A novel acupuncture treatment strategy called dense cranial electro-acupuncture stimulation (DCEAS) has been shown to enhance anti-depressant efficacy in the early phase of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD). DCEAS involves … [Read more...]

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For at least 2,000 years Chinese healers have used acupuncture to treat pain and other ailments. Now Western doctors want proof that it works. There is little dispute that people feel better after receiving the treatment, in which thin needles are inserted deeply … [Read more...]

A large randomised controlled trial carried out in China has found acupuncture to be an effective treatment for functional dyspepsia. A total of 712 patients were randomly assigned to six groups. Group A received acupuncture on points of the Stomach channel specifically related … [Read more...]

Acupuncture has been found to be more effective than the oral antihistamine cetirizine at reducing experimentally induced itch in atopic dermatitis (AD) subjects. A team from Germany and the USA evaluated allergen-induced itch in 20 AD patients under a range of conditions in a … [Read more...]