Acupuncture for hearing loss after traumatic brain injury: a protocol for systematic review of randomized controlled trial - Wang WF, Yang LH, Yu HJ, Zhang SH, Xiao JQ.
This study aims to systematically assess the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture on hearing loss (HL) after traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHODS: In this study, the following databases will be retrieved from inception up to the May... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 31, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Program and Other Evaluations, Effectiveness Studies Source Type: news
Acupuncture for Stable Angina'Too Good to Be True'Acupuncture for Stable Angina'Too Good to Be True '
The results of a randomized trial of acupuncture for the treatment of chronic stable angina are simply unbelievable, says Perry Wilson.Medscape (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine Commentary Source Type: news
Acupuncture Shows Promise in Chronic Stable Angina Acupuncture Shows Promise in Chronic Stable Angina
Acupuncture on relevant acupoints, added to standard antianginal medication, reduced angina frequency and pain intensity in a sham-controlled study conducted in China.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - July 29, 2019 Category: Pathology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Alternative treatment options for wound recovery
Traditional wound healing consists of using gauze, lint, plasters and wadding to prevent bleeding, absorb fluids and protect the affected area from exposure to harmful elements. This treatment option has been trusted for centuries and continues to take precedence as an immediate and effective option in the event of an accident. But wound healing is complex, and it happens in phases: the inflammatory phase, proliferative phase and maturation phase, according to the School of Medical Sciences at Universiti Sains Malaysia. With the intricacies of the process, alternative routes to treatment may be considerable.
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Source: Advanced Tissue - July 29, 2019 Category: Dermatology Authors: AdvancedTissue Tags: Wound Care wound care treatment healing wounds Source Type: news
Effects of acupuncture on chronic stress-induced depression-like behavior and its central neural mechanism - Lee MJ, Ryu JS, Won SK, Namgung U, Jung J, Lee SM, Park JY.
Depression is a serious psychiatric disorder with an enormous socioeconomic burden, and it is commonly comorbid with pain, chronic fatigue, or other inflammatory diseases. Recent studies have shown that acupuncture is an effective therapeutic method for re... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 25, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
The US Will Try To Treat Pain With Fake Medicine
The US Medicare system wants to sponsor a set of trials to test if acupuncture is effective for low back pain. Even though acupuncture is little more than an elaborate placebo, and countless studies have shown as much, the US will spend millions of dollars to discover this yet again. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - July 22, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Steven Salzberg, Contributor Source Type: news
Medicare Aims To Study Treating Real Pain With Fake Medicine
The US Medicare system wants to sponsor a set of trials to test if acupuncture is effective for low back pain. Even though acupuncture is little more than an elaborate placebo, and countless studies have shown as much, the US will spend millions of dollars to discover this yet again. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - July 22, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Steven Salzberg, Contributor Source Type: news
CMS May Cover Acupuncture as Opioid Alternative for Back Pain CMS May Cover Acupuncture as Opioid Alternative for Back Pain
As an alternative to opioids, the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services is proposing coverage for acupuncture as a chronic low back pain treatment for patients in approved studies.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - July 17, 2019 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Medicare will pay for acupuncture that is part of low back pain research
Older people enrolled in clinical trials of the controversial treatment will have their costs covered by the government insurance program (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - July 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lenny Bernstein Source Type: news
Medicare moving toward covering acupuncture for back pain
Medicare says it's moving toward covering acupuncture for chronic low back pain as a potential alternative to opioid painkillers that can become addictive (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - July 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Requesting Input for an Open-Access Repository or Database for Physiological and Anatomical Ontology of Acupoints
In this blog post, NCCIH Director Dr. Helene Langevin addresses the need for consensus on anatomical and physiological data associated with acupoints in acupuncture research. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - July 8, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Helene Langevin, M.D. Source Type: news
Medicare weighs whether to pay for acupuncture
A decision to expand coverage would thrust the government health insurance program into the long-standing debate about whether the practice is good medicine. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - July 2, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lenny Bernstein Source Type: news
Medical News Today: 11 ways to treat back pain without surgery
Doctors often find chronic back pain challenging to treat, but there are many nonsurgical options that people can try. We discuss 11 methods here, including chiropractic care, acupuncture, and exercises. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 29, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Back Pain Source Type: news
Acupuncture causes a 79-year-old woman's lung to COLLAPSE
The unnamed woman from Portugal had her first ever session to help with back pain, doctors revealed in BMJ Case Reports. She suffered shoulder pain and shortness of breath over the next two days. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 12, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Can acupuncture help with psoriasis?
Many researchers have looked at the effects of acupuncture on psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. In this article, we look at how acupuncture can help, what the research says, and how to get acupuncture for psoriasis. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 4, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psoriasis Source Type: news
