Tag Archives: Combination Therapy

Acupuncture improves the effectiveness of antidepressants

PubMed research

Depression is a common psychiatric illness affecting over 300 million people globally. Acupuncture has been reported to be a safe complementary treatment for depression. This study is aimed to investigate the efficacy and mechanism of combining acupuncture with antidepressants in treating depression compared to the sole use of antidepressants. Seventy …

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Acupuncture helps in early Parkinson’s disease

PubMed research

Parkinson’s disease is a chronic and progressive neurodegenerative disease caused by degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra. Existing pharmaceutical treatments offer alleviation of symptoms but cannot delay disease progression and are often associated with significant side effects. Clinical studies have demonstrated that acupuncture may be beneficial for Parkinson’s …

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Chinese herbal remedy as good as methotrexate for treating rheumatoid arthritis

PubMed research

A traditional Chinese herbal remedy used to relieve joint pain and inflammation works as well as methotrexate, a standard drug treatment that is frequently prescribed to control the symptoms of active rheumatoid arthritis, reveals research. Furthermore, combining the herbal remedy with methotrexate — the disease modifying drug (DMARD) most commonly …

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