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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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Items 1243 to 1251 of 2280 total

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Qigong improves quality of life

Categories: Qigong
People who practice qigong report improved health-related quality of life compared with non-practitioners, according to a study from Taiwan.
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Cold and Heat patterns correlated with gene expression patterns

Categories: Arthritis , General discussion
TCM patterns of Cold and Heat in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients can be correlated with specific patterns of gene expression, according to a Chinese group.
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Chinese herbs demonstrate anti-fungal activity

Categories: Herbal medicine
A Chinese group has demonstrated that crude extracts from a number of Chinese herbs have in vitro activity against Candida species isolated from patients with HIV/AIDS. Herbal extracts with anti-Candida activity included Mu Dan Pi (Cortex Moutan), Tu Jin Pi (Cortex Pseudolarix), Gao Liang Jiang (Rhizoma Alpiniae officinarum), Huang Lian (Rhizoma Coptidis), Ding xiang (Flos Caryophylli [Clove]), Ro ...
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Acupuncture activates NK cells to fight cancer

Categories: Cancer, Immunity, Acupuncture research
US authors have formulated an
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Impedance at Lung points correlates with asthma

Categories: Respiratory disorders, Acupuncture research
Skin impedance measured at points on the Lung channel may correlate with asthma status, say Hong Kong scientists.
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Tai chi reduces inflammation

Categories: Tai chi
Practising tai chi can lead to a reduction in levels of inflammatory markers in the blood of older adults.
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Chinese medicine as good as drugs for ulcerative colitis

Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders
A Chinese herbal medicine containing Ku Shen (Radix Sophorae flavescentis) has been shown to be as effective as the anti-inflammatory drug mesalamine for treating ulcerative colitis (UC).
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Acupuncture helps asthma rehabilitation in children

Categories: Babies & children / paediatrics, Respiratory disorders
The addition of acupuncture to an inpatient asthma rehabilitation programme results in improvement in bronchial hyper-reactivity and reduced anxiety for paediatric patients.
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Acupuncture reduces cost of back pain

Categories: Back, Acupuncture research
Patients with low-back pain (LBP) are less likely to visit physicians for LBP after receiving acupuncture treatment, leading to reduced healthcare spending on LBP.
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