In a preliminary, randomized, sham/placebo-controlled trial involving 29 men and women with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), treatment with acupuncture and moxibustion, twice a week for a period of 4 weeks, was found to significantly improve symptoms of abdominal pain/discomfort, intestinal gas, bloating, and stool consistency. Subjects who received real acupuncture and moxibustion therapy were assessed by an acupuncturist according to the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and treated with an individualized acupuncture point prescription. The results of this study are promising, ... Read More

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FRIDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Acupuncture and exercise may help women better handle the symptoms and risks that come with hormone imbalances caused by certain ovarian cysts, Swedish researchers report.    About one in 10 women of reproductive age have polycystic ovarian syndrome, a condition that can start in the teen years and cause irregular menstrual cycles and infertility. Small immature cysts on the ovaries disrupt hormone production, causing excessive secretion of testosterone, the male sex hormone. In addition to infertility, it can ... Read More

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A national survey indicated that more than one-quarter of U.S. adults had recently experienced some sort of physical pain lasting more than a day. [1] Pain is a feeling triggered in the nervous system. It may be sharp or dull, off-and-on or steady, localized or all over. Although pain usually goes away once the underlying problem is removed, it can last for weeks, months, or even years. To relieve their pain, many people take over-the-counter medications including aspirin, naproxen, and ibuprofen. Stronger medications, including ... Read More

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THURSDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Traditional Chinese acupuncture, increasingly popular in the West for a variety of ills, eases pain by regulating key receptors in the brain, according to a new study.  The study showed that acupuncture increases the binding availability of mu-opioid receptors in regions of the brain that process and weaken pain signals -- specifically the cingulate, insula, caudate, thalamus and amygdala. By directly stimulating these chemicals, acupuncture can affect the brain's long-term ability to regulate pain, the study found. A ... Read More

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A pilot study suggests that the treatment, when combined with exercise, is good for pain in the lower back.  Auricular acupuncture also appears to have a wider good-health impact on patients.  Details were presented to the prestigious North American Conference on Complementary and Integrative Medicine by Professor Suzanne McDonough, Dr Siobhan McCann and Ms Ruth Hunter from the Schools of Health Sciences and Psychology at Ulster. They said small acupuncture needles in the ear are potentially a very cost effective and innovative approach that could ... Read More

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Survivors of breast cancer are usually given Tamoxifen for five years following their remission of cancer. Breast cancer can be estrogen dependent and the drug inhibits estrogen, thereby reducing the chance of cancer reoccurring. However, it can have some side-effects including blood clots, uterine cancer and menopausal symptoms like vaginal dryness, leg cramps and hot flashes. Doctors have traditionally treated hot flashes with anti-depressants but they have their own side-effects and have been shown to limit the effectiveness of Tamoxifen. Now research has shown that ... Read More

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High-tech images of the brains of chronic pain sufferers have found that the ancient practice of acupuncture fights pain by making key brain cells more sensitive to the pain-dampening effects of opioid chemicals. The study, published online in the August issue of the journal NeuroImage, comes less than a year after the publication of a controversial study that concluded acupuncture was no more effective than sham treatment at reducing pain. Researchers at the University of Michigan's Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center used ... Read More

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By Bruce R. Posten Reading Eagle Mae "Hazel" Wansley, 64, Reading, a retired certified nursing assistant, struggled with walking for years because of chronic arthritis in her back. But as a backseat passenger in a car that got rear-ended at a stoplight last August, she said her condition only became aggravated with neck strain and misaligned vertebrae. "I couldn't stand or sit or lie down for long periods," said Wansley, who was prescribed medication, topical shots for pain and physical therapy by doctors. "I had trouble ... Read More

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Boston (DbTechNo) - Results of a new study find that Americans are turning to forms of alternative medicine to treat their ailments. Alternative medicine includes treatments such as massage therapy, chiropractic visits, acupuncture and is gaining in popularity. In many cases for example, people with backpain swear by a trip to the acupuncturist over taking standard drugs to ease their pain, not to mention the health benefits that come along with the treatment. According to the government performed study, Americans are spending more money on ... Read More

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By Janis Egan • Ask An Acupuncturist • July 6, 2009 Acupuncture is considered a safe medical treatment. For this reason, some physicians and practitioners suggest acupuncture as an adjunct therapy to other medical treatments. Acupuncture is sometimes used in combination with conventional painkillers, or to replace them. In 1998, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) released a statement that said there is enough evidence to show that acupuncture had beneficial pain-relieving qualities in adults experiencing postoperative dental pain, as well as nausea from ... Read More

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