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Posted August 22, 2010 in Chinese Medicine by admin

Acupuncture cuts post-op sickness

BBC News 19 October, 2001

Acupuncture reduces patients’ vomiting and nausea after major breast surgery at least as effectively as conventional treatment, doctors have found.

Researchers at the Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina found the treatment also reduced post-operative pain.

As many as 70% of women who undergo major breast surgery suffer significant post-operative nausea and vomiting.
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Posted August 22, 2010 in Chinese Medicine by admin

Acupuncture fights morning sickness

BBC News 28 February, 2002

Acupuncture helps relieve morning sickness for pregnant women, a study shows.

It is hoped the findings will give wider recognition of the medical benefits of the ancient Chinese art.

The research follows a previous study which showed acupuncture’s success in treating sickness in women recovering from breast surgery, including mastectomies. Read more »

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Posted August 22, 2010 in Chinese Medicine by admin

Acupuncture ‘beats headache pain’

BBC News 15 March, 2004

Acupuncture is used to treat pain.

Acupuncture is an effective treatment for chronic headaches and should be more widely available on the NHS, experts say.

Writing in the British Medical Journal, UK researchers said patients who were given acupuncture had fewer days of headaches than those who were not.
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Posted August 22, 2010 in Chinese Medicine by admin

Acupuncture ‘cuts blood pressure’

BBC News 30 March, 2005
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Acupuncture combined with electronic stimulation can lower high blood pressure, US researchers say.

In tests on rats, the treatment lowered raised blood pressure by as much as 50%, the University of California team at Irvine found.

They are now testing to see whether the technique will have the same effect in people with high blood pressure, also known as hypertension. Read more »

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Posted August 22, 2010 in Chinese Medicine by admin

Acupuncture: the facts

BBC News 26 June, 2000

The British Medical Association (BMA) says acupuncture should be made more widely available on the NHS. BBC News Online looks at the treatment.

There are two key methods of acupuncture – traditional Chinese and Western or modern approaches.

Complementary medicines originated in China, and countries including Egypt, around 3,000 years ago.

The Chinese system was developed on the basis of very detailed knowledge of herbal remedies combined with acupuncture. Read more »

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Posted August 22, 2010 in Chinese Medicine by admin

Chinese remedy gets thumbs up

BBC News November 12, 1998

Chinese herbal remedies can help babies be born safely

Chinese herbal remedies can help babies be born safely

A Chinese remedy for breech births which involves burning a herb at the toe of a pregnant woman actually works, clinical tests have shown.

A study by Italian obstetrician and acupuncturist Dr Francesco Cardini found that the remedy, known as moxibustion, was successful in preventing breech births.

A study of 130 women, using ultrasound tests, found that moxibustion worked in 75% of cases, compared with 48% of babies who got no treatment. Read more »

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Posted August 21, 2010 in Chinese Medicine by admin

Acupuncture for male infertility

By Julie Neal

Abstract

This paper looks at the research into the effect of acupuncture on sperm parameters. To date little acupuncture research has been done in this area and even less to a good clinical research standard. Infertility is a growing problem and there is little available treatment, so research into a possible treatment is an important area. Thirteen papers were found on the subject of acupuncture and male infertility, all of which had a very positive outcome. Three of these papers were of better but still varying clinical research standard and this paper concentrates on them. These papers showed that motility, density and vitality were all encouraged with acupuncture. Gerhard (1992) found particularly good effect in younger men, non smokers and varicocele carriers. Whereas Siterman (1997 and 2000) found azoospermia and genital tract inflammation had the best results. These results are encouraging and hopefully will lead to further studies to validate these findings and move forward the understanding the role acupuncture could have in treating male infertility.
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Posted August 20, 2010 in Chinese Medicine by admin

Acupuncture for Infertility

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Infertility is when a couple fails to conceive (get pregnant) despite having regular unprotected sex. Although one in seven couples has difficulty conceiving, the number of couples who are actually infertile is relatively low. Read more »

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