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Source: HealthCMi http://www.healthcmi.com/Acupuncture-Continuing-Education-News/1517-acupuncture-relieves-constipation Acupuncture Relieves Constipation on 19 August 2015. Acupuncture is effective for relieving slow transit constipation (STC). Slow transit refers to the slow passage of feces through the large intestine. Acupoint ST25, Tianshu, and CV12, Zhongwan. STC is a type of functional constipation that is present in approximately 15 to 30% of constipated more »
Source: Web MD http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/news/20150825/acupuncture-best-for-hot-flashes-in-breast-cancer-survivors-study Treating Breast Cancer Survivors’ Hot Flashes Needles beat pills for treating hot flashes in breast cancer survivors, according to a new trial that compared acupuncture, “sham” acupuncture, the medication gabapentin and a placebo pill. Interestingly, sham acupuncture came in second place for effectiveness, the researchers said. Furthermore, the effects of acupuncture more »
Source: Hartford Courant http://www.courant.com/health/hc-chit-acupuncture-pregnancy-0821-20150820-story.html For Maria Coplit, the decision to use traditional and laser acupuncture to complement her high-tech fertility treatments seemed a “no brainer,” especially after experiencing the toll of multiple miscarriages while trying to have a second child. “We decided to empower ourselves as much as possible,” said Coplit, who gave birth to more »
Source: Medical News Today http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/298376.php The single-blind trial, conducted at the University of California-Irvine (UCI), is the first scientific confirmation that the ancient Chinese medical technique is beneficial for patients with mild to moderate hypertension. In the journal Medical Acupuncture, the team describes finding how electroacupuncture can lower blood pressure for up to 6 weeks more »
Source: Men’s Health http://www.menshealth.com/health/5-ways-acupuncture-can-fix-your-health-problems For weeks, Nathan Suver had a serious pain in the neck. It was a recurring problem, related to a back injury, and nothing made it go away. Until, that is, his doctor jabbed him with pins. “He did it as part of a routine visit,” recalls Suver, a 35-year-old software developer more »
Source: Health CMi http://www.healthcmi.com/Acupuncture-Continuing-Education-News/1512-acupuncture-frees-movement-from-sports-injuries Acupuncture and herbs restore motility for patients with motor impairments due to sports injuries. Researchers from the Physical Education Institute at Zhengzhou University investigated the effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) style acupuncture and herbs on amateur and professional athletes suffering from motor impairments due to the demands of physical training. more »
Source: NewsMax http://www.newsmax.com/Health/Health-Wire/acupuncture-arthritis-joint-pain/2015/08/05/id/665602/ Acupuncture is a 2,000-year-old alternative medical therapy that may give arthritis sufferers a new option for treating joint pain. Considered a complementary and alternative medicine option, acupuncture is one of several treatments making the move into mainstream medicine. More patients and doctors are embracing CAM therapies, integrating them with modern medical treatments, more »
Source: Acupuncture.com http://acupuncture.com/newsletters/m_aug15/midlife.htm The term ‘midlife crisis’ refers to a critical life phase that generally begins in one’s mid-forties and fifties. Commonly characterized by periods of psychological upheaval, it is a time of unstable mental and emotional health lasting for approximately a year or longer. Often triggered by the realization of one’s impending mortality, this more »
Source: ECNS http://www.ecns.cn/2015/07-15/173174.shtml This year’s Sanfu Days, or dog days of summer, is supposedly ten days longer than the usual 30 days, according to a calculation of the Purple Hills Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Monday. The calculation show that China has entered Toufu, the first phase of Sanfu on July 13, and more »
Source: Healio http://www.healio.com/allergy-immunology/rhinitis-sinusitis-upper-airway-diseases/news/online/%7B8a55ee48-06ff-4746-8709-3626ec1506f7%7D/acupuncture-safe-effective-in-treating-seasonal-allergic-rhinitis Four weeks of acupuncture treatment appeared to be a safe and effective treatment option for seasonal allergic rhinitis, according to study results. “Over the last decade there has been an increasing body of literature assessing the potential benefit of acupuncture for the treatment of allergic rhinitis, both seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis,” more »
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