Ross J Barr: how acupuncture can move the longevity needle

July 29, 2025
London acupuncturist Ross J Barr, featured in the Financial Times, shares how he uses acupuncture for anxiety, fatigue, fertility, grief, and more.
 https://www.ft.com/content/25e95f2e-ed62-4b4f-a78f-5afe2d2e7e11

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March 17, 2025
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Acupuncture for post-stroke depression: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

January 16, 2024

https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-023-04749-1#article-info

Sixty-two studies, involving 5308 participants published from 2003 to 2022, were included. The results showed that compared with western medicine (WM) (defined as pharmacotherapy for PSD), acupuncture (AC) alone or with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (RTMS), Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) alone or with WM, were superior for alleviating depression symptoms. Compared to Usual Care, AC alone...


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Clinical efficacy and safety of acupuncture treatment of TIC disorder in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 22 randomized controlled trials - PubMed

March 1, 2023


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Short-term use of ibuprofen may increase chance of chronic pain, study suggests

May 13, 2022

Using drugs like ibuprofen and steroids to relieve short-term health problems could increase the chances of developing chronic pain, new research suggests.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/may/11/short-term-use-of-ibuprofen-may-increase-chance-of-chronic-pain-study-suggests


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New York Times: Considering Bone or Joint Surgery? You May Not Need It.

January 7, 2022
British researchers looked at studies of 10 common orthopedic operations, including surgeries of the knee, hip, shoulder, spine and wrist. They found good evidence of the superiority of surgery over other treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome and total knee replacement.  For six other common surgeries, randomized trials found little advantage over interventions like exercise, weight management, physical therapy and drug treatment. The researchers found no controlled trials that had compared h...
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