http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay)—Individualized acupuncture treatment reduces some negative symptoms of chronic low back pain (cLBP) better than sham treatment, according to a study published in the April issue of Spine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-acupuncture-pain-chronic-discomfort.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:20:01 EST news284661565 While acupuncture is used widely to treat chronic stress, the mechanism of action leading to reported health benefits are not understood. In a series of studies at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC), researchers are demonstrating how acupuncture can significantly reduce the stress hormone response in an animal model of chronic stress. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-series-acupuncture-mechanisms-action.html Medical research Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:20:01 EST news282422170 Patients with Bell palsy who received acupuncture that achieves de qi, a type of intense stimulation, had improved facial muscle recovery, reduced disability and better quality of life, according to a randomized controlled trial published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-intense-acupuncture-muscle-recovery-patients.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:00:01 EST news281008765 (HealthDay)—Electroacupuncture reduces the duration of postoperative ileus and shortens hospital stay for patients treated with laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer, according to research published in the February issue of Gastroenterology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-electroacupuncture-duration-post-op-ileus.html Surgery Sat, 09 Feb 2013 07:00:02 EST news279613222 Osteopathy may help reduce chronic pain and stiffness after thoracic surgery. However, electrotherapy is not effective pain treatment in the aftermath of pancreatic surgery. These are the findings of a thesis from Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, that studied complementary and alternative therapies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-complementary-alternative-medicine-swedish-surgical.html Other Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:57:08 EST news274013622 Women who have undergone group therapy and learned to relax have reduced their menopausal troubles by half, according to results of a study at Linköping University and Linköping University Hospital in Sweden. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-good-therapy-hot-flushes.html Health Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:00:01 EST news272886560 (HealthDay)—Offering breast cancer patients a relatively short regimen of acupuncture alongside standard treatment can help alleviate some of the crippling fatigue that often accompanies the disease, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-acupuncture-ease-fatigue-linked-breast.html Cancer Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:10:02 EST news271078334 (Medical Xpress)—With the perspective of a scientist trained in acupuncture, Alison Adams is well positioned to explain why placebos may be misunderstood—and why they should be understood in the first place. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-science-placebos-alternative-view.html Medications Fri, 02 Nov 2012 10:15:34 EST news271070121 (Medical Xpress)—An increase in antioxidant enzymes triggered by acupuncture appeared to play a role in reducing high blood pressure in hypertensive rats treated with the ancient Chinese therapy, a study by researchers at the University of South Florida College of Pharmacy and Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-animal-model-molecular-mechanisms-blood-pressure-lowering.html Health Fri, 02 Nov 2012 09:58:38 EST news271069110 Patients who have received radiotherapy for head and neck cancer often suffer from the unpleasant and distressing side-effect of a dry mouth, caused by damage to their salivary glands from the radiation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-acupuncture-relieves-symptoms-mouth-radiotherapy.html Cancer Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:40:01 EST news270225944 An analysis of patient data from 29 randomized controlled trials suggests that acupuncture may be better than no acupuncture or sham acupuncture for the treatment of some chronic pain, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-acupuncture-sham-chronic-pain.html Other Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:00:02 EST news266501332 The researchers base their findings on 90 patients with knee osteoarthritis, who were referred for group acupuncture to two knee pain clinics in St Albans, Hertfordshire, in 2008 and subsequently monitored for two years. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-acupuncture-alternative-knee-surgery-osteoarthritis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:30:01 EST news264694259 According to a small clinical trial reported by investigators from Japan, acupuncture appears to be associated with improvement of dyspnea (labored breathing) on exertion, in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-acupuncture-linked-patients-chronic-obstructive.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:04 EST news256209098 A team of Japanese researchers will reveal study results Monday at the Experimental Biology 2012 meeting that show how acupuncture therapy mitigates skeletal muscle loss and holds promise for those seeking improved mobility through muscle rejuvenation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-japanese-acupuncture-skeletal-muscle-atrophy.html Medical research Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:30:01 EST news254397275 Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have identified a new way to deliver long-lasting pain relief through an ancient medical practice. