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Recent CAM Research Notes by our Practitioner Members
CAM Research Notes are submitted by our practitioner members and are open to comments by colleagues and the general public. Providing these notes helps our members to share news and research of interest with our community. As these are provided by professional practitioners they often include explanations and proper context to aid the general reader in better understanding the significance of the research.
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 Study Finds Acupuncture Effective and Safer for PCOS than Metformin~Contributing Member: Chad DupuisChinese Medicine and acupuncture is used to treat a wide variety of menstrual/hormonal, endocrine and fertility issues. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an increasingly common problem affecting approximately 1 in 15 women and can cause fertility problems, menstrual issues as well as complex health issues such as diabetes. |
Meta Analysis Finds Acupuncture Superior to Medicine for Optic Nerve Atrophy~Contributing Member: Chad DupuisAcupuncture is regularly used for a variety of eye disorders including glaucoma, optic nerve atrophy, macular degeneration and other related issues. A recent meta analysis (looking at a group of studies collectively) was conducted to help establish proper clinical guidelines for the use of acupuncture with optic nerve atrophy. Researchers from the Department of Ophthalmology at the General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army in Beijing recently analyzed |
Your Own Saliva Better For Wound Healing Than Yunnan Baiyao Alone~Contributing Member: Chad DupuisThere are a few herbal formulas within Chinese Medicine that are worth their weight in gold. Yin qiao and/or Gan Mao Ling for colds/flus, Bao Ji Wan for food poisioning/acute digestive disturbances, and Yunnan Baiyao for acute ble |
Qigong Shown Helpful For Chronic Fatigue Syndrome~Contributing Member: Chad DupuisQigong exercise is widely used to aid a variety of health issues with physical, psychological and spiritual benefits. While qigong is hard to generalize about, as there are thousands of different forms and variations of the exercises, it appears from research to hold some fairly clear benefits regardless of which form is practiced. In our center we tend to practice Da Peng Gong and a form called the Tai Chi Dao Yin - both of which are relatively easy to learn and quite effective. |
Insights Into How Acupuncture Works - Brachial Artery Changes From Acupuncture~Contributing Member: Chad DupuisIn our clinic, and in clinics around the world, patients often ask "How Does Acupuncture Work?". The truth is we simply do not know, but most are very, very glad it does.... Saying we don't know exactly, however, is very different from saying we have no ideas or no signposts along the way to understanding all of the mechanisms. There are often very reliable and observable changes to the stimulation of various acupuncture points. The problem from a research perspective is there are often many physiological, chemical, horm |
Recent Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Synopses
Our monthly research synopses are part of our effort to share current complementary and alternative medicine research with practitioners and the general public. For the most part we try to choose studies which have direct clinical implications for practitioners and are relevant to the publics understanding of our medicine.
The research studies highlighted are drawn from a number of sources and are only a snapshot of what is available in medical journals worldwide. Our research synopses are included in our practitioner email newsletter which has open subscriptions (archives are also available).
In addition to our research synopses, our newsletter includes articles and other news from our premium practitioner members (open to all CAM practitioners).
Our most recent research synopses are below:
Acupuncture Research and News Feeds
- Altered Hub Configurations within Default Mode Network following Acupuncture at ST36: A Multimodal Investigation Combining fMRI and MEG.
- Validity of a diagnostic scale for acupuncture: application of the item response theory to the five viscera score.
- Modifying Bodily Self-Awareness during Acupuncture Needle Stimulation Using the Rubber Hand Illusion.
- Electroacupuncture reduces cocaine-induced seizures and mortality in mice.
- [Effect of electroacupuncture on pain threshold and spinal NR2B subunit expression in a rat model of neuropathic pain].
- Letter to the editor on obstetric acupressure and acupuncture.
- A Clinical Trial of Acupuncture about Time-varying Treatment and Points Selection in Primary Dysmenorrhea.
- Long-duration transcutaneous electric acupoint stimulation alters small-world brain functional networks.
- Integrative medicine at academic health centers: a survey of clinicians' educational backgrounds and practices.
- A comparison of the clinical effectiveness of various acupuncture points in reducing anxiety to facilitate hypnotic induction.
- [X-ray characteristics of sacroiliac joint disorders and its clinical significance].
- Effects of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine (Zhi Mu 14) on hot flushes and quality of life in postmenopausal women: results of a four-arm randomized controlled pilot trial.
Herbal Medicine Research and News Feeds
- Glycoxidised LDL induced the upregulation of Axl receptor tyrosine kinase and its ligand in mouse mesangial cells.
- Genistein induces G2/M cell cycle arrest and apoptosis via ATM/p53-dependent pathway in human colon cancer cells.
- Physalin A induces apoptosis via p53-Noxa-mediated ROS generation, and autophagy plays a protective role against apoptosis through p38-NF-κB survival pathway in A375-S2 cells.
- Identifying Core Herbal Treatments for Urticaria using Taiwan's Nationwide Prescription Database.
- Lactobacillus fermentation enhances the inhibitory effect of Hwangryun-haedok-tang in an ovariectomy-induced bone loss.
- Genoprotective effect of the Chinese herbal decoction xiao jian zhong tang.
- Preparation and in vitro aerosol performance of spray-dried Shuang-Huang-Lian corrugated particles in carrier-based dry powder inhalers.
- Effects of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine (Zhi Mu 14) on hot flushes and quality of life in postmenopausal women: results of a four-arm randomized controlled pilot trial.
- Chinese herbal medicine for impaired glucose tolerance: a randomized placebo controlled trial.
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