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This section contains articles about acupuncture - what it is, and how it can benefit you. For a list view of these articles click here.
Acupuncture Can Reduce Chemotherapy Side Effects
(From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Acupuncture helps control common side effects of chemotherapy.
Each year, millions of patients undergo chemotherapy as part of treatment for cancer. Chemotherapy is an important and effective treatment for cancer, using very strong drugs that target cancer cells to eradicate them. Although beneficial in controlling some cancers and increasing survival of patients, chemotherapy can have many negative side effects including nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, fatigue, anemia, body ache, headache, night sweats, stomach cramps and diarrhea.
Acupuncture has shown promising results in controlling common side effects of chemotherapy. Using thin, sterile acupuncture needles in specific points on the body, acupuncture is used to redirect energy through acupuncture channels (or meridians). It has been shown that patients who use acupuncture in conjunction with a chemotherapy regimen can better tolerate treatment and experience fewer side effects.
Oriental Medicine News
Can Dogs Sniff Out Cancer?
What do dogs, Hippocrates, and effective Oriental Medicine practitioners have in common? The ability to sniff out disease.
Acupuncture May Help Ease Post-op Nausea
Acupuncture may help ease post-op nausea. Works better than drugs, researchers report.
Green Tea for a Healthy Prostate
New research suggests that phytochemicals in green tea may help prevent the spread of prostate cancer.
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Acupuncture Aids Arthritis in Knee
A recent study by U.S. researchers shows that acupuncture can help relieve arthritis pain in the knee and improve freedom of movement.
Watch a short video describing the benefits of acupuncture by the people who participated in the study.
Acupuncture Can Help People with Arthritis
The National Institutes of Health is now saying acupuncture, combined with traditional treatments, can improve the quality of life for some people with arthritis.
Acupuncture Supports Cancer Treatment
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center is using acupuncture to provide relief for cancer patients.
Acupuncture for Kids
A child with cystic fibrosis uses drugs and acupuncture to keep his lungs clear.
Study Looks at Men Who Suffer Hot Flashes
Hormone injections for prostate cancer has a common side-effect: hot flashes. A study at the OHSU Cancer Institute shows significant reductions in hot flashes after four weeks of acupuncture.
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