NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Acupuncture may help improve seasonal allergy symptoms in some people with runny noses and watery eyes, according to a new study – but the effect seems to be small. Researchers found 71 percent of people reported an …
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Oct 30 (Reuters) – Acupuncture may help relieve fatigue in women who have had breast cancer, as well as easing anxiety, depression and quality of life, according to a UK study. Cancer and cancer treatments can cause chronic pain, psychological stress …
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Researchers found that women who attended six weekly acupuncture sessions had greater improvements in fatigue as well as anxiety, depression and quality of life, compared to those who only received educational materials. But that still doesn't prove it …
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It's not clear how much of that benefit could have been a result of patients' expectations that acupuncture would help them or the effect of a therapeutic relationship with their acupuncturist – rather than the actual needles – researchers said. The …
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Acupuncture may help relieve chronic back, joint and shoulder pain, according to a new review of the evidence – but some of its benefit is likely due to the "placebo effect," researchers concluded. In an analysis of 29 …
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"I used to dislike it (acupuncture) due to the pain. Now I receive therapy regularly even if I am not hurt as my body has experienced benefits which I think boost my performance," said Kim, grimacing in pain while receiving acupuncture at at a gym in …
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By Genevra Pittman | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Three months of acupuncture improved breathing problems in people with chronic lung disease, in a new study from Japan. According to one researcher, the benefits seen with the alternative treatment were …
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By Amy Norton | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Acupuncture and hypnosis are touted as drug-free ways to help smokers kick the habit, and there is some evidence that they work, according to a new research review. There are still plenty of questions …
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By Amy Norton | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The research on whether acupuncture helps ease irritable bowel syndrome has so far been a mixed bag, according to a new review of past clinical trials. The review, published in the American Journal of …
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