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Acupuncture vs drugs

Amusing reasoning of advantages of acupuncture over drugs for pain relief in an article on military medicine: “Imagine being a military medic on a combat patrol that is ambushed and suffers casualties. Although several of your wounded troops have painful injuries, their trigger fingers still work and you need them to continue fighting. Instead of […]

Fertility acupuncture for trying to conceive

Success. After taking control when trying to conceive

Tracy Ryan had given up hope of having a second child. Two years of trying to conceive, including three failed artificial inseminations, had finally culminated in a successful in vitro fertilization-and 2-year-old Christopher. But further attempts at IVF had left Ryan, 35, disappointed and exhausted. Desperate to feel better, the stay-at-home mom from Fair Haven, […]

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Acupuncture increases Adenosine 24-fold

 Would you like to hear about the latest breakthrough in acupuncture? I have came across an article on the mechanism of acupuncture in the latest issue of the journal of Nature. A team of amazing scientists from the University of Rochester, New York have discovered that acupuncture triggers an incredible 24-fold increase in neurotransmitter […]

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Doctor strongly recommends acupuncture to improve IVF success rate

Dr Holt endorses acupuncture to improve success rate of IVF (in vitro fertilisation).

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Insomnia acupuncture

Acupuncture for Insomnia

The largest study of acupuncture and insomnia to date found acupuncture to be more effective than orthodox sleeping medications at improving your sleep and relieving insomnia. The researchers also found that combining acupuncture with medication was more beneficial than medication alone. Acupuncture plus herbs also improved sleep better than herbs alone. This study (meta-analysis) included […]

Chinese medicine is superior for endometriosis

Endometriosis: Chinese medicine superior to medication

Endometriosis is debilitating conditions. In the quest for relief, we turn to surgery and hormonal drugs, which often come with unpleasant side effects and a high probability of endometriosis reappearing. Acupuncture for endometriosis has been steadily gaining scientific recognition and popularity among women, but how about Chinese herbal medicines? The Studies: Exploring the Potential of […]

Asthma acupuncture

Asthma and stress link explains how acupuncture may help

Not many asthma sufferers come to see me specifically for this condition. I do see many patients affected by stress, anxiety and depression. Some of them also suffer from asthma. A few of these patients told me that their asthma improved significantly following acupuncture treatment. I used to get surprised by this, as studies on […]