Acupuncture as a complex intervention for depression: A consensus method to develop a standardised treatment protocol for a randomised controlled trial [PDF]
Objective: To standardise a complex intervention by defining the characteristic (specific) components of treatment for a randomised controlled trial of acupuncture as an intervention for individuals who have been diagnosed with depression using a ...
MacPherson, Hugh, Schroer, Sylvia
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IRREGULAR MENSTRUATION THERAPY WITH ACUPUNCTURE, POMEGRANATE PEEL AND GINGER HERBS
Background: Menstruation is the process of regular discharging of blood in women. The menstrual cycle describes the distance between the first day of menstruation and the next menstruation which normally occurs within 28-35 days. According to Traditional
Sinta Diyah Dimyati+2 more
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Computational model for tumor response to adoptive cell transfer therapy [PDF]
One of the barriers to the development of effective adoptive cell transfer therapies (ACT), specifically for genetically engineered T-cell receptors (TCRs), and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cells, is target antigen heterogeneity. It is thought that intratumor heterogeneity is one of the leading determinants of therapeutic resistance and treatment ...
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INCREASING FITNESS WITH ACUPUNCTURE AND HERBS
Background: Fitness is the state of the body does not experience significant fatigue after doing routine activities. While in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), fitness is defined as the good circulation of Qi-energy and Xue-blood that can cause the ...
Ario Imandiri+2 more
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Relation Extraction Using Large Language Models: A Case Study on Acupuncture Point Locations [PDF]
In acupuncture therapy, the accurate location of acupoints is essential for its effectiveness. The advanced language understanding capabilities of large language models (LLMs) like Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT) present a significant opportunity for extracting relations related to acupoint locations from textual knowledge sources. This study
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Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in cancer patients : a four-arm randomized trial on the effectiveness of electroacupuncture [PDF]
Purpose. Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common and dose-limiting side effect of cytostatic drugs. Since there are no proven therapeutic procedures against CIPN, we were interested to define the role of electroacupuncture (EA) from
Bartsch, Hans Helge+5 more
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BackgroundPeptic ulcer (PU) is one of the most common gastrointestinal diseases worldwide. With advances in medical technology, the global disease burden of PU has been effectively controlled. However, the most recent evidence regarding the global burden
Ruirui Tan+7 more
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Challenges in constructing genetic instruments for pharmacologic therapies [PDF]
The genes that encode the targets of most therapies do not have rare variants with large-effect or common variants with moderate effects on the biomarker reflecting the pharmacologic action of the corresponding therapy. Therefore, providing genetic target validation for most therapies is challenging.
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Setting up an acupuncture knee clinic under Practice Based Commissioning [PDF]
Original article can be found at: http://www.acupunctureinmedicine.org.uk/index.shtmlThis paper outlines the setting up of a new service in primary care offering acupuncture to patients with severe osteoarthritis of the knee.
Freedman, J., Richardson, M.
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Background and aimsThis paper aimed to evaluate the use of nonpharmacological interventions for the management of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The effects of acupuncture and behavioural therapy, two nonpharmalogical interventions, on social function ...
Zhili Yu+4 more
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