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Behold the Power of Qi : The Importance of Qi in the Discourse of AcupunctureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Research on Language and Social Interaction)
Source: Research on Language and Social Interaction - November 20, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ho, Evelyn Y. Source Type: journals

Why Consumers Turn To Alternative MedicineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Alternative health remedies are increasingly important in the health care marketplace. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research explores how consumers choose among the many available remedies. "Examples of the wide array of health remedy options available to consumers include drugs, supplements, acupuncture, massage therapy, Ayurveda, and Traditional Chinese Medicine (to name a few). (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine Source Type: news

Why Consumers Turn To Alternative MedicineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Alternative health remedies are increasingly important in the health care marketplace. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research explores how consumers choose among the many available remedies. "Examples of the wide array of health remedy options available to consumers include drugs, supplements, acupuncture, massage therapy, Ayurveda, and Traditional Chinese Medicine (to name a few). (Source: Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine News From Medical News Today)
Source: Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine News From Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine Source Type: news

Acupuncture for Treatment of Insomnia: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled TrialsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Nov 2009, Vol. 15, No. 11: 1171-1186. (Source: The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine)
Source: The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine - November 18, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: article Source Type: journals

Effects of Scalp Acupuncture Versus Upper and Lower Limb Acupuncture on Signal Activation of Blood Oxygen Level Dependent (BOLD) fMRI of the Brain and Somatosensory CortexEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Nov 2009, Vol. 15, No. 11: 1193-1200. (Source: The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine)
Source: The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine - November 18, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: article Source Type: journals

Acupuncture Anesthesia for Complicated Dental Extractions in Patients with Lidocaine AllergyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Nov 2009, Vol. 15, No. 11: 1149-1152. (Source: The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine)
Source: The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine - November 18, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: article Source Type: journals

Effect of Acupuncture on Induction of LaborEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Nov 2009, Vol. 15, No. 11: 1209-1214. (Source: The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine)
Source: The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine - November 18, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: article Source Type: journals

Pet-Health-Pro.ComEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
is a veterinary pet health information resource produced by Dr Ellen Schmidt, a veterinarian with a special interest in veterinary acupuncture and complementary veterinary pet and dog health. Aimed at pet owners this site focuses on general and alternative veterinary medicine, and resources available include downloadable acupuncture and acupressure charts, information on acupuncture meridians, canine dental care, control of feline parasites, and pain relief for dogs and cats. (Source: Latest Internet resources added to Intute: Health and LifenSciences veterinary gateway)
Source: Latest Internet resources added to Intute: Health and LifenSciences veterinary gateway - November 17, 2009 Category: Veterinary Research Source Type: organizations

Needling issue of weight lossEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
About 80 per cent of Chinese people use acupuncture to treat obesity, writesSYLVIA THOMPSON (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

RCT of real versus placebo acupunctureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Human Reproduction)
Source: Human Reproduction - November 16, 2009 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Ma, T. Tags: Letters to the editor Source Type: journals

Prescription pattern of traditional Chinese medicine for climacteric women in Taiwan.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Women of climacteric age in Taiwan utilized TCM more often than other age groups. To deal with multiple symptoms and/or diseases among climacteric women, new prescription patterns of combining two or more herbal formulae have evolved. Studies on safety issues and drug-herb interactions are warranted for future research. PMID: 19905906 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Climacteric)
Source: Climacteric - November 15, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Yang YH, Chen PC, Wang JD, Lee CH, Lai JN Tags: Climacteric Source Type: journals

A to Z of what's right with AmericaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(NaturalNews) Ah, America. Land of the free. Home of the brave. Baseball and apple pie. It's all so irresistibly attractive that it's begging for a list of 26 awesome things about America.So I asked the NaturalNews Facebook team to come up with an A-to-Z list of what's right with America. You'll find the complete list below.In case you're feeling more pessimistic, by the way, we've also published an A-to-Z of what's wrong with America. You can find that list at: www.NaturalNews.comA to Z of what's right with America - The listA is for Alternative medicine - Although the Associated Press hasn't figured it out yet, alternati...
Source: NaturalNews.com - November 14, 2009 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news

Dissimilarities in reception and development of TCM in Germany and the USAEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Chinese Medicine has been labeled traditional in its external communication since the 1950s. It is widely thought of as a coherent, orthodox medical system that has been handed down to us in pristine and unaltered teachings. However, as Chinese Medicine is going global it is unlike orthodox teachings simultaneously adapting swiftly to local patterns of perception and interpretation, thereby being shaped into hitherto unknown forms. The globalization of Chinese Medicine produces multiple localized visions of a healing system that is permeable to external ideas and influences and very open to individual interpretations.In Ge...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: I. Tao Source Type: journals

