CAM for irritable bowel syndrome
August 30th, 2010
Complementary and alternative medicine is used to treat gastrointestinal disorders. Does it help patients with irritable bowel syndrome? Read more…
Acupuncture and acupoint specificity
August 30th, 2010
Is acupuncture effective if the needle is inserted anywhere along the involved segment or motor points for specific disorders?
Background
The results of many clinical trials and experimental studies regarding acupoint specificity are contradictory. This review aims to investigate whether a difference in efficacy exists between ordinary acupuncture on specific acupoints and sham acupuncture controls on non-acupoints or on irrelevant acupoints. Read more…
Acupuncture Treatment of Drug Addiction
August 23rd, 2010
Neurotransmitters are endogenous chemical substances which relay, amplify, and modulate signals between a neuron and another cell. What brain neurotransmitters are involved in the treatment of acupuncture for drug addiction? Read more…
Acupuncture and gastroduodenal function
August 16th, 2010
A study of the mechanism of acupuncture for reflex regulation of gastroduodenal function in anesthetized rats. Read more…
What rheumatologists think of acupuncture
August 9th, 2010
What do rheumatologists in the United States think of complementary and alternative medicine which includes acupuncture?
Background
We aimed to describe prevailing attitudes and practices of rheumatologists in the United States toward complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatments. We wanted to determine whether rheumatologists’ perceptions of the efficacy of CAM therapies and their willingness to recommend them relate to their demographic characteristics, geographic location, or clinical practices. Read more…