Veterans Benefit from Emperor's College and VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Partnership
Emperor's College, ranked as the number one acupuncture school in California, has launched a doctoral residency program in collaboration with the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS), one of the largest VA facilities in the United States, serving over 80,000 veterans. LOS... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - November 18, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: VET Source Type: news

Acupuncture Offers Some Benefit in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria
TUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2023 -- For patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), acupuncture produces a greater improvement in the Weekly Urticaria Activity Score (UAS7), although the difference is not clinically significant, according to a study... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Acupuncture could help relieve chronic hives, Chinese study finds
Acupuncture may offer limited relief to patients with chronic hives, a new Chinese study indicates. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Medical acupuncture and sports injuries: ancient wisdom for the twenty-first century [editorial] - Niemtzow RC.
Medical Acupuncture is pleased to present this special issue pertaining to sports injuries and acupuncture. Our Guest Editors, Matt Callison, LAc, and Anthony Von der Muhll, LAc, DAOM, in their Editorial stated that the "stakes are high in sport competitio... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Commentary Source Type: news

Traumatic brain injury: acupuncture treatment - Sudhakaran P.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. It is estimated that half of the people in the world will experience at least 1 episode of TBI during their lifetimes. While the primary injury to the brain parenchym... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

A virtual roundtable discussion: the role of acupuncture in sports injuries and best practices - Niemtzow RC, Callison M, Lau B, Ingram B, Armstrong I, Leahy H, der Muhll AV.
I think the aspect of reducing inflammation or in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) methodology, to clear Heat, importantly is to not use acupuncture at that site of an active inflammatory process. This is something where TCM explains to never needle into... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

More Parents Turning to Acupuncture for Kids' Pain, Anxiety
Acupuncture is often used to manage pain, digestive issues, emotional conditions, and stress, and parents are beginning to turn to acupuncture as a safe, effective, and holistic way to treat their children’s anxiety and physical ailments. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - October 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Acupuncture Aids Outcomes After Heart Valve Surgery
FRIDAY, Oct. 27, 2023 -- Acupuncture after heart valve surgery is feasible and safe and has clinical benefit, according to a study recently published in JTCVS Open.  Kim L. Feingold, Ph.D., from Northwestern University Feinberg School of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Acupuncture Effective for Some ED Patients With Intractable Pain
(MedPage Today) -- PHILADELPHIA -- Acupuncture can relieve pain and reduce return visits to the emergency department (ED) in patients with intractable pain, said a researcher here at the annual meeting of the American College of Emergency Physicians... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - October 11, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

Outrage as NHS watchdog approves 'pseudoscientific' pain relief for women in labour
EXC: Campaigners and doctors slammed the move, claiming the NHS was now offering a treatment which is equivalent to 'acupuncture and hypnosis'. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Outrage as NHS bosses approve 'pseudoscientific' pain relief for women in labour
EXC: Campaigners and doctors slammed the move, claiming the NHS was now offering a treatment which is equivalent to 'acupuncture and hypnosis'. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Unlicensed New York City acupuncturist charged after patient's lungs collapsed, prosecutors say
Prosecutors have charged a New York City man with performing acupuncture without a license after they say he punctured a woman’s lungs during treatment, sending her to a hospital for emergency surgery (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

Acubalance Wellness Centre Celebrates 18 Years of Excellence with Best of Vancouver 2023
This award highlights their dedication to providing high-quality integrative care. Acubalance has consistently earned this distinction for its Acupuncture and Naturopathic clinic for 18 years. They are renowned for their innovative approach to fertility treatment, including pioneering... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: MAT AWD Source Type: news

Effect of acupuncture on recovery of consciousness in patients with acute traumatic brain injury: a multi-institutional cohort study - Lin CC, Chen HY, Tseng CY, Yang CC.
This study aims to examine the effectiveness of acupuncture on the recovery of consciousness in TBI patients. This is a retrospective, multi-institutional cohort study. We... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: TBI Source Type: news

Acupuncture improves sleep disorders and depression among patients with Parkinson's disease: a meta-analysis - Hsu WT, Hsu CM, Hung SC, Hung SY.
Parkinson's disease (PD) is associated with a range of non-motor symptoms that lack effective treatments. Acupuncture is a popular alternative therapy for PD patients that has been shown to improve motor symptoms. However, the efficacy of acupuncture in tr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news