Acupuncture may help to regulate weight in obese subjects because of its beneficial effects on hormones that influence hunger and satiation. Turkish researchers randomised 40 women with body mass index (BMI) greater than 30 to either an acupuncture group or a sham … [Read more...]
Acupuncture helps ease breathing in COPD
According to a trial carried out in Japan, acupuncture is associated with clinically relevant improvements of dyspnoea on exertion (DOE) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Sixty-eight patients with COPD were randomised to either real or non-penetrating … [Read more...]
Acupuncture Therapy in Leigh-on-Sea
Leigh-on-Sea - often known as Leigh, although not to be confused by the Lancashire version - is a small town by the River Thames in Essex. The census of 2001 showed its population as 20,737 but the internet fails us with the news of this figure from 2011. This British coastal … [Read more...]
Acupuncture improves dyspepsia
A Chinese study has found that acupuncture treatment can significantly improve symptoms and quality of life for functional dyspepsia (FD) patients and that this correlates with specific changes in brain activity. Seventy-two FD patients were randomly assigned to receive either … [Read more...]
Acupuncture provides additional benefit in IBS
A large trial of acupuncture for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has shown that the treatment has significant benefits. British researchers at the University of York, led by Dr Hugh MacPherson, enrolled 233 patients who had suffered from IBS for an average of 13 years. Key … [Read more...]
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