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Research Archive
Welcome to our Chinese medicine and acupuncture research news pages. We add to the content of these pages continuously as more research news comes in. Browse through the complete archive below or use the category links on the right.
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TEAS relieves pain after surgery for stomach cancer
Categories: Cancer, Acupuncture
Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) can help relieve postoperative pain and promote recovery of gastrointestinal function after gastrectomy, concludes a Chinese study ...
Acupuncture feasible and acceptable as adjunct to radiotherapy for cancer
Categories: Cancer, Acupuncture
A UK-based clinical trial suggests that it is feasible to implement acupuncture in a busy radiotherapy unit, when provided by specially trained radiographers ...
AcuTENS significantly reduces pancreatic cancer pain
Categories: Cancer, Acupuncture
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) carried out at acupuncture points has a significant effect on relieving abdominal and back pain in pancreatic cancer patients ...
Acupuncture helps with chemo-induced neuropathy
The use of acupuncture in the management of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is safe and effective, according to Chinese researchers ...
Acu-moxa therapy beneficial in chemotherapy-induced leukopenia
Categories: Cancer, Acupuncture
Acupuncture-moxibustion therapy (AMT) can safely and effectively improve symptoms in patients with chemotherapy-induced leukopenia (CIL) ...
Chinese medicine effective for cancer fatigue
Categories: Cancer, Herb research
Chinese medicine seems to be effective and safe in the treatment of cancer-related fatigue, report authors of a systematic review from China ...
Acupuncture better than usual care for chemo-induced neuropathy
Acupuncture outperforms conventional treatment for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), reports an Iranian research team ...
Acupuncture best non-hormonal treatment for breast cancer hot flushes
A network meta-analysis comparing non-hormonal treatments suggested that acupuncture was the most effective therapy at improving hot flushes in breast cancer survivors ...
Breast cancer survivors report benefit from acupuncture
The majority of breast cancer survivors report a symptomatic benefit from acupuncture, American researchers have found ...