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Acupuncture decreased the risk of coronary heart disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Taiwan: a Nationwide propensity score-matched study

open access: yesBMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2018
Background Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a higher risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). Acupuncture, a commonly used treatment for patients with RA, has not been reported to prevent CHD in patients with RA.
Mei-Yao Wu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of Acupuncture at LR3 on Cerebral Glucose Metabolism in a Rat Model of Hypertension: A 18F-FDG-PET Study

open access: yesEvidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2018
Our objective was to investigate the effect of acupuncture at LR3 on cerebral glucose metabolism in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). We used 18F-2-fluoro-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG-PET) to examine the effects of ...
Jing Li   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Podcasts in health education—Insights from a scoping review and survey

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Podcasts have rapidly emerged as a powerful tool for health communication, especially since the COVID‐19 pandemic. While evidence shows that podcasts can enhance student knowledge, confidence, and flexibility in learning, their educational impact is primarily studied within formal academic contexts.
Matthew J. Barton   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Somatosensory Stimulation With XNKQ Acupuncture Modulates Functional Connectivity of Motor Areas

open access: yesFrontiers in Neuroscience, 2019
Xingnao Kaiqiao (XNKQ) acupuncture is an acupuncture technique used for stroke patients. In 24 healthy volunteers, we applied this complex acupuncture intervention, which consists of a manual needle-stimulation on five acupuncture points (DU26 ...
T. Nierhaus   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Chemical Components of the Dried Latex of Euphorbia resinifera Berg and Its Medicinal Features

open access: yesChemistry &Biodiversity, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A great deal of research has been carried out on the latex of Euphorbia resinifera Berg, which is an important source of several compounds of therapeutic and medicinal interest. Extraction, synthesis, and hemi synthesis pathways continue to reveal the existence of other new products with anticancer, antioxidant, antidiuretic, and antimalarial ...
Doaa Hammad   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

CENTRAL MECHANISMS OF ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA

open access: yesInternational Journal of Physiotherapy, 2015
Background: Acupuncture is an component of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that has been used for three thousand years to treat diseases and relieve pain. Pain is found to be the most common reason for people to use acupuncture.
Eman S. Mansour   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses of acupuncture: the PRISMA for acupuncture checklist

open access: yesBMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2019
BackgroundAcupuncture is widely used worldwide, and systematic reviews on acupuncture are increasingly being published. Although acupuncture systematic reviews share several essential elements with other systematic reviews, some essential information for
Xiaoqin Wang   +14 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Clinical Study on a Case of Transverse Myelitis With Bee Venom and Hominis Placenta Herbal Acupuncture

open access: yesJournal of Pharmacopuncture, 2005
Objective : This study was performed to evaluate the treatment of acupuncture therapy including Bee Venom and Hominis Placenta herbal acupuncture on the patient with Transverse myelitis.
Park Min-ho   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Study of acupuncture for low back pain in recent 20 years: a bibliometric analysis via CiteSpace

open access: yesJournal of Pain Research, 2017
Background Acupuncture has been applied to relieve low back pain (LBP) in many countries. However, a bibliometric analysis of the global use of acupuncture for LBP is rare.
Yu-Dan Liang   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Estimating the Cost and Carbon Output of Musculoskeletal Primary Care Management Decisions: A Retrospective Analysis of Electronic Health Records

open access: yesThe International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Healthcare accounts for up to 5% of worldwide carbon emissions and costs global economies an estimated $9 trillion annually. Primary care accounts for up to one‐fifth of all NHS carbon emissions, with musculoskeletal (MSK) pain accounting for 14%–30% of all primary care consultations.
Alex Braybrooke   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

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