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 9 (2012), Issue 3 (March)

1. A fatal case of intravascular coagulation after bee sting acupuncture.
   Allergy Asthma Immunol Res, 4(2): 107-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Surgical treatment for intra-thoracic migration of acupuncture needles.
   J Korean Med Sci, 27(3): 281-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. The influence of PC6 on cardiovascular disorders: a review of central neural mechanisms.
   Acupunct Med, 30(1): 47-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Do acupuncture meridians exist? Correlation with referred itch (mitempfindung) stimulus and referral points.
   Acupunct Med, 30(1): 17-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Traditional Chinese medicine patterns and recommended acupuncture points in infertile and fertile women.
   Acupunct Med, 30(1): 12-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Acupuncture as add-on treatment in the management of a patient with ecthyma gangrenosum.
   Acupunct Med, 30(1): 60-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Multimodal stepped care approach with acupuncture and PPAR-α agonist palmitoylethanolamide in the treatment of a patient with multiple sclerosis and central neuropathic pain.
   Acupunct Med, 30(1): 53-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Effect of acupuncture on perception threshold: a randomised controlled trial.
   Acupunct Med, 30(1): 32-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Can medical thermal images predict acupuncture adverse events? A case history.
   Acupunct Med, 30(1): 51-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Effectiveness of acupressure on pruritus and lichenification associated with atopic dermatitis: a pilot trial.
    Acupunct Med, 30(1): 8-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Is there a difference between the effects of one-point and three-point indirect moxibustion stimulation on skin temperature changes of the posterior trunk surface?
    Acupunct Med, 30(1): 27-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. A cadaveric study of needle insertion at PC6 in eight wrists of four subjects and an understanding of the anatomy.
    Acupunct Med, 30(1): 44-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Recurrent sudden sensorineural hearing loss in a 58-year-old woman with severe dizziness: a case report.
    Acupunct Med, 30(1): 56-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Acupuncture for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN): a pilot study using neurography.
    Acupunct Med, 