• Filter By:
• Specialty
• Source
• Condition
• Cancer
• Infectious Disease
• Drug
• Training
• Management
• Procedure
• Therapy
• Vaccine
• Nutrition
• Country

Safety of Acupuncture in Patients Taking Newer Oral Anticoagulants: A Retrospective Chart Review Study.
The objective of this study was to assess the safety of acupuncture in patients taking NOACs. The medical records in the Stroke Center at Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital were retrospectively reviewed to identify patients who had received acupuncture between January 2017 and September 2017. The patients were divided into groups according to whether they were taking an NOAC, an antiplatelet agent, or no anticoagulant therapy. Bleeding-related side effects that occurred immediately after removal of acupuncture needles were recorded. Three hundred and sixteen patients underwent 10,177 acupuncture sessions during ...
Source: Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine - November 10, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Evid Based Complement Alternat Med Source Type: research

Better than Aspirin for Your Heart
If you’ve been diagnosed with heart disease, the chances are you’ve been told to take low-dose aspirin every day as a preventative measure against heart attack and stroke. It’s most commonly prescribed for patients with congestive heart failure. This is the inability of your heart to pump as much blood as your body needs. And this is a big worry to me, because there is very little evidence that aspirin helps. In fact, regular use of aspirin — even baby aspirin — can do you more harm than good. Common Aspirin Beliefs The idea is that aspirin thins the blood, making it easier to pump.  It is also s...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - April 1, 2016 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Al Sears Tags: Heart Health Source Type: news

Does acupuncture increase the risk of bleeding in patients taking warfarin?
Publication date: Available online 22 April 2015 Source:Integrative Medicine Research Author(s): Young-Jee Kim , Soo-Kyung Kim , Seung-Yeon Cho , Seong-Uk Park , Woo-Sang Jung , Sang-Kwan Moon , Chang-Nam Ko , Ki-Ho Cho , Sang-Beom Kim , Won-Chul Shin , Jung-Mi Park , Jungtae Leem Aim To compare the safety of acupuncture in patients taking warfarin or antiplatelet medications with that in patients who were not taking anticoagulant or antiplatelet medication Design In this retrospective chart review, the medical records of inpatients who received acupuncture between November 2010 and April 2012 were evaluated. Setting T...
Source: Integrative Medicine Research - April 28, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research