The NADA-Protokoll-standardised groupacupunture for improvement of metal state in patients with different psychiatric diseasesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Acupuncture provided for a single person is time- and cost consuming and there is less experience with acupuncture in psychiatric diseases because of the common opinion that acupuncture is not useful in acute crisis or severe phases of psychiatric diseases.In the 1970 a standardized earacupunture (NADA-Protocol) for treatment of drug addiction provided for a group setting of patients was developed and showed positive clinical effects: relief of agitation and disturbance of sleep, reduction of stress and relaxing effect for patients with different mental problems. The method is used in a group setting on dressed patients wi...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: A. Röbe, J. Röbe, A. Yassouridis, U. Hemmeter Source Type: journals

Health-related quality of life in patients with musculoskeletal complaints in a general acupuncture practice: An observational studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Question: Aim of this study was to (i) compare the HRQoL of patients undergoing routine acupuncture treatment for musculoskeletal complaints with a Dutch population sample and (ii) to investigate changes in HRQoL during the course of acupuncture treatment.Methods: We performed an observational study of 26 patients between 18 and 65 years of age in a single acupuncture practice. HRQoL was measured on eight functional domains using a RAND-36 health survey at baseline and after six and twelve treatment sessions. Baseline RAND-36 scores were compared with data from a Dutch population sample (n=1063) using t-test, and longitudi...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: I. van den Berg Source Type: journals

Case conference on integrative medicine—Results of an experiment and future perspectives of a new interdisciplinary approachEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The Case Conference on Integrative Medicine should serve as a model for testing similar activities in academic hospitals and establishing such approaches in routine care. This integrative strategy has the potential to improve patient care in medicine. (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: B. Brinkhaus, M. Teut, M. Girke, P.F. Matthiesen, A. Michalsen, H. Heimpel, S.N. Willich Source Type: journals

A gait analysis pilot study of back pain patients before and after a multimodal pain therapyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The analysis of gait parameters confirms changes in gait patterns and indicates an increase in symmetrical gait and lower stride-to-stride variability as a result of the multimodal integrative pain therapy. (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: F.J. Saha, W. Kowalczyk, F. Musial, G. Dobos Source Type: journals

Structure of S-3 medical guidelines—Implications for CAM researchersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Medical guidelines are intended to guide decisions and criteria regarding diagnosis, management, and treatment. Strategy is to review, summarize and evaluate the best evidence and most current data on prevention, diagnosis, prognosis and therapy. Then the most important questions related to clinical practice are defined and all possible decision options and their outcomes are identified. There are currently about 800 German guidelines available, classified into 3 levels. Only 50 of them are of the highest, the so-called S-3 level, incorporating expert opinion on the basis of current evidence within the paradigm of evidence...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: P. Klose, W. Häuser, R. Lüdtke, F. Musial, G. Dobos, J. Langhorst Source Type: journals

Quantitative sensory testing as a neurobiological tool for measuring “specific” effects of naturopathic reflex therapies in chronic painEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Evidence from recent RCTs has shown that naturopathic reflex therapies such as massage, acupuncture, Gua Sha, cupping, wet packs, etc. are helpful in reducing symptoms of chronic pain . These bodily oriented therapies are likely able to influence chronic pain not only through brain mechanisms, but also at the level of the nociceptor and the spinal cord. However, the neurobiological basis of these effects has rarely been investigated even though the accumulating knowledge of the pathophysiology of chronic pain syndromes allows for specific hypotheses. (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: F. Musial, D. Spohn, G. Dobos Source Type: journals

Teaching TCIM as part of the integrative curriculum in medical schoolEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The elective in TCIM increased the motivation of students to continue to study and receive teaching in this field. The course was evaluated by the majority of students as good or very good. Negative comments included the lack of structure to the seminars and the final examination.Take-home messages: A good understanding can be achieved, as well as increased motivation of students in the field of TCIM. This was developed particularly through experiencing the practical exercises and treatment participation. (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: K. Werwick, A. Rathmann, M. Reed, M. Herrmann Source Type: journals

