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May12
TREATMENT OF OBESITY BY ACUPUNCTURE Cabýoglu and Ergene (2005) applied body and ear acupuncture for 20 days to 22 women who had a body mass index (BMI) between 30 and 40 while a 1425 Kcal diet program was prepared for 21 women under the same circumstances.Besides, there was a control group including 12 women. In this study, associated with body weight, levels of the serum to..


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Mar16
Current acupuncture research suggests a convergence of the neurophysiology model, the connective tissue model and the growth control model. The growth control model of acupuncture set the first example of a biological model in integrative medicine with significant prediction power across multiple disciplines. It is the first theory in basic acupuncture research which has me..


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Mar16
One corollary from the growth control model is that acupuncture has extensive growth control effects which have been confirmed: Acupuncture has been shown to regulate various growth factors and growth control genes. It can induce vascular endothelial growth factor and basic fibroblast growth factor during brain ischemia. It also induces glial cell line-derived neurotrophi..


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Mar16
Acupuncture Reduces Side Effects Of Breast Cancer Treatment As Much As Conventional Drug Therapy, Study Suggests Acupuncture is as effective and longer-lasting in managing the common debilitating side effects of hot flashes, night sweats, and excessive sweating (vasomotor symptoms) associated with breast cancer treatment and has no treatment side effects compared to conventional ..


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Mar13
Acupuncture May Improve Success Rate of Test-Tube/ ART -IVF Pregnancies Many couples who have difficulty conceiving a child by traditional methods often employ various techniques to assist them in the reproductive process. The most common assisted reproduction therapy is in vitro fertilization (IVF), in which a woman’s eggs are harvested and fertilized with a man’s sperm in ..


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Mar08
Efficacy and effectiveness relate to one of the most important questions in medicine – does a particular intervention work or not? This may also be one of the most interesting questions in medical research, yet it provides an incomplete picture of the usefulness of a given treatment in daily practice. Of equal importance in the evaluation of therapeutic interventions are the issues of the safety a..


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Mar08
I am sharing this with a honest and sincere question if UK Science and Technology Committee's findings quote "the evidence base shows that homeopathy is not efficacious (that is, it does not work beyond the placebo effect) and that explanations for why homeopathy would work are scientifically implausible." unquote is reasonable, just and fair? This is important & urgent since this committee ha..


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Mar08
There is a story about six blind men who touch an elephant to know what it looks like. The first one touches the elephant's ear and says, "An elephant is like a large fan." The second one touches the side of its body and says, "No, it is like a wall." The third one describes the leg, "No, the elephant is a pillar." The fourth one touches the nose and shouts, "The elephant is like a big, ha..


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Mar08
There is substantial clinical evidence published in peer reviewed medical journals that "cold" Low Level laser Therapy (LLLT) can stimulate repair of tissue, reduce inflammation and relieve pain in musculoskeletal disorders. The main areas with good evidence are: Soft Tissue Injuries Joint conditions Back and Neck Pain Spinal Cord InjuryBrian Injury & Traumaparalysis in stroke paralysi..


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Mar08
This is a fantastic research by my colleague Charles Shang, MD HARVARD that I thought will be worth sharing in this forum.Objectives: The gold standard in testing scientific theory requires multiple independent prospective tests. This standard is applied to basic acupuncture research. This article reviews the key results of basic acupuncture research which meet the gold standard..


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