Chinese herb Barberine has scientific backing for diabetes

Traditional Chinese medicine for diabetes has scientific backing Reports of a traditional Chinese medicine having beneficial effects for people suffering from type 2 diabetes now has some scientific evidence to back up the claims. A collaboration between Chinese, Korean, and Australian scientists at Sydney’s Garvan Institute, has revealed that the natural plant product berberine could […]

Acupuncture helps chronic headaches. And in particular migraine.

Acupuncture and migraine: a new study from UK

According to a new study published in the British Medical Journal, Acupuncture helps to relieve the chronic headaches, migraine in particular. Such are the conclusions of a clinical study, carried out in England and in Wales. The study aimed at evaluating if acupuncture could be effective, in the case of the headaches, to be integrated […]

Fibromyalgia :: Acupuncture effectively relieves pain, anxiety and tiredness

Fibromyalgia is a disabling disorder. It is characterized by chronic, widespread musculoskeletal pain and symptoms. It’s often keeps company with fatigue, joint stiffness, memory and concentration problems, anxiety, depression and disturbed sleep. The exact cause of fibromyalgia remains unknown, but it is believed to involve a combination of genetic, environmental, and psychological factors that affect […]

Antidepressants present serious risks to depresison patients

Warning for Prozac, Wellbutrin, Paxil, Effexor and Zoloft

The Food and Drug Administration sharply stepped up warnings about possible risks to patients taking antidepressant drugs, asking doctors, families and caregivers watch closely for signs of increasing depression or suicidal thinking. The FDA asked the makers of 10 major antidepressant drugs, including versions of Prozac, Wellbutrin, Paxil, Effexor and Zoloft, to place more detailed, […]

NHS (UK) told to abandon alternative medicine but acupuncture

A GROUP of Britain’s leading doctors has urged every NHS trust to stop paying for alternative medicine and to use the money for conventional treatments. Their appeal is a direct challenge to the Prince of Wales’s outspoken campaign to widen access to complementary therapies. The organiser Michael Baum, Emeritus Professor of Surgery at University College […]

Acupuncture for weight loss

Acupuncture for weight loss

This study examines the effects of acupuncture as a treatment option for weight loss in obesity. Weight loss is a complex health issue. There is more than just a bad diet to it. Decreased insulin resistance, increased stress hormone cortisol levels, erratic/insufficient sleep or sleep disorders to name a few. The present study summarises the […]

Acupressure for back pain

Low Back Pain: acupressure more effective than physiotherapy

We explore the findings of Taiwanese researchers, who ventured to test acupressure’s efficacy in comparison to conventional physical therapy. Acupressure – pushing with the fingertips at the same body points used in acupuncture – gave patients better, long-lasting relief for low back pain than conventional physical therapy, Taiwanese researchers report. ‘Acupressure was effective in reducing […]

Genetically abnormal sperm

Genetically abnormal sperm? Chinese medicine can help

Many infertile men have an increased proportion of genetically abnormal sperm. Normally this is not an issue, because the number of unhealthy sperm is relatively small. It only fails to fertilise an egg. However, it becomes a problem in case of ICSI. In the IVF with ICSI process, a tiny needle is used to inject […]