by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jun 3, 2015 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Breast Cancer, Acupuncture and Cancer, Acupuncture and Nausea, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine Research, Breast Cancer Awareness, Cancer Prevention/Treatment, Chinese Medicine
Acupuncture is a wonderful complementary therapy for patients undergoing treatment for breast cancer, both during treatment and after. A diagnosis of breast Cancer turns your world upside-down and the medical procedures used to combat the disease can produce difficult...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Sep 23, 2014 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Nausea, Acupuncture and Pregnancy, British Acupuncture Council, Chinese Medicine, Ginger, Hyperemesis gravidarum, Kate Middleton, Nausea, Pregnancy
Everybody’s favorite Duchess, Kate Middleton, is now pregnant with the ‘spare’, and her condition of hyperemesis gravidarum is getting a lot of press. Hyperemesis gravidarum is a rare condition, occurring in only 1-2% of all pregnant women and poses...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Feb 24, 2011 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Breast Cancer, Acupuncture and Cancer, Acupuncture and Chemotherapy, Acupuncture and Nausea, Acupuncture and pain, Breast Cancer Awareness, Hot Flashes, Videos
Until we find a cure for cancer, we have to continue to find ways to make the existing treatments more bearable and effective. Studies have shown that acupuncture cuts post-chemotherapy fatigue by 31 percent, cuts hot flashes by 50 percent and cuts overall cancer pain...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Sep 7, 2010 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Children, Acupuncture and Nausea, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine Research, Children's Health, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Children, Pediatric Acupuncture
This year ScienceDaily reported that Rush Medical Center, here in Chicago, is offering acupuncture to their pediatric patients with chronic illnesses. These treatments are part of a study to find out how acupuncture might help reduce pain in children and increase...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Mar 14, 2010 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Nausea, Acupuncture and Pregnancy, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Morning Sickness, Nausea
During pregnancy many women experience aches, pains, digestive problems and allergies. Acupuncture is very effective for all of these ailments and is a wonderful alternative to drugs, which is important as many pregnant patients are hesitant to take anything. In this...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Aug 14, 2009 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Nausea, Acupuncture and Post Surgical Pain, Acupuncture and Surgery, Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine Research, Chinese Medicine, Health, TCM/Acupuncture Research, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Surgery patients at Duke University Medical Center are finding that acupuncture relieves pain after surgery. A reporter from Durham, N.C., did a story describing how doctors from Duke are using acupuncture with anesthesia to speed recovery and reduce discomfort in...
