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Research summary (Traditional Chinese Medicine): Therapeutic effects of traditional Chinese medicine injections with heat-clearing and detoxifying properties on viral pneumonia: a systemati - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2026.
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Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine Protocol Shows Comparable Efficacy to Ibuprofen for Primary Dysmenorrhea with Markedly Lower Recurrence Rates
Research summary (Traditional Chinese Medicine): Cai's gynecology cyclical therapy with stasis-clearing and meridian-warming method for primary dysmenorrhea: a randomized controlled trial. - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2026.
Read More »Acupuncture Shows Promise as an Adjunct in Drug Addiction Treatment
Acupuncture Shows Promise as an Adjunct in Drug Addiction Treatment - a plain-language summary of a recent study.
Read More »Acupuncture Among Non-Drug Therapies That May Aid Recovery of Consciousness
Acupuncture Among Non-Drug Therapies That May Aid Recovery of Consciousness - a plain-language summary of a recent study.
Read More »How Acupuncturists Choose Points for Acute Musculoskeletal Pain
How Acupuncturists Choose Points for Acute Musculoskeletal Pain - a plain-language summary of a recent study.
Read More »Acupuncture for Allergic Rhinitis: A Review of 38 Trials
Acupuncture for Allergic Rhinitis: A Review of 38 Trials - a plain-language summary of a recent study.
Read More »Acupuncture beats topiramate for chronic migraines
Background: Acupuncture has been used for the treatment of chronic migraine, but high-quality evidence is scarce. We aimed to evaluate acupuncture’s efficacy and safety compared to topiramate for chronic migraine. Methods: This double-dummy randomized controlled trial included participants aged 18-65 years diagnosed with chronic migraine. They were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive …
Read More »Electroacupuncture is effective for urinary retention
Background: Electroacupuncture (EA) is considered as an effective treatment for urinary retention (UR). Methods: Up to April 7, 2023, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of electroacupuncture for urinary retention were extensively searched in 8 databases, including Pubmed, Cochrane, Embase, Web of Science, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, Chinese Journal Full-text Database, Wanfang Data, and …
Read More »Acupuncture is effective for mammary hyperplasia
Objective: This study aims to systematically evaluate the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture in treating mammary hyperplasia. Methods: A comprehensive search was conducted in various databases, including PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Embase, SinoMed, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang, and VIP Database, from their inception until July 2023. Only randomized …
Read More »Tai Chi reduces inflammation and insomnia
Background: Insomnia contributes to inflammation in breast cancer survivors. This study evaluates whether insomnia treatment reverses inflammation in breast cancer survivors with insomnia. Methods: Participants (n = 90) were randomized to 3 months of Tai Chi (n = 45) or cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I)(n = 45), and followed for one …
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