I really like this study because it identifies the mechanism of action as being the pituitary/adrenal axis. That’s what my research is all about. Menopause. 2011 Sep 30.A pilot randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled trial of traditional acupuncture for vasomotor symptoms and
Bottom line, no difference. Both help the LH to FSH ratio True and sham acupuncture produced similar frequency of ovulation and improved LH to FSH ratios in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.Pastore LM, Williams CD, Jenkins J, Patrie JT.J Clin
Science News Acupuncture May Ease Severe Nerve Pain Associated With Cancer Treatment, Study Suggests Cancer patients treated with taxanes, vinca alkaloids, or platinum compounds can develop a condition known as chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy, or CIPN for short, as a
I lamented in a previous post about the fact that many fine minds will avoid the softer and more complicated world of medicine.In John Sarno’s book “The Divided Mind,” he quotes Stephen J. Gould who has the same complaint in
I’ve been reading “The Divided Mind” by John Sarno. He is a physician rehab specialist who has made a name for himself identifying psychological causes of musculoskeletal pain. (See this previous post.) Alfred Adler joined Freud in 1902, but then
Cephalalgia. 2011 Nov;31(15):1510-21. Epub 2011 Oct 21.Acupuncture versus topiramate in chronic migraine prophylaxis: A randomized clinical trial.Yang CP, Chang MH, Liu PE, Li TC, Hsieh CL, Hwang KL, Chang HH.Source Kuang Tien General Hospital, Taiwan.Abstract Background: The aim of this
