Research & Lifestyle

Acupuncture and IVF Treatment for Infertility

Posted on 29/04/2008

Effects of acupuncture on rates of pregnancy and live birth among women undergoing in vitro fertilisation: systematic review and meta-analysis. A recent meta-analysis reported in the prestigious British Medical Journal of 7...

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Research into Acupuncture and abnormality of Sperm

Posted on 29/04/2008

(1) Idiopathic infertility A study carried out in Brazil observed the effect of acupuncture and moxibustion on sperm abnormalities. 19 patients with idiopathic infertility were divided into a study and into a control group. The...

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Acupuncture for Polycystic Ovaries

Posted on 23/04/2008

A review article has evaluated the use of acupuncture to prevent and reduce symptoms related with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Reporting on experimental observations in rat models of polycystic ovaries and clinical data from...

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Auricular Acupuncture for Insomnia

Posted on 23/04/2008

A systematic review of current literature conducted by authors from Hong Kong has concluded that auricular acupuncture appears to be effective for treating insomnia. Eight hundred and seventy eight (878) papers were searched of...

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Laser Acupuncture and Children

Posted on 23/04/2008

Laser acupuncture can provide significant benefit in the treatment of children with headache. Researchers in Germany carried out a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of laser acupuncture in 43 children (mean age...

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ElectroAcupuncture for Dogs

Posted on 23/04/2008

Electroacupuncture is an effective treatment for intervertebral disk disease in dogs. Fifty dogs with signs of thoracolumbar intervertebral disk disease were randomly allocated to receive either electroacupuncture stimulation...

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Electro Acupuncture for Dental Surgery Pain

Posted on 23/04/2008

A Brazilian study has concluded that electroacupuncture (EA) is effective at controlling postoperative pain after dental surgery. Twenty-four patients with symmetrically impacted mandibular third molars were selected. Each patient...

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Acupuncture better than Heartburn Drugs

Posted on 23/04/2008

If proton pump inhibitors fail to control the symptoms of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, current standard management is to double the drug dose, despite limited therapeutic gain. An American clinical trial has compared this...

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Acupuncture and Facial Pain

Posted on 23/04/2008

Pain tolerance in the masticatory muscles of patients suffering from chronic myofascial pain has been found to increase significantly with acupuncture when compared with sham acupuncture. Acupuncture at Hegu L.I.-4 was compared...

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Acupuncture effective for Allergic Rhinitis

Posted on 23/04/2008

An Australian study has found that acupuncture can significantly reduce the symptoms of persistent allergic rhinitis (PAR). The randomised, single-blind, sham-controlled trial included 80 patients with PAR (aged 16-70 years) who...

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