Integrative psychosomatics east–west in pain treatmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Asian and western cultures have developed different concepts of the connection between body, mind and spirit strongly influenced by culture, worldview and spirit of the age. These concepts are reflected in different medical systems, their different diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.An integration process of different psychosomatic concepts is going on in east and west.In the last decades the west has become increasingly interested in the holistic/psychosomatic approach of acupuncture, Ayurveda and Tibetan medicine. After the integration of western scientific medicine China is looking more and more for western mental he...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: W. Maric-Oehler Source Type: journals

How do patients choose acupuncturists? A mixed methods projectEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Question: Government policy is to develop statutory regulation of complementary medicine practitioners in the UK. Acupuncturists are not yet subject to statutory regulation and hence potential patients face difficult decisions. A qualitative study explored patients’ experiences. A quantitative vignette study investigated the impact of 3 practitioner-factors (gender, training location, qualifications) and 1 patient-factor (gender).Methods: Qualitative study: 35 acupuncture patients were recruited from 7 clinics and the community (maximum variation sampling). Semi-structured interviews about their experiences of acupunctur...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: F. Bishop, Y. Massey, G. Lewith Source Type: journals

Acupuncture in Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis (ACUSAR)—Multidisciplinary approach of a clinical trial including experimental and qualitative researchEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The ACUSAR study is one of the largest and most rigorous studies of acupuncture including a sham control group conducted in SAR thus far. The additional sub-trials are aimed to complement the clinical results leading to a better and more complex understanding of acupuncture in SAR. (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: B. Brinkhaus, M. Ortiz, F. Pfab, F. Zimmermann-Viehoff, C. Holmberg, M. Kröz, S.N. Willich Source Type: journals

Effect of acupuncture on cardiac outputEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Acupuncture did not have an effect on the cardiac index but decreased the heart rate. It is possible that parasympathetic sympathetic nerve activity due to acupuncture stimulation may decrease the heart rate. (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: T. Seki, M. Watanabe, S. Takayama, S. Konno, T. Yambe, N. Yaegashi, S.-I. Nitta Source Type: journals

Quantitative sensory testing in patients with chronic neck pain before and after the application of the acupressure pad—A randomized, controlled pilot studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The present data suggest that an effect of the acupressure pad application is not only seen in VAS ratings but also in PPT. The elevated PPT after treatment supports the idea of a direct influence on transmission and processing of sensory information on the spinal level by reflex therapies such as the acupressure pad. (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: C. Hohmann, R. Lauche, K.-E. Choi, F. Saha, T. Rampp, G. Dobos, F. Musial Source Type: journals

Acupuncture for osteoarthritis: A qualitative analysis to interpret the results of a randomised controlled trialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: This nested qualitative analysis offered novel insights into the RCT findings that would not have been possible from the quantitative data alone. Conceptualising and understanding RCT subjects as active participants has important implications for trial design particularly for interventions such as acupuncture when equipoise is unlikely. (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: F. Bishop, C. Hill, P. White, J. Walker, G. Lewith Source Type: journals

Acupuncture for osteoarthritis pain: A randomized controlled trial evaluating the relative effects of real acupuncture and two placebos with respect to patient empathy, empowerment, and the practitioner on treatment outcomeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study also suggests we are able to deliver convincing acupuncture placebos/controls and that a ‘placebo’ needle (SN) appears as clinically effective as MES. This implies that an enhanced placebo response is not associated with acupuncture needling. This suggests we should consider that the most important factor influencing treatment outcome for pain may be related to the therapist and not the procedure they employ. This hypothesis will require further investigation across a number of different interventions but may be important for pain management. (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: G. Lewith, P. White, P. Little, P. Prescott, V. Irwin, C. Hill Source Type: journals

Preliminary results of a pragmatic randomised controlled trial in general practice investigating the effectiveness of acupuncture against migraine: Qualitative analysis of brain perfusion SPECTEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Preliminary results illustrate that basal brain perfusion scan resembles a multi-infarct pattern in most patients. Verum acupuncture induces modifications in global and regional brain perfusion scans that also correlate with a clinical improvement in the number and intensity of the migraine crisis. (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: C. Ramos-Font, J. Vas, A.C. Rebollo-Aguirre, M. Gomez-Rio, D. Caballero, M. Martin-Avila, J.E. Cabrera-Iboleon, M.A. Olmos-Raya Source Type: journals

