Acupuncture for Dementia
A new study concludes that acupuncture is effective for reducing the syndromes caused by vascular dementia. Investigators discovered that acupuncture helps to reduce dysfunction of reasoning, memory and general cognition for patients with this disorder. Vascular...
Researchers concludes that acupuncture is successful for the treatment of infertility.
Researchers concludes that acupuncture is successful for the treatment of infertility. A clinical trial was conducted at the Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion at Ruikang Hospital, an affiliate of Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine. A total of forty cases...
Acupuncture to stop smoking: Research
A short course of acupuncture led to reduction or even cessation of smoking in a trial carried out by researchers in Norway. Acupuncture is a popular treatment for smoking cessation, although there have been few studies of its effectiveness. Doctors at the University...
Acupuncture Eases Joint Pain in Breast Cancer Patients
Acupuncture could ease an extremely common side effect of breast cancer treatment, a new study suggests. Researcher from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine found that acupuncture seems to decrease symptoms of arthralgia -- or joint pain -- from...
Acupuncture for Tension Headaches
A trial had shown that acupuncture can cut headache rates by around a half. Tension headache can be hard to treat effectively. But acupuncture may provide some relief, say researchers in Munich, Germany. They looked at a group of 270 patients, offering them either...
Acupuncture and Herbs protect pregnancy and prevent miscarriages
New research published by the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine demonstrated the efficacy of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine for the treatment of recurrent pregnancy losses. A team of acupuncturists combined Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) therapies in a...