Acupuncture in the News

Allergies/ Hayfever

• New York Times   |   Really? Acupuncture Can Reduce Symptoms of Hay Fever

Anxiety

• Web MD   |   Acupuncture Calms Mom’s Stress, Anxiety

Arthritis

• Science Daily   |   Acupuncture Offers Low-Cost Alternative to Knee Surgery for Osteoarthritis, Research Finds

Bell’s Palsy

• Science Daily   |   Intense Acupuncture Can Improve Muscle Recovery in Patients With Bell Palsy, Study Suggests
• Huffington Post   |   Acupuncture Could Improve Function In People With Bell’s Palsy, Study Finds

Cancer- Management of Symptoms

• Breast Surgery Recovery: Post-Op Pain and Nausea

  • Web MD   |   Acupuncture May Lessen Post-Op Pain, Nausea

• Dry Mouth

  • Science Daily   |   Acupuncture Relieves Symptoms of a Dry Mouth Caused by Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancers, Study Suggests

• General Symptom Management

  • Huffington Post   |   Time for Acupuncture to Become Part of Standard Care

• Joint pain- Breast Cancer

  • UPI   |   Acupuncture eases breast cancer therapy

COPD

• Huffington Post   |   Acupuncture Helps With COPD, Study Finds

Cosmetic

• ABC   |   Forget Botox, try acupuncture!
• Web MD   |   Acupuncture: The New Facelift?

Depression

• Reuters   |   Acupuncture as good as counseling for depression: study

Diabetes

• Science Daily   |   Chronic Electrical Stimulation at Acupressure Points May Relieve Stomach Woes for Diabetics

Fibromyalgia

• Science Daily   |   Fibromyalgia and the Brain: New Clues Reveal How Pain and Therapies Are Processed

Headaches

• New York Times   |   Regimens: Acupuncture Provides Headache Relief
• Reuters   |   Acupuncture beats aspirin for chronic headache
• Web MD   |   Acupuncture May Ease Impact of Headaches
• Fox News   |   Acupuncture May Help Tension Headaches

Hypertension

• BBC News   |   Acupuncture ‘cuts blood pressure’
• Web MD   |   Hypertention High Blood Pressure

IBS

• BioMed Central   |   Acupuncture for irritable bowel syndrome: primary care based pragmatic randomised controlled trial

Impotence

• Web MD   |   Impotence Gets ‘Needled’ in Acupuncture Study

Infertility

• BBC News   |   Acupuncture Shows Promise in Improving Rates of Pregnancy Following IVF

• Fox News   |   Acupuncture May Improve Sperm Quality

• Fox News   |   Acupuncture: A Cure for Infertility?

Insomnia

• British Acupuncture Council   |   Acupuncture & Insomnia
• Acupuncture Today   |   Acupuncture Promotes Sleep in Insomnia Patients

Menopausal symptoms

• Web MD   |   Acupuncture May Cool Night Hot Flashes
• Reuters   |   Chinese herbs may reduce hot flashes

Migraines

• Fox News   |   Acupuncture May be Useful for Migranes

Osteoarthritis

• Web MD   |   Acupuncture Helps Knee Osteoarthritis
• Web MD   |   New Support for Acupuncture in Knee Arthritis

Pain

• Arthritis, Migraines, and Chronic Pain

  • New York Times   |   Acupuncture Provides True Pain Relief in Study

• Back Pain

  • Examiner   |   Acupuncture for quick back pain relief

• Chronic Pain

  • Science Daily   |   Acupuncture May Be Better Than No Acupuncture, Sham Acupuncture for Chronic Pain
  • Huffington Post   |   Acupuncture Relieves Chronic Pain, Review Shows

• How Acupuncture works for pain

  • Examiner   |   New scientific breakthrough proves why acupuncture works

• Pain Reduction

  • Web MD   |   MRI Shows That Acupuncture Treatments Reduce Pain

• Neck Pain

  • Web MD   |   MRI Shows That Acupuncture Treatments Reduce Pain

• Pain Relief

  • Business Week   |   Acupuncture Relieves Pain in Largest Study of Treatment

Parkinson’s

• Huffington Post   |   Acupuncture Could Play Role In Treating Parkinson’s Symptoms, Study Suggests

PCOS

• Web MD   |   Acupuncture Technique may Help Some Women Ovulate

Pediatrics

• New York Times   |   Acupuncture Is Safe in Children, Study Finds

PMS

• BBC News   |  Acupuncture could help period pain, researchers say

Pre-natal/postpartum care

• UPI   |   Acupuncture for pregnancy depression
• Web MD   |   Acupuncture for pregnancy depression
• Web MD   |   Acupuncture May Cut Pregnancy Pelvic Pain

Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Web MD   |   Acupuncture for Arthritis

Sciatica

• National Center for Biotechnology Information   |   Acupuncture and sciatica in the acute phase. Double-blind study of 30 cases

Stress Management

• Science Daily   |   Series of Studies First to Examine Acupuncture’s Mechanisms of Action
• Huffington Post   |   Acupuncture Relieves Stress: New Understanding Of Why The Ancient Practice Eases Anxiety

Substance/Smoking Addictions

• New York Times   |   Balancing Needles and Cigars
• Huffington Post   |   The Use of Acupuncture in Addiction Treatment Programs

Stroke recovery

• Huffington Post   |   Innovative Stroke Rehabilitation Acupuncture: The Benefits of Integrative Therapy

Weight Loss

• Press Zoom   |   Study Shows Acupuncture Effective for Weight Loss
• CNN   |   Tackling Asia’s growing waistline