by Jennifer Dubowsky | Nov 5, 2013 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Breast Cancer, Acupuncture and Fertility, Acupuncture and PCOS, Acupuncture Research, Chinese Medicine, Hot Flashes, Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), Women
2010 – The Journal of Clinical Oncology published the results of a study which showed that acupuncture helped relieve pain and stiffness in breast cancer patients who were being treated with hormone therapies. Acupuncture has always been great for pain; chemo...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jun 20, 2013 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture Research, Chinese Medicine
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) has proved beneficial in so many ways and, here is another. Researchers were able to watch the brain respond to real and sham acupuncture. Investigators compared two acupuncture points on the foot with a nearby sham acupuncture point...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jun 17, 2013 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture Research, Chinese Medicine, Pain Relief
Last year JAMA (Formerly the Archives of Internal Medicine) reported on a huge meta-analysis of acupuncture studies. This review was led by Andrew Vickers. Ph.D., a researcher at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. The researchers looked at data from...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Jun 4, 2013 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Fertility, Acupuncture Research, Chinese Medicine, Fertility, Infertility
I recently read another endorsement for using acupuncture to treat fertility problems. The director, Lai Jung-nien, of the Chinese Medicine Division at Taipei City Hospital’s Yang-Ming branch reminded people that recent studies show acupuncture can...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Apr 15, 2013 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Fertility, Acupuncture and IVF, Acupuncture Research, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and The Menstrual Cycle, Clomid, Fertility, Infertility, IVF, Menstrual Cycle
In 2012, a new Chinese study reported that acupuncture was more effective than Clomifene (better known as Clomid) for the treatment of infertility. It was a small study, using 65 women who were infertile because of problems with ovulation. They were divided into...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Apr 7, 2013 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Fertility, Acupuncture and PCOS, Acupuncture Research, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and The Menstrual Cycle, Fertility, Menstrual Cycle, Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome, is a common female endocrine disorder that often results in irregular menstruation and fertility difficulties due to the lack of regular ovulation. Recently, researchers from the Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology in Sweden...
