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Stanford University, Acupuncture Reduces Pain After Surgery

April 18, 2016

Stanford University doctors conclude that acupuncture during surgery reduces pain. Research published in The Laryngoscope finds acupuncture effective for reducing pain and improving restoration of a normal diet postoperatively when acupuncture is applied during surgery. A doctor examines a tonsil….

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Acupuncture replacing opiod medication in the hospital emergency room to doctor’s delight

April 4, 2016

“It’s not about Western medicine vs. Eastern medicine, It’s not about the medication. It’s not about acupuncture. It’s about, what can we do to make the patient feel better?” – ER Doctor Abbott Northwestern Hospital is reporting success using acupuncture…

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Acupunture & Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

February 1, 2016

Hypothalamus and amygdala response to acupuncture stimuli in carpal tunnel syndrome Abstract Brain processing of acupuncture stimuli in chronic neuropathic pain patients may underlie its beneficial effects. We used fMRI to evaluate verum and sham acupuncture stimulation at acupoint LI-4…

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How to Optimise and Preserve Fertility: Current Research, Lifestyle Choices and Chinese Medicine

April 7, 2015

Chinese medicine has a long history of helping infertile couples to conceive and documenting health preservation practices. In addition to providing treatment to couples and individuals wishing to conceive, modern Chinese medicine practitioners typically provide lifestyle advice in order to…

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Love and the History of Chinese Bioethics by Zhang Daqing

January 19, 2015

As Dr. Macer said in Bioethics is Love of Life, the concept of love in bioethics can be seen in all culture, religions, and in ancient writings from around the world. Medical ethics in China has a long tradition. Under…

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Acupuncture and Menopause Research Summaries

January 17, 2015

Acupuncture and hot flushes In a study of 29 postmenopausal women who experienced at least 7 moderate to severe hot flushes a day, active acupuncture was found to significantly decrease the severity of nocturnal flushes (by 28%) compared to 6%…

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Acupuncture for Pregnancy and Labour Research Summaries

January 17, 2015

Acupuncture reduces epidural use A trial carried out in Sweden has found that women who received manual acupuncture (MA) or electro-acupuncture (EA) during labour used less epidural analgesia than women who received standard care. The longitudinal randomised controlled trial recruited…

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What is Acupuncture?

January 17, 2015

Acupuncture is an ancient system of medicine which was developed in China over 3000 years ago. It is based on the concept of Qi (or Chi) which is the vital life force that flows in our bodies through an energetic…

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Acupuncture and Immunity Research Summaries

January 17, 2015

Acupuncture Benefits Immunity Japanese researchers have investigated the effect of acupuncture on the human immune system. They measured CD-positive cell counts and cytokine expression levels in the peripheral blood of fifteen healthy volunteers before and after acupuncture, to determine the…

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