•  Claire O'Dea
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• on May, 15, 2017
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 Cosmetic acupuncture can help with a number of beauty hang ups. Being a human pin cushion isn’t everyone’s idea of an indulgent beauty treat, but with acupuncture’s ability to ease fine lines and wrinkles, dark circles and even acne, maybe it’s time to get on board. Concentrating on different points on the face, needles work […]

•  Claire O'Dea
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• on May, 08, 2017
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Headaches are simply defined as a pain in the head from any cause. There are many different kinds of headaches. This article will review migraine and tension headaches. Many people suffer from both types of headaches. First we will give a brief summary of these headaches according to Western Medicine and then review the Chinese […]

•  Claire O'Dea
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• on Feb, 06, 2017
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More and more people are drawn to acupuncture as an alternative treatment for pain yet many find it difficult to understand how it works. A London-based GP, Dr Richard Halvorsen offers explanations for the use of acupuncture in the western and eastern medical traditions in his new book, Managing Pain and Other Medically Proven Uses […]

•  Claire O'Dea
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• on Oct, 25, 2016
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JANE BECKER, a composer and solo pianist, celebrated her 50th birthday at the dermatologist, paying $1,500 for shots of Restylane andBotox. But three months later, their wrinkle-smoothing effects wore off. So, she turned to a less-artificial youth tonic: facial acupuncture. Like many women who have tried acupuncture in pursuit of beauty, Ms. Becker hoped that […]

•  Claire O'Dea
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• on Oct, 17, 2016
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Acupuncture is effective in relieving cancer-related pain, report Taiwanese authors. A total of 29 RCTs were included in their meta-analysis. Subanalysis indicated that acupuncture was particularly effective at relieving malignancy-related and surgery-induced pain. A systematic review from China concludes that acupuncture plus drug therapy is more effective than conventional drug therapy alone for cancer-related pain. […]

•  Claire O'Dea
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• on Oct, 03, 2016
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Acupuncture at or Near the Top of All Treatments for Low Back Pain According to Study Commissioned by U.S. Government  by Matthew Bauer A recent landmark report commissioned by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), a division within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), found acupuncture to be at or […]

•  Claire O'Dea
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• on Sep, 26, 2016
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Acupuncture therapy for stroke-caused conditions such as paralysis, speech and swallowing problems, and depression is commonly used in the Orient. In China and Japan, an acupuncturist is likely to start therapy as soon as possible after a stroke. However, my recommendation is a delay of 2 weeks before acupuncture for strokes caused by bleeding in […]

•  Claire O'Dea
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• on Sep, 19, 2016
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(NaturalNews) If you or someone you know suffers from moderate to severe depression, counseling and acupuncture could be your answers to finding real relief. A new study recently published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE found that acupuncture is at least equally as effective as counseling at treating depression symptoms and that acupuncture in particular […]