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-pain-relief-pap-longer-traditional.html Medical research Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:35:32 EST news254399725 People with chronic neck pain in the York area are being offered the chance to take part in a major clinical trial into the effectiveness of Alexander Technique lessons and acupuncture sessions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-trial-effectiveness-treatments-chronic-neck.html Medical research Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:40:02 EST news254124999 (HealthDay) -- Patients with depression can be recruited from primary care to compare acupuncture with counseling and general practitioner (GP) care, according to a study published in the April issue of CNS Neurosciences & Therapeutics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-chronic-depression-patients-acupuncture.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:50:01 EST news253456440 (Medical Xpress) -- Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine may have a role to play in the treatment of health problems linked to chronic pelvic pain (CPP), say experts from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) in a new opinion paper published today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-acupuncture-chinese-herbal-medicine-women.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Thu, 22 Mar 2012 08:27:33 EST news251623640 (AP) -- Mexico enacted tough new rules Thursday to ban advertising of "miracle cures" for weight loss, sagging body parts and more serious illnesses like prostate ailments, chronic fatigue and even cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-mexico-miracle-ads.html Medications Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:18:40 EST news246255512 Traditional Chinese medicine has long been used to ease pain, treat disease, boost fertility, and prevent miscarriage. Known in the Western medical community by its acronym TCM, these traditional remedies include herbal preparations and acupuncture. Now Tel Aviv University researchers have discovered that a combination of TCM therapy and intrauterine insemination (IUI) is a winning solution for hopeful mommies who are having trouble conceiving. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-traditional-chinese-medicine-fertility-treatments.html Other Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:57:54 EST news245336069 Acupuncture and sham acupuncture appear equally effective in treating migraines, according to a clinical trial published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-randomized-trials-highlight-difficulties-migraines.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:53:48 EST news245335993 Acupuncture significantly reduces levels of a protein in rats linked to chronic stress, researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) have found. They say their animal study may help explain the sense of well-being that many people receive from this ancient Chinese therapy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-acupuncture-protein-linked-stress-kind.html Medical research Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:09:34 EST news243533344 Acupuncture may help ease the severe nerve pain associated with certain cancer drugs, suggests a small preliminary study published in Acupuncture in Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-acupuncture-ease-severe-nerve-pain.html Health Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:40:03 EST news242367516 When given alongside radiation therapy for head and neck cancer, acupuncture has shown for the first time to reduce the debilitating side effect of xerostomia, according to new research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-acupuncture-radiation-induced-chronic-mouth.html Cancer Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:10:16 EST news240152968 U.S. health care workers, especially doctors and nurses, use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) far more than do workers in other fields, according to a new study. CAM includes diverse therapies outside the realm of conventional medicine. Overall, 76 percent of health care workers report CAM usage, compared with 63 percent of the general working population. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-doctors-nurses-holistic-medicine.html Health Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:10:01 EST news232961768 Placebos are "dummy pills" often used in research trials to test new drug therapies and the "placebo effect" is the benefit patients receive from a treatment that has no active ingredients. Many claim that the placebo effect is a critical component of clinical practice. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-closer-placebo-effect.html Medications Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:27:11 EST news229796801 More than half of the women in a recently published survey reported that near the end of their pregnancies, they took it upon themselves to try to induce labor, mostly by walking, having sex, eating spicy food or stimulating their nipples. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-sex-spicy-food-favored-unprescribed.html Health Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:59:53 EST news227447979 Attending frequently with medically unexplained symptoms is distressing for both patient and doctor and effective treatment or management options are limited: one in five patients have symptoms that remain unexplained by conventional medicine. Studies have shown that the cost to the NHS of managing the treatment of a patient with medically unexplained symptoms can be twice that of a patient with a diagnosis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-acupuncture-benefit-unexplained-symptoms.html Other Sun, 29 May 2011 19:00:01 EST news225887969 Acupuncture provides long-lasting relief to hot flashes, heart palpitations and anxiety due to side effects of the hormone given to counteract testosterone, the hormone that induces prostate cancer, according to a study published in the April issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology•Biology•Physics, an official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-acupuncture-relieves-hot-prostate-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:53:16 EST news222609182