Acupuncture May Ease Anxiety in Patients With Parkinson Disease
Patients randomly assigned to eight weeks of treatment with either real or sham acupuncture (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - September 29, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Psychiatry, Journal, Source Type: news
Acupuncture May Ease Anxiety in Patients With Parkinson Disease
THURSDAY, Sept. 29, 2022 -- Acupuncture may help treat anxiety in patients with Parkinson disease and anxiety, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in JAMA Network Open.
Jing-qi Fan, Ph.D., from the Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 29, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
6 Groups Making Mental Health Care More Accessible to People of Color
The COVID-19 pandemic worsened mental health across the board in the U.S., but people of color—who disproportionately suffered the worst effects of COVID-19 and have historically lacked adequate access to mental health care—were hit especially hard. One 2022 study found that Black, Hispanic, and Asian adults in the U.S. “exhibited much worse mental health during the pandemic compared to before the pandemic,” while white adults experienced a less stark decline.
Yet white Americans are still far more likely to receive professional mental-health care. Many obstacles keep people of color from receiving ...
Source: TIME: Health - September 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Maya Chung Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Mental Health Source Type: news
New Guidance on Acupuncture, Massage, Yoga for Cancer Pain New Guidance on Acupuncture, Massage, Yoga for Cancer Pain
Integrating nonpharmacologic pain management techniques such as acupuncture, hypnosis, and music therapy may help relieve certain types of cancer-related pain, according to new joint guidelines.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Acupuncture Eases Anxiety in Parkinson's Patients Acupuncture Eases Anxiety in Parkinson's Patients
Acupuncture thrice weekly for 8 weeks significantly reduced anxiety related to Parkinson ' s disease with the benefit lasting 8 weeks after the end of treatment.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - September 23, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
A San Diego Zoo penguin struggled with bumblefoot, but his new boots help him thrive
Pain medication, physical therapy and even acupuncture had all failed to help Lucas, a 4-year-old African penguin. But a fancy new set of boots has helped give him a new lease on life. (Image credit: Ken Bohn/San Diego Zoo) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - September 6, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Becky Sullivan Source Type: news
Flailing libido? Acupuncture could help, scientists say
Experts at the Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital of Zaozhuang in Shandong, China, believe acupuncture could help women suffering with a lack of sexual desire and pain during intercourse. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 6, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
EVE SIMMONS: The quack remedies being peddled by NHS midwives
EVE SIMMONS: According to patient leaflets written by staff at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, acupuncture helps women 'avoid epidurals'. Others promote aromatherapy rather than drugs. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Adjunctive Acupuncture May Speed Relief From Pain of Renal Colic
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 -- For acute renal colic, acupuncture as an adjunct to intramuscular injection of diclofenac sodium may accelerate pain relief, according to a study published online Aug. 9 in JAMA Network Open.
Jian-Feng Tu, Ph.D., from... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 10, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Nonpharmacological Interventions for Features of Fibromyalgia Nonpharmacological Interventions for Features of Fibromyalgia
How effective are various nonpharmacological interventions, such as exercise, acupuncture, and psychological therapies, for relieving symptoms of fibromyalgia?Pain (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Type 2 diabetes: How acupuncture could help prevent the condition - new study
ACUPUNCTURE has been used as an alternative treatment to various medical conditions for thousands of years. It uses needles to stimulate sensory nerves under the skin and in the muscles. Now a study has shown it could help people living with type 2 diabetes. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Acupuncture May Help Reduce Urinary Incontinence Episodes, Symptoms in Women
(MedPage Today) -- Acupuncture reduced episodes and symptoms of urinary incontinence in women, according to a meta-analysis of 10 clinical studies.
Various forms of acupuncture significantly reduced episodes of stress urinary incontinence (SUI... (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - August 5, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Multiple Sclerosis Patients on the Most Effective Ways Doctors Can Treat Their Condition
Because multiple sclerosis involves nerve damage that can occur throughout the body, including brain connections, symptoms can vary widely and be progressive. That makes each patient’s journey unique, and can prompt challenges on both sides of the exam table.
Here’s what eight patients with the disease wish doctors knew when it comes to helping them manage the condition more effectively.
Diagnosis should be its own appointment
Although Dr. Claire Warren—a 70-year-old Stonington, N.Y.–based physician—has plenty of experience treating patients with all kinds of ailments, it wasn’t until sh...
Source: TIME: Health - July 21, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Millard Tags: Uncategorized Disease freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Electroacupuncture May Aid Depression - Related Insomnia
Quality of sleep significantly improved compared with standard care alone or sham acupuncture (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - July 14, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Neurology, Psychiatry, Journal, Source Type: news
Dealing With Headaches? A New Study Says Acupuncture May Help
Researchers recently released results of a new study that found people who under went true acupuncture 68.2% fewer monthly headache days after 16 weeks compared to people who received "sham" acupuncture. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - July 6, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
