Acupuncture Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Acupuncture, including details on alternative medicine, uses, benefits, treatment, chinese medicine.

Volume 6 (2009), Issue 12 (December)

1. Acupuncture for nasal congestion: A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical pilot study.
   Am J Rhinol Allergy, 23(6): 23-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Changes in serum cortisol and prolactin associated with acupuncture during controlled ovarian hyperstimulation in women undergoing in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer treatment.
   Fertil Steril, 92(6): 1870-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Discrimination of real and sham acupuncture needles using the park sham device: a preliminary study.
   Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 90(12): 2141-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine for the management of constipation: a systematic review.
   J Altern Complement Med, 15(12): 1335-46. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Electrodermal measures of Jing-Well points and their clinical relevance in endometriosis-related chronic pelvic pain.
   J Altern Complement Med, 15(12): 1293-305. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Acupuncture and temporomandibular disorders: a 3-month follow-up EMG study.
   J Altern Complement Med, 15(12): 1307-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Genome-wide association study of the four-constitution medicine.
   J Altern Complement Med, 15(12): 1327-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Short-term reactions to acupuncture treatment and adverse events following acupuncture: a cross-sectional survey of patient reports in Korea.
   J Altern Complement Med, 15(12): 1275-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Non-drug treatment (excluding surgery) in rheumatoid arthritis: clinical practice guidelines.
   Joint Bone Spine, 76(6): 691-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. The legitimacy of placebo treatments in clinical practice: evidence and ethics.
    Am J Bioeth, 9(12): 39-47. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Goal-directed Acupuncture in Sports--Placebo or Doping?
    Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Electro-acupuncture promotes differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells, regeneration of nerve fibers and partial functional recovery after spinal cord injury.
    Exp Toxicol Pathol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Localization of acupuncture points BL25 and BL26 using computed tomography.
    J Altern Complement Med, 15(12): 1285-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Pain after spinal cord injury: a review of classification, treatment approaches, and treatment assessment.
    PM R, 1(12): 1077-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Genetic Variation in N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Subunit NR3A but Not NR3B Influences Susceptibility to Alzheimer's Disease.
    Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord, 28(6): 521-527. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Immediate effects of microsystem acupuncture in patients with oromyofacial pain and craniomandibular disorders (CMD): a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
    Br Dent J, 207(12): E26. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Acupuncture for lower back pain: a review.
    Clin J Pain, 26(1): 60-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Adverse event reporting in acupuncture clinical trials focusing on pain.
    Clin J Pain, 26(1): 43-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Acupuncture for dry eye: a randomised controlled trial protocol.
    Trials, 10: 112. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Serum correlates of the placebo effect in irritable bowel syndrome.
    Neurogastroenterol Motil. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Optimizing emetic control in children receiving antineoplastic therapy: beyond the guidelines.
    Paediatr Drugs, 12(1): 51-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Electroacupuncture induces Fos expression in the nucleus tractus solitarius via cholecystokinin A receptor signaling in rats.
    Neurol Res, 32: 116-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Electroacupuncture to ST36 ameliorates behavioral and biochemical responses to restraint stress in rats.
    Neurol Res, 32: 111-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Morphine-induced locomotor response and Fos expression in rats are inhibited by acupuncture.
    Neurol Res, 32: 107-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Bee venom suppresses methamphetamine-induced conditioned place preference in mice.
    Neurol Res, 32: 101-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Acupuncture manipulation enhances anti-nociceptive effect on formalin-induced pain in rats.
    Neurol Res, 32: 92-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Neuroprotective effects of bee venom pharmaceutical acupuncture in acute 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced mouse model of Parkinson's disease.
    Neurol Res, 32: 88-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Acupuncture attenuates neuronal cell death in middle cerebral artery occlusion model of focal ischemia.
    Neurol Res, 32: 84-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Acupuncture attenuates extracellular glutamate level in global ischemia model of rat.
    Neurol Res, 32: 79-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Gene expression profile of acupuncture treatment in 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced Parkinson's disease model.
    Neurol Res, 32: 74-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Effect by acupuncture on hypothalamic expression of maternally separated rats: proteomic approach.
    Neurol Res, 32: 69-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Spatiotemporal patterns of neural activity in response to electroacupuncture stimulation in the rodent primary somatosensory cortex.
    Neurol Res, 32: 64-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Inhibitory effect of Agrimoniae Herba on lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide and proinflammatory cytokine production in BV2 microglial cells.
    Neurol Res, 32: 53-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Dokhwaljihwang-tang inhibits LPS-induced inflammatory cytokine production in peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
    Neurol Res, 32: 48-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Short term effects by acupuncture to SP3 on the autonomic blood flow control.
    Neurol Res, 32: 37-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Electroencephalogram changes according to the subjective acupuncture sensation.
    Neurol Res, 32: 31-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Effect of acupuncture on selective attention for smoking-related visual cues in smokers.
    Neurol Res, 32: 27-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Needle-free acupuncture benefits both patients and clinicians.
    Neurol Res, 32: 22-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Acupuncture in accomplishing 'health for all'.
    Neurol Res, 32: 18-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Electroacupuncture analgesia in rat ankle sprain pain model: neural mechanisms.
    Neurol Res, 32: 10-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Recent development of acupuncture on Parkinson's disease.
    Neurol Res, 32: 5-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Microcirculatory changes by laser Doppler after infrared heating over acupuncture points--relevance to moxibustion.
    Photomed Laser Surg, 27(6): 855-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Neural specificity of acupuncture stimulation at pericardium 6: evidence from an FMRI study.
    J Magn Reson Imaging, 31(1): 71-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Use of dietary supplements and medication among postmenopausal women with vasomotor symptoms.
    Climacteric. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Building resilience: a preliminary exploration of women's perceptions of the use of acupuncture as an adjunct to In Vitro Fertilisation.
    BMC Complement Altern Med, 9: 50. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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