Electroacupuncture for Moderate and Severe Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

April 19, 2013
The results of this research prove that electroacupuncture is effective in treating enlarged prostate. 
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059449

Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : Urinary system 

 

Acupuncture for Atrial Fibrillation

March 25, 2013
Robert, a 59 year-old joiner, suddenly started having a heart problem 18 months ago. He was soon diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (a condition with irregular heart rate), then had two cardioversions (electric shock treatment). Unfortunately, both of the two sessions just worked temporarily then the symptoms came back. When came to see me, Robert was having palpitations and short breath. Even walking could make the symptoms worse, not to mention any physical work. He felt so tired and was st...
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Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : Circulatory system 

 

BBC News: Antibiotics resistance 'as big a risk as terrorism'

March 11, 2013

The danger posed by growing resistance to antibiotics should be ranked along with terrorism on a list of threats to the nation, the government's chief medical officer for England has said.


 
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Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : News & research 

 

Acupuncture for Cystitis

February 18, 2013
36-year-old Helena had suffered from cystitis for nearly three years. It first started after she had intercourse with her boyfriend one day and had recurred every two or three months, always after sex. As she and her boyfriend were moving together, she feared about the increasing chance of getting relapses. Because conventional medications couldn't stop the recurrence, she started to look for alternative treatments and after some research finally decided to try acupuncture. She also complaine...
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Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : Urinary system 

 

Acupuncture for IBS and Hiatus Hernia

January 14, 2013
67-year-old Elizabeth had a number of problems when she first came to see me in 2012. She'd had IBS for years and suffered from tummy ache and constipation. In the last few months she'd had acid reflux and had been diagnosed with hiatus hernia. She was anxious, tired and restless at night, and also having headaches, stiff neck and achy back. She had thready pulse and pale tongue with white coating. I believed that in terms of Chinese medicine, the key point in her case was malfunction of the ...
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Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : Digestive system 

 

News: Plymouth NHS Acupuncture Service Petition

January 1, 2013
More than 1,200 people have signed an online petition to save an acupuncture service based at the maternity unit at Plymouth's Derriford Hospital.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-20402684
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Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : News & research 

 
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