Review: Acupuncture for women undergoing in vitro fertilization
Researchers at the Center for Integrative Medicine, at the University of Maryland, in Baltimore, reviewed the effects of acupuncture on...
Evidence for acupuncture to treat cancer-related fatigue
Researchers at the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea, reviewed the evidence for treatment. And, researchers from the...
Pain sensitivity as a predictor of response to sham acupuncture
Studies of acupuncture to treat chronic pain have largely failed to demonstrate an advantage of traditional acupuncture over sham acupuncture....
Self-acupuncture among people with beast cancer
Maintenance acupuncture is recommended following successful clinic-based acupuncture. Researchers at the University of Manchester, UK, assessed the effectiveness of self-maintenance...
Acupuncture for people with seasonal allergic rhinitis
Researchers from the US, Germany, and China studied the proposed benefits. The results offer an opportunity to compare acupuncture to...
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Results of nonpharmacological approaches to treating pain
Researchers at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, in Chicago evaluated the effectiveness of an inpatient integrative medicine consult service for pain management.
Acupuncture: Effective to treat chronic pain
Although it’s widely used for chronic pain, there’s controversy as to its value. Now, researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,...
SIT and the co-disciplinary pain clinic
Clinicians in California described their clinical practice, which uses the simultaneous interview technique (SIT).
Smart acupuncture
Fast Company reports that a new system links to a readout and shows how much electrical activity the needles are...
Improvement in symptoms with acupuncture treatment of COPD
Last year, the Canadian Thoracic Society clinical practice guidelines, advised there was insufficient evidence to support the routine use of...
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CAM use in the Manitoba IBD Cohort Study
Researchers in Winnipeg, Manitoba surveyed the prevalence of CAM use in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
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Complementary treatments for osteoarthritis
Former Medical Director, of the Rosenthal Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine, at Columbia University Medical Center, in New York...
Review: CAM options for carpel tunnel syndrome
Aside from surgery, splinting, exercises, and other alternative therapies have been used. Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University reviewed...
Does acupuncture relieve pain?
Acupuncture is commonly used for pain control, but doubts about its effectiveness and safety remain. Prof. Ernst and colleagues reviewed...
Acupuncture in Ob/Gyn
Acupuncture is often recommended for obstetrical and gynecological (Ob/Gyn) conditions. Prof. Ernst has reviewed the evidence.
Risk of cardiac tamponade with acupuncture
Cardiac tamponade (aka pericardial tamponade) is an emergency condition in which fluid accumulates in the pericardium (the sac in which...
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CAM treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder
Standard therapies are of limited value for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Researchers at Swinburne University of Technology, in Australia, reviewed...
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy treated with acupuncture
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy can produce severe neurological deficits and neuropathic pain. Researchers at the University Medical Center, in Hamburg, Germany,...
Acupuncture for pain relief during labor
Researchers at the University of Oxford, in the UK, assessed the role of acupuncture for epidural pain.
Is acupuncture safe for children?
Researchers at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, reviewed the evidence.