medical Journal.
The UK…
Acupuncture does not reduce radiotherapy-induced nausea, but patients believe it does
• Alternative Medicine • • Cancer • Sep 26 07
Despite widespread belief among cancer patients and health care professionals that acupuncture helps relieve nausea caused by cancer treatment, new research in radiotherapy has…
Acupuncture Treatment May Be More Effective Than Conventional Therapy In Treating Lower Back Pain
• Alternative Medicine • • Backache • Sep 25 07
Six months of acupuncture treatment appears to be more effective than conventional therapy in treating low back pain, according to a study in the…
Acupuncture doesn’t reduce arthritis pain
• Alternative Medicine • • Arthritis • • Pain • Aug 16 07
New research suggests that the reduction in arthritis pain as a result of exercise-based physical therapy is not enhanced by the addition of acupuncture.
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Herbal Medicine Used for Chinese Stroke Patients Lacks Strong Evidence
• Alternative Medicine • • Stroke • Apr 27 07
The herbal medicine Dan Shen, a standard treatment for ischemic stroke in China, lacks strong scientific evidence to support such use, according a new…
Relax and Refocus with Yoga
• Alternative Medicine • Nov 01 06
The essence of optimal health is a healthy mind in a health body. Yoga, which has been practiced for more than 5,000 years, is…
Traditional Chinese medicine for diabetes has scientific backing
• Alternative Medicine • Oct 01 06
Reports of a traditional Chinese medicine having beneficial effects for people suffering from type 2 diabetes now has some scientific evidence to back up…
About 5 Percent of Adults with Insomnia Use Alternative Therapies
• Alternative Medicine • Sep 18 06
More than 1.6 million U.S. adults are estimated to use complementary and alternative therapies to treat insomnia or trouble sleeping, according to the results…
Acupuncture relieves chronic low back pain
• Alternative Medicine • Aug 31 06
The largest study to date of acupuncture for chronic low back pain has found the treatment eases the pain, improves back function and is…
Teaching the Art of Aromatherapy to Soothe and Heal
• Alternative Medicine • Aug 25 06
A bubble bath that improves memory. A kitchen cleaner that wards off nausea and energizes. A scented handkerchief that calms a patient entering…
Acupuncture Reduces Chronic Neck Pain; Massage Benefits Still Unclear
• Alternative Medicine • Aug 18 06
Acupuncture offers relief from chronic neck pain, while there is little reliable evidence on the effectiveness of massage, according to two new systematic reviews.
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Acupuncture Relieves Symptoms of Fibromyalgia
• Alternative Medicine • Jun 14 06
Evidence suggests acupuncture reduces the symptoms of fibromyalgia, according to a Mayo Clinic study.
Fibromyalgia is a disorder considered disabling by many, and is…