Analgesic effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS): Implications for acupuncture?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Discussion: In line with neurophysiological theories, considerable TENS effects were shown using the standard experimental pain paradigm of placebo research SETT. The results support the role of DNIC and gate control in TENS and acupuncture like TENS-induced analgesic effects. (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: K.-E. Choi, M. Strobel, R. Lauche, F. Musial, F. Saha, T. Rampp, G. Dobos Source Type: journals

Pericardium 6 acupressure and acupuncture as additive antiemetic therapy during chemotherapy in children and adolescents—A randomized placebo-controlled pilot studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: No significant benefit was detected for children receiving verum acupressure or acupuncture in this pilot study; however, a trend was detected for a benefit to patients treated with verum acupuncture. A study of a larger number of patients is required to confirm whether verum acupuncture could truly benefit pediatric cancer patients. (Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: B. Wulff, C. Schmidt, N. Lehmann, Y. Liu, A. Eggert, B. Kremens, G. Dobos, G. Spahn Source Type: journals

Fifteen years of integrated academic complementary and alternative medicine—From public demand to a unique CAM chair in Bern, SwitzerlandEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Aim: To describe the implementation of general practitioners’ (GP) experience in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in an academic chair divided into four fields.Background: In Switzerland, 10% of GPs are certified in, 30% are practising, and 40% referring to any form of CAM due to a high public demand.History: In 1994, four GPs were offered a chair as part-time (25%) CAM professors at the University of Bern due to a referendum for academic CAM service, teaching, and research.Structure: The chair is divided into the four CAM methods most frequently practised by GPs in the Canton of Bern: anthroposophic medicine...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: K. von Ammon, B. Ausfeld-Hafter, S. Baumgartner, A. Beck, D. von Bonin, A. Déglon, L. Fischer, M. Frei-Erb, P. Heusser, F. Marian, M. Pfister, B. Spring, A. Thurneysen, U. Wolf Source Type: journals

Integrative concepts in asthma and allergy treatment in children: TCMEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has considered the lung to be connected to the large intestine for 2000 years. According to the principles of TCM and the theory of the Five Elements any treatment aimed at the lung, as a Yin-organ, also implicates treatment and regulation of the large intestine, as the linked Yang-organ.This interaction between lung and large intestine was recently re-detected by epidemiological studies carried out to generate hypothesis of plausible mechanisms for the increasing prevalence of asthma and atopic diseases in developed countries.The “Hygiene Hypothesis” postulates that improvements in p...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: K. Stockert Source Type: journals

Evidence based integrative medicineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Integrative approaches have played an essential role in the treatment of dermatological diseases since a long time. Many current standard treatments can be considered integrative such as phototherapy, climate therapy (such as staying at high altitude or at the sea), special training on how to handle a disease, special diets and psychological approaches. Furthermore the amount of well-controlled studies on complementary medicine in the treatment of dermatological disorders has increased within the last years. Besides different therapies derive from natural remedies, such as fumaric acid or psoralene (used e.g. in the treatm...
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 13, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: F. Pfab, J. Huss-Marp, H. Behrendt, U. Darsow, J. Ring Source Type: journals

Dermatitis artefacta: Keloids and foreign body granuloma due to overvalued ideation of acupunctureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We present a case of a 42-year-old female patient presenting with a vague history of generalized body pain and skin lesions in the form of cotton threads buried under the skin, crusted plaque, multiple keloids and rusted pin buried through the skin mostly in the easily accessible areas of the body. Histopathology from the crusted plaque revealed foreign body granuloma. To satisfy her psychological or emotional need, it is the deliberate and conscious production of self-inflicted skin lesions through overvalued ideation of acupuncture on her part. (Source: Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology)
Source: Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology - November 12, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Choudhary Sanjiv V, Khairkar Praveen, Singh Adarshlata, Gupta Sumit Source Type: journals

The ACTIV Study: Acupuncture Treatment in Provoked VestibulodyniaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions. Effect sizes and qualitative analyses of practitioner-initiated interviews showed overall positive effects of acupuncture, but there were statistically significant improvements only in pain with manual genital stimulation and helplessness. These findings require replication in a larger, controlled trial before any definitive conclusions on the efficacy of acupuncture for PVD can be made. Curran S, Brotto LA, Fisher H, Knudson G, and Cohen T. The ACTIV study: Acupuncture treatment in provoked vestibulodynia. J Sex Med **;**:**[ndash]**. (Source: The Journal of Sexual Medicine)
Source: The Journal of Sexual Medicine - November 12, 2009 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Stephanie Curran, Lori A. Brotto, Harris Fisher, Gail Knudson, Trevor Cohen Source Type: journals

