Monday 3 May 2010

Acupuncture of benefit for IBS sufferers

#Acupuncture treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) has been recently recommended by researchers from the World-renowned Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The researchers concluded that the use of acupuncture in treating IBS is "recommended due to its satisfactory therapeutic effect" (source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science).

Sunday 2 May 2010

Chinese medicine for fibromyalgia

Recently published research suggests #Chinesemedicine appears effective in treating fibromyalgia. Researchers from the UK, Norway and China undertook the review of clinical trials (source: Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine).

Saturday 1 May 2010

Acupuncture for children with cerebral palsy

A new review has concluded that #acupuncture treatment may benefit children with cerebral palsy. The research has been conducted by the prestigious Beijing University of Chinese Medicine together with the China Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing (source: Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine).