Research & Lifestyle
Treating Eczema? Beware of Cancer.
Posted on 23/04/2008
from CNN News....WASHINGTON (AP) The labels on two prescription creams to treat eczema will have to bear "black box" warnings of possible cancer risks. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) action Thursday follows an agency...
Acupuncture and IVF Treatments
Posted on 23/04/2008
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...
Acupuncture and the Menopause
Posted on 23/04/2008
Porzio G, Trapasso T, Martelli S, et al. Acupuncture in the treatment of menopause-related symptoms in women taking tamoxifen. Tumori. 2002;88(2):128-30. Fifteen patients were enrolled in a pilot study to evaluate the safety and...
Acupuncture and Acupressure for Nausea & Vomiting
Posted on 23/04/2008
1. Collins KB, Thomas DJ. Acupuncture and acupressure for the management of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. J Am Acad Nurse Pract. 2004;16(2):76-80. PURPOSE: To review existing research, the National Institutes of...
Acupuncture for Children
Posted on 23/04/2008
As part of a paediatric pain management program, acupuncture reduces pain scores by over 5 points on a 10-point scale and improves overall well being, new suggests a new study. Research from the Children's Hospital and Harvard...
Acupuncture and Urinary Tract Infections
Posted on 23/04/2008
Researchers from the University of Bergen in Norway have investigated the benefits of acupuncture in a group of 94 women, all of whom had experienced at least 3 urinary tract infections during the previous 12 months. Sixty-seven...
Acupuncture and Bedwetting
Posted on 23/04/2008
(1) A Japanese study has added to the research showing nocturnal enuresis (bed wetting) can be effectively treated with acupuncture. 15 patients with nocturnal enuresis were treated by acupuncture inserted bilateral into the...
Acupuncture and Labour Pain
Posted on 23/04/2008
(1) ACUPUNCTURE: PAIN-KILLER OF CHOICE Obstetricians from Norway have said that acupuncture is the analgesic method of choice for reducing labour pain, whether supplemented by pharmacological pain-killers or not. 210 mothers in...
Addiction: Herb takes the fun out of Coke
Posted on 23/04/2008
A compound extracted from Chinese herb Stephania (han fang ji), prevents cocaine from exerting its euphoric effects on rats. Tetrahydropalmatine blocks dopamine receptors in the brain that are normally responsible for pleasurable...
Chinese Herbs relieve Menstrual Pain better than Drugs or Acupuncture
Posted on 23/04/2008
Wednesday, April 09, 2008 by: Mike AdamsChinese herbal medicine appears to be more effective at relieving menstrual cramps and pain than pharmaceutical drugs, acupuncture or heat compression therapy, according to a new study...
