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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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Items 64 to 72 of 152 total

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Acupuncture and herbal medicine work for PMS

Categories: Gynaecology, Psychological / emotional
Results from a Korean systematic review and meta-analysis support the effectiveness of acupuncture and herbal medicine as a treatment for premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Eight acupuncture studies and 11 herbal medicine studies matched the authors’ inclusion criteria. Acupuncture and herbal medicine treatments were found to result in a 50% or better reduction of sym ...
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Auricular acupuncture increases health workers' ability to care

Categories: Psychological / emotional
Auricular acupuncture is an effective intervention for the relief of stress/anxiety amongst healthcare workers and supports their capacity for caring, suggests an American study.
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Acupuncture plus SSRIs better for depression than drugs alone

Categories: Psychological / emotional
A pragmatic randomised controlled trial from the UK has found that acupuncture combined with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) provides significant benefits for patients with depression.
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Acupuncture outperforms counselling and usual care for depressed patients with pain

Categories: Psychological / emotional, Miscellaneous
Acupuncture has been found to outperform counselling and usual care for patients suffering from depression complicated by pain.
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Tai chi improves cognitive function in elders

Categories: Psychological / emotional, Tai chi
Tai Chi can enhance cognitive function in older adults, particularly in the realm of executive functioning and in individuals without significant impairment, concludes a systematic review from the USA.
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Acupuncture helps with premenstrual dysphoric disorder

Categories: Gynaecology, Psychological / emotional
A small Brazilian study suggests that acupuncture may be effective in treating the anxiety and depression associated with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).
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Acupuncture reduces post-stroke depression

Categories: Stroke, Psychological / emotional
A pilot study carried out in Korea had found that electro-acupuncture (EA) can improve post-stroke depression (PSD), and that the treatment effect varies depending on the degree of motor function impairment of the patient.
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Acupuncture reduces anxiety and improves memory

Categories: Insomnia/sleep disorders, Psychological / emotional
Acupuncture can improve memory and reduce anxiety, according to a study from China. Ninety undergraduate university students were assessed for state and trait anxiety before either receiving acupuncture or lying on a treatment table for 20 minutes without needle insertion. All participants then completed the state anxiety (SA) questionnaire again, after which they undertook a computerised test of ...
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Adding acupuncture or counselling hastens improvement in depression

Categories: Psychological / emotional
Adding either acupuncture or counselling to usual care can hasten improvement in patients with persistent depression according to a large UK-based study.
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