August 23, 2010 in News by admin

Acupuncture makes a dream come true…

Shropshire Star, Wednesday, February 18, 2009

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Anita Hunter though she would never have children. And after failed fertility treatments, the 33-year-old from Shrewsbury almost gave up hope. “Then I started having acupuncture,” She says. “Six months later I was pregnant.”

Remarkably, Anita is not alone in having frustration turn to joy by the Chinese practice of having needles inserted into the skin. In the space of 18 months, a total of five women who thought they would never have kids fell pregnant after treatment from the same Chinese acupuncturist – Dr Daian Zou, based in St. John’s Hill in Shrewsbury.
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August 22, 2010 in Chinese Medicine by admin

Scientists prove acupuncture works – BBC News

BBC News 1 December, 1999

Acupuncture does have real health benefits, two separate studies have found.

German scientists tested the therapy by treating one group of patients with acupuncture and another with a fake procedure designed to simulate its feel.

Those patients who received the real therapy showed much bigger improvements in their health.
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August 22, 2010 in Chinese Medicine by admin

Doctors support acupuncture

BBC News 25 June, 2000,

Access to acupuncture for NHS patients should be widened, the British Medical Association (BMA) says.

The association is calling for nation-wide guidelines on use of the treatment following research which suggests it is successful in easing back and dental pain, migraine, nausea and vomiting.
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August 22, 2010 in Chinese Medicine by admin

Acupuncture helps heart patients

BBC News 18 November, 2001

Acupuncture can improve the prospects of people with severe heart failure, research has shown.

Researchers found the ancient Chinese practice has the potential to dramatically reduce the pressure on the heart.

This is because it can reduce activity in the sympathetic nervous system, which regulates involuntary movements such as heartbeat and blood pressure. Read more »

August 22, 2010 in Chinese Medicine by admin

Acupuncture cuts post-op sickness

BBC News 19 October, 2001

Acupuncture reduces patients’ vomiting and nausea after major breast surgery at least as effectively as conventional treatment, doctors have found.

Researchers at the Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina found the treatment also reduced post-operative pain.

As many as 70% of women who undergo major breast surgery suffer significant post-operative nausea and vomiting.
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August 22, 2010 in Chinese Medicine by admin

Acupuncture fights morning sickness

BBC News 28 February, 2002

Acupuncture helps relieve morning sickness for pregnant women, a study shows.

It is hoped the findings will give wider recognition of the medical benefits of the ancient Chinese art.

The research follows a previous study which showed acupuncture’s success in treating sickness in women recovering from breast surgery, including mastectomies. Read more »

August 22, 2010 in Chinese Medicine by admin

Acupuncture ‘beats headache pain’

BBC News 15 March, 2004

Acupuncture is used to treat pain.

Acupuncture is an effective treatment for chronic headaches and should be more widely available on the NHS, experts say.

Writing in the British Medical Journal, UK researchers said patients who were given acupuncture had fewer days of headaches than those who were not.
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August 22, 2010 in Chinese Medicine by admin

Acupuncture ‘cuts blood pressure’

BBC News 30 March, 2005

Acupuncture combined with electronic stimulation can lower high blood pressure, US researchers say.

In tests on rats, the treatment lowered raised blood pressure by as much as 50%, the University of California team at Irvine found.

They are now testing to see whether the technique will have the same effect in people with high blood pressure, also known as hypertension. Read more »