December 30th, 2009 Posted in Cancer | No Comments »
According to a Henry Ford Hospital study published this week in the Journal of Oncology, acupuncture is more effective than drug therapy at reducing hot flashes and night sweats in breast cancer patients.
Researchers found that in addition to reduced hot flashes and night sweats, participants receiving acupuncture had the added benefits of improved sex drive, energy and clarity of thought.
Henry Ford Hospital Press Release
Blog: Acupuncture Beats Drug in Alleviating Hot Flashes, Night Sweats and other Symptoms Associated with Breast Cancer Treatment
December 22nd, 2009 Posted in Allergies, General Acupuncture | No Comments »
An acupuncture session may bring some itch relief to people with the allergic skin condition known as atopic eczema, a preliminary study suggests.
In the recent study published in the journal Allergy, German researchers looked at the short-term effects of acupuncture on skin inflammation and itching in people with atopic eczema.
Researchers found that acupuncture, when done soon after exposure to an allergen, soothed subjective feelings of skin itchiness.
In addition, when patients were exposed to the allergen for a second time shortly after the initial acupuncture session, they tended to have a less-severe skin reaction.
Overall, the research team found, patients’ itchiness ratings were lower after they received true acupuncture, compared with both no treatment and placebo acupuncture.
