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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.

Please note that the most twenty recent research archive items are free to view but access to the thousands of items in the archive require a journal subscription.

Items 1216 to 1224 of 2280 total

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Acupuncture better than drugs for migraine

Categories: Headache & migraine
cupuncture compares favourably with the drug topiramate for reducing migraine frequency, according to Taiwanese investigators.
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Herbal formula treats PCOS effectively

Categories: Gynaecology, Infertility
A Chinese study has found that a Chinese herbal formula compares favourably with drug therapy for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
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Acupuncture reduces self-harming behaviour

Categories: Psychological / emotional
Self-administered acupuncture can reduce the frequency of self-injury and reduce emotional distress for patients who regularly engage in deliberate self-harm (DSH).
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Remote needling can suppress trigger point pain

Categories: Miscellaneous, Acupuncture research
Chinese research has confirmed that the irritability of a myofascial trigger point in the upper trapezius muscle can be suppressed by needling remote acupoints.
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Adjunctive herbal therapy beneficial in Sjogren's syndrome

Categories: Miscellaneous disorders, Immunity
Chinese herbal medicine can help alleviate disease symptoms and improve quality of life for patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS), when added to standard drug therapy, according to Chinese researchers.
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Herbs ease hot flushes

Categories: Menopausal syndrome
A mixture of traditional Chinese herbs thought to have weak oestrogen-like activity may help ease menopausal hot flushes, a small clinical trial suggests.
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Herbal formula helps earthquake survivors with PTSD

Categories: Psychological / emotional
Chinese doctors have published a study describing the successful use of a modified form of Xiao Yao San (Free and Easy Wanderer) to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in survivors of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.
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Electro-stimulation of acupoints reduces postoperative pain

Categories: Miscellaneous, Acupuncture research
Acupoint electrical stimulation (AES) can effectively reduce postoperative pain and analgesic usage, according to an RCT carried out in Taiwan.
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Acupuncture helps cancer patients' dry mouth

Categories: Cancer, Nose and mouth
Acupuncture given concurrently with radiotherapy can significantly reduce xerostomia (dry mouth) and improve quality of life for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
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