Acupuncture May Lower Stroke Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

• Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
• February 14, 2024
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Acupuncture may protect people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) from stroke, new research suggests.

The study indicates that a course of acupuncture treatment may lower blood levels of inflammatory proteins called cytokines that are linked to heart disease, the No. 1 caus...

Acupuncture Might Ease Back Pain During Pregnancy

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• November 24, 2022
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Many women experience back pain during pregnancy and a new study review suggests an ancient treatment can help.

Acupuncture provided significant relief of lower back and pelvic pain, according to an analysis of 10 trials from various parts of the world. The findings were...

Acupuncture Might Ease Tension Headaches

• Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
• June 23, 2022
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Tension headaches can make you feel like a vice is squeezing your entire head, and if you're among the millions prone to these crushing headaches, a new study brings some welcome news.

Acupun...

Acupuncture During a Knee Replacement Could Lessen Post-Surgical Pain

• Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
• October 12, 2021
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After knee replacement surgery, many patients experience a level of pain that has them reaching for prescription opioid painkillers. Now new research suggests that using acupuncture during the operation may help reduce that pain without raising the risk of addiction.

"Th...

Acupuncture May Help Ease Prostate-Linked Pain in Men: Study

• Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
• August 20, 2021
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Men with chronic pain from prostate inflammation may get lasting relief from acupuncture, a new clinical trial finds.

At issue is a condition known as chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome, in which the prostate gland becomes inflamed and nerves supplying the ...

Trial Finds Acupuncture May Help Prevent Migraines

• Robert Preidt
• March 26, 2020
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A new clinical trial supports acupuncture as an option for reducing migraine headaches, and researchers believe doctors should inform patients it is a possible treatment.

The Chinese study "helps to move acupuncture from having an unproven status in complementary med...

Acupuncture May Ease a Common Side Effect of Cancer Treatment

• Steven Reinberg
• December 27, 2019
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Dry mouth can be a troubling side effect of radiation therapy, but acupuncture may ease its symptoms, a new study suggests.

Of 339 patients getting radiation for head and neck cancer in the United States and China, those who had acupuncture had fewer symptoms of dry...

Acupuncture Could Help Ease Menopausal Symptoms

• Robert Preidt
• February 20, 2019
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Could an ancient Chinese practice come to the rescue for women struggling with menopausal symptoms?

New Danish research suggests that -- for some women at least -- acupuncture might bring relief.

"Acupuncture for menopausal symptoms is a realistic option fo...