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Here you will find up to date articles and studies on medical issues that can provide additional information on the success of TCM and suggestions towards a healthier lifestyle.
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8/7/2008

 Anti- ageing treatment with acupuncture Tue, July 8, 2008 | link 
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News Items:

ACUPUNCTURE IN A GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTICE
 
Two reviews of acupuncture used in UK general medical practices have shown a high level of overall improvement in patients symptoms and diseases. In the first, an audit of 500 patients treated for a wide range of conditions including neck and low back pain, shoulder problems, hayfever, knee osteoarthritis and migraine, showed a reported overall improvement of 73%, with 61% classified as significant improvement or cure.
 
In the second, a retrospective review was carried out on the records of 92 patients treated for musculoskeletal pain. Overall 69% of patients had reported a good or excellent response to acupuncture treatment.
 
HYPERACTIVITY & ANTIBIOTICS
178 of 383 hyperactive children (46.6%) were found to have used three or more courses of antibiotics during the first three years of life, compared with 42 of 148 (28.4%) non hyperactive children. Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been associated with poor absorption of micronutrients and/or peptides. The children with high antibiotic use were found to have lower levels of zinc, calcium, chromium and selenium, possibly due to the harmful effect of antibiotics on microflora in the digestive system (Nutrit. Pract. 2001, 3(3) 12). Promising results were found following the treatment of 36 children with ADHD with ginkgo biloba and ginseng, with a 74% improvement in ADHD and hyperactive-impulse activity and a 44% improvement in social problems after one month of use. (J. Psychiatry & Neuroscience 2001, 26(3) 221-8).

Acupuncture for Cellulite:    http://www.articlesbase.com/womens-issues-articles/acupuncture-for-cellulite-206276.html


 

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Acupuncture 'as good as pills'
From correspondents in Paris
29jul04

WRIST acupuncture is as effective as medication for easing post-operation nausea, according to research reported next Saturday in the British weekly New Scientist.

Hong Kong and Australian scientists reviewed 26 trials which focused on use of the so-called pericardium, or P6, acupuncture point in the wrist.

The trials involved 3000 patients who were either given P6 acupuncture or sham treatment, such as a needle that was inserted at the wrong place or a simulated stimulation of the P6.

Those who received the right treatment were 28 per cent less likely to feel nauseous and 24 per cent less likely to ask for anti-sickness drugs compared to those who got the placebo treatment.

Acupuncture was just as effective as routine anti-sickness drugs in preventing nausea and vomiting, but had few side effects and was cheaper, the study found.

http://www.healthcmi.com/index.php/acupuncturist-news-online/261-acupuncture-stops-pain-a-treats-infertility