News tagged with traditional chinese acupuncture
Chinese acupuncture affects brain's ability to regulate pain, study shows
Acupuncture has been used in East-Asian medicine for thousands of years to treat pain, possibly by activating the body's natural painkillers. But how it works at the cellular level is largely unknown.
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Aug 10, 2009 |
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Pseudosciences are destroying the reputation of Australia's universities
The international credibility of Australia’s universities is being undermined by the increase in the “pseudoscientific” health courses they offer, two academics have written in today’s ...
Mar 05, 2012 |
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Trial to test laser acupuncture treatment for osteoarthritis
(PhysOrg.com) -- The potential for laser acupuncture to provide painless and effective treatment for osteoarthritis knee pain is being put to the test in a clinical trial beginning in Sydney.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 31, 2011 |
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UT MD Anderson receives grant for study of acupuncture in cancer
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has been awarded a grant to study whether xerostomia, a debilitating side effect caused by head and neck cancer radiation treatment, can be prevented when acupuncture is part ...
Mar 22, 2011 |
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Acupuncture curbs severity of menopausal hot flushes
Traditional Chinese acupuncture curbs the severity of hot flushes and other menopausal symptoms, suggests a small study published today in Acupuncture in Medicine.
Mar 08, 2011 |
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Acupressure shows promise in relieving fatigue in cancer survivors
As thousands of breast cancer survivors battle persistent fatigue, a Michigan State University nursing researcher is studying whether acupressure – a technique where physical pressure is applied to acupuncture points ...
Feb 23, 2011 |
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Flu season has some turning to Chinese remedies
"Big Snake Mak" has a secret weapon to fend off the threat of flu -- it wriggles and hisses in a basket at his side.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 17, 2011 |
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Translating Chinese medicine for the West
In a traditional Chinese medicine store in central Beijing, part of the Tongrentang chain founded 342 years ago, three white-coated workers follow traditions that stretch even further back in time. They sort and chop an exotic ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 11, 2010 |
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Depression gets pinned with acupuncture treatment
Acupuncture produces significant changes in parts of the brain that regulate emotional states and is a biologically plausible treatment for depression and other neuropsychiatric disorders, UNSW researchers ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 17, 2010 |
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Pain Management for Preemies
(PhysOrg.com) -- A UConn nursing professor is studying a way of holding babies that can reduce pain for preemies.
Jul 29, 2010 |
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Needles improve exercise tolerance in heart patients
Acupuncture can improve exercise tolerance in patients suffering from chronic heart failure. This was determined in a clinical pilot study by the team headed by Dr. Johannes Backs, physician and study director ...
Jul 01, 2010 |
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