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Decreased Risk of Stroke in People Using Red Yeast Rice Prescriptions (LipoCol Forte ®): a Total Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study
This study showed a potentially positive effect of RYR on the risk of stroke. However, compliance with medication use should be cautioned. The findings of this study require future studies to validate the beneficial effects of RYR prescription on stroke risk.PMID:35502179 | PMC:PMC9056220 | DOI:10.1155/2022/8160425
Source: Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine - May 3, 2022 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Chuen-Chau Chang Mao-Feng Sun Yi-Chun Chou Chun-Chieh Yeh Chaur-Jong Hu Yih-Giun Cherng Ta-Liang Chen Chien-Chang Liao Source Type: research

Efficacy of Acupuncture Treatment for Incidence of Poststroke Comorbidities: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Nationalized Cohort Studies
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2022 Feb 1;2022:3919866. doi: 10.1155/2022/3919866. eCollection 2022.ABSTRACTAcupuncture has been applied as a complementary therapy in stroke survivors worldwide and approved to be beneficial to stroke recovery. However, there is little medical evidence regarding the association between acupuncture and the risk of poststroke comorbidities. We reviewed big data studies from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database to investigate the risk of poststroke comorbidities after acupuncture treatment in a real-world situation. Ten English (PubMed, Embase, Medline, Cochrane, Alt Hea...
Source: Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine - February 14, 2022 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Li-Kung Wu Chung-Shan Hung Yen-Lun Kung Zhong-Kui Chen Shinn-Zong Lin Jaung-Geng Lin Tsung-Jung Ho Source Type: research

Effects of acupuncture on cardiovascular risks in patients with hypertension: a Korean cohort study.
CONCLUSION: This observational study with long-term follow-up extends the evidence base in support of the effectiveness of acupuncture for the management of hypertension and potentially reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease. PMID: 32567334 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Acupuncture in Medicine - June 19, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jung H, Yeo S, Lim S Tags: Acupunct Med Source Type: research

Use of Chinese herbal medicines by rheumatoid arthritis patients was associated with lower risk of stroke: A retrospective cohort study.
CONCLUSION: The CHMs use was associated with lower risk of stroke for RA patients, suggesting that it could be integrated into conventional therapy to prevent subsequent stroke incident. PMID: 31331548 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - July 25, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Lai NS, Livneh H, Fan YH, Lu MC, Liao HH, Tsai TY Tags: Complement Ther Med Source Type: research

Acupuncture treatment and the risk of urinary tract infection in stroke patients: a nationwide matched cohort study.
CONCLUSIONS: In this nationwide retrospective cohort study, we raised the possibility that acupuncture treatment may be associated with a reduced risk of UTI among stroke patients. However, the protective effect associated with acupuncture treatment requires further validation using randomized clinical trials. PMID: 31032620 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Acupuncture in Medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society - April 28, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Yang JL, Chen TL, Yeh CC, Hu CJ, Liao CC, Lane HL, Shih CC Tags: Acupunct Med Source Type: research

Gender-based differences in mortality and complementary therapies for patients with stroke in Taiwan.
CONCLUSIONS: In Taiwan, stroke-associated mortality is higher in men. Marriage or female sex hormone may have protective effect against stroke in women. Women also more tended to seek TCM complementary therapies combined with Western medicine. Integrated Chinese and Western medicine could thus be a potential treatment for stroke. PMID: 28137521 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - January 31, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Liu CT, Wu BY, Hu WL, Hung YC Tags: Complement Ther Med Source Type: research

Economic and public health benefits: the result of increased regular physical activity
Conclusion Only a 10% increase in physical activity would result in more than 28 billion HUF (ca. 73.7 million GBP) savings for the Hungarian economy.
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - November 8, 2016 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Chinese Herbal Products For Ischemic Stroke.
This study is aimed to investigate the prescription patterns and combinations of CHPs for ischemic stroke in Taiwan. Prescriptions of CHPs for ischemic stroke were obtained from the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) of Taiwan. Every prescription with a leading diagnosis of ischemic stroke made during 2000-2010 was analyzed. Descriptive statistics were applied to the pattern of co-prescriptions. Multiple logistic regression models were used to assess demographic and risk factors that are correlated with CHP use. The dataset of inpatient claims data contained information on 15,896 subjects who experienced i...
Source: The American Journal of Chinese Medicine - October 18, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Hung IL, Hung YC, Wang LY, Hsu SF, Chen HJ, Tseng YJ, Kuo CE, Hu WL, Li TC Tags: Am J Chin Med Source Type: research

Decreased risk of acute myocardial infarction in stroke patients receiving acupuncture treatment: a nationwide matched retrospective cohort study
Conclusions: We raised the possibility that acupuncture may be effective in lowering the risk of AMI in stroke patients aged 50–69 in this study, which was limited by a lack of information regarding stroke severity and acupuncture points. Our results suggest that prospective randomized trials are needed to establish the efficacy of acupuncture in preventing AMI.
Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine - September 9, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Sun-Fa ChuangChun-Chuan ShihChun-Chieh YehHsin-Long LaneChin-Chuan TsaiTa-Liang ChenJaung-Geng LinTainsong ChenChien-Chang Liao Source Type: research