Alternative cold and flu remedies include acupuncture, herbal remedies, massageEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
On defense for flu season? Doctors will tell you your best shot is to get a shot. But that won't cut it for Sue Berman of Silver Spring's Blue Heron Wellness. To keep sniffles at bay, she plans to spend a whole lot more time with needles. (Source: Wash Post Health)
Source: Wash Post Health - November 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Vicky Hallett Tags: Alternative cold and flu remedies include acupuncture, herbal remedies, massage Source Type: news

Acupuncture for tension-type headache: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trialsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: DARE Area: Evidence > Complementary Medicine CRD Summary: This well-conducted review suggested that acupuncture had limited efficacy (visible only at longer term follow-up) for reducing headache frequency in tension-type headache compared with sham acupuncture. The results were likely to be reliable, but further research was needed to assess other variations of needle-based acupuncture and subtypes of tension-type headache. CRD Commentary: This review addressed a clear question with appropriate inclusion criteria. The searches covered the major databases (although not Chinese language databases or AMED, a specia...
Source: NeLM - Complementary Medicine - November 11, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: organizations

Under the microscope: Bonnie Tyler on how she used acupuncture to lose weightEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In our health quiz this week, singer Bonnie Tyler, 58, talks about dieting, why sex is important and losing her mother who battled with Alzheimer's. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 10, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

PSA levels, acupuncture and tennis elbowEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
MEN'S HEALTH MATTERS:If you are over 75 years of age, there is no need to get your PSA level checked (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - November 10, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Effects of auricular electrical stimulation on vagal activity in healthy men: Evidence from a three-armed randomized trialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The activity of the vagus nerve is negatively associated with risk factors such as stress and smoking, morbidity, and mortality. In contrast it is also a target of therapeutic intervention. Vagus nerve stimulation is used in depression and epilepsy. Due to its high invasivity and exclusive application to therapy-resistant patients, there is interest in less invasive methods affecting the vagus nerve. Several studies examining acupuncture report beneficial effects on vagal activity. However, findings are inconsistent and applied methods are heterogeneous resulting in difficulties in interpretation. The purpose of the presen...
Source: Clinical Science - November 9, 2009 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: R La Marca, M Nedeljkovic, L Yuan, A Maercker, U Ehlert Source Type: journals

Associated Press declares war on alternative medicine (opinion)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(NaturalNews) The Associated Press has declared war on alternative medicine, publishing a series of stories attacking everything from nutritional therapies to bioidentical hormones. These stories, which are syndicated across thousands of websites around the world, are prefaced with the following highly-opinionated "Editor's Note":EDITOR'S NOTE: Ten years and $2.5 billion in research have found no cures from alternative medicine. Yet these mostly unproven treatments are now mainstream and used by more than a third of all Americans. This is one in an occasional series examining their use and potential risks.What this note re...
Source: NaturalNews.com - November 7, 2009 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news

Effect of electro-acupuncture on substance P, its receptor and corticotropin-releasing hormone in rats with irritable bowel syndrome.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: EA at ST25 and ST37 can decrease the number of mucosal MC and down-regulate the expression of CRH in hypothalamus, and the expression of SP and SPR in colon of rats with IBS. PMID: 19891022 [PubMed - in process] (Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG)
Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG - November 7, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Ma XP, Tan LY, Yang Y, Wu HG, Jiang B, Liu HR, Yang L Tags: World J Gastroenterol Source Type: journals

Multiple sclerosis patients with bladder dysfunction have decreased symptoms after electro-acupunctureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Multiple Sclerosis - November 6, 2009 Category: Neurology Authors: Tjon Eng Soe, S., Kopsky, D., Jongen, P., de Vet, H., Oei-Tan, C. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

The Effect on Serotonin and MDA Levels in Depressed Patients with Insomnia when Far-Infrared Rays are Applied to Acupoints.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Little is known about the effect of far-infrared rays (FIR) on serotonin and malondialdehyde levels in depressed patients with insomnia. The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of far-infrared rays on depressed people with insomnia. A randomized design was used to determine this effect. A total of 70 inpatients were recruited with the clinical diagnosis of depression with sleep disturbance. In the experimental group, FIR was applied to three chosen acupuncture points by a patch-like sticker for a period of 15 minutes twice a week. The three acupuncture points are Nei-Kuan (PC6), Shenmen (HT7) and Sanyinjiao (...
Source: The American Journal of Chinese Medicine - November 6, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Chang Y, Liu YP, Liu CF Tags: Am J Chin Med Source Type: journals

Update on autism: A review of 1300 reports published in 2008.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This publication, by reviewing 1300 studies published on autism in 2008, represents an update on this topic. Results include possible parental influences, maternal conditions, and studies on genes and chromosomes. Possible etiological factors involve the "extreme male brain," defects in the mirror neuron system, vaccines, underconnectivity, disorders of central coherence, and many other more specific etiologies. Assessments or tests for autism are also reviewed. Characteristics of autistic individuals include repetitive behavior, language disorders, sleep disturbances, social problems, joint attention disorders, seizur...
Source: Epilepsy and Behaviour - November 5, 2009 Category: Neurology Authors: Hughes JR Tags: Epilepsy Behav Source Type: journals

Study Suggests That Both Traditional and Simulated Acupuncture Relieve Pain but by Different MechanismsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Although acupuncture has long been used to treat pain, the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms are not fully understood. The process appears to involve the brain's ability to produce opioids (pain-reducing chemicals) that bind to neurons in distinct regions of the brain, and the ability of neurons to produce receptors for these endogenous opioids—specifically, mu-opioid receptors (MORs). Recent clinical trials have indicated that both traditional (actual) and simulated (sham/placebo) acupuncture decrease pain, but other studies have suggested that the neural mechanisms involved may be different. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - November 3, 2009 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Highlights Source Type: organizations

Neurostimulation therapy (acupuncture-like) and long-term depression: A challenge for the clinical neurophysiologist.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19892593 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Clinical Neurophysiology)
Source: Clinical Neurophysiology - November 3, 2009 Category: Neurology Authors: Cruccu G, Truini A Tags: Clin Neurophysiol Source Type: journals

Effect of electro-acupuncture on heart rate variability and gastric emptying in ovariectomized conscious ratEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To clarify the effects of electro-acupuncture to the hindpaw on menopausal distress, we studied electrocardiography (ECG) recordings for heart rate variability (HRV) analysis and gastric emptying, in ovariectomized conscious rats. Four weeks after ovariectomy, ECG was recorded in 13- and 14-week-old rats for analysis of the heart rate variability. Gastric emptying was measured five weeks after ovariectomy. Electro-acupuncture was done by stimulating bilaterally the ST-36 point once a week from four weeks after ovariectomy. After ovariectomy we detected both a decrease of the heart rate and a decrease of the LF/HF component...
Source: Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical - November 2, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Sazu Yoshimoto, Kenji Imai, Reina Taguchi, Hiroshi Taniguchi, Hiroshi Kitakoji Tags: Abstracts: The Japanese Autonomic Nervous System Source Type: journals

Electrical acupuncture reduces the inhibitory effect of butylscopolamine on gastric motilityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Electrical acupuncture of lower limb ST36 point reportedly facilitates gastric activity in healthy subjects. We studied the effect of this stimulation on butylscopolamine-induced inhibition of gastric motility in healthy subjects. Physiological post-prandial gastric activity was observed for 30 min after food ingestion (Ensure liquid(tm), 1.5 ml/kg of body weight (BW) and water, 1.5 ml/kg BW) with continuous ultrasonographic recordings (B-mode, 5 MHz convex probe) of the gastric antrum and external electrogastrography (EGG) for 40 min in 10 healthy subjects (control group). Butylscopolamine (4 μg/kg BW) was administ...
Source: Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical - November 2, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Nauru Shimizu, Eiichi Chihara Tags: Abstracts: The Japanese Autonomic Nervous System Source Type: journals

Inhibitory regulation of blood pressure by manual acupuncture in the anesthetized ratEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: Effect of manual acupuncture (twisting; lifting and thrusting; combination of them) at acupoints Nei-guan (PL-6) in the fore limb and Zu-san-li (ST-36) in the hind limb on mean arterial blood pressure was investigated in anesthetized rats. During acupuncture treatment mean arterial blood pressure was decreased but fluctuated in intact rats, intensively decreased after vagotomy and completely abolished after spinalization. The depressor response was significantly higher with combination treatment than others at PL-6, rather than at ST-36. Results suggest that manual acupuncture at either PL-6 or ST-36 can reduce b...
Source: Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical - November 2, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Thomas Friedemann, Weimin Li, Zhijun Wang Tags: Basic Autonomic Neuroscience Source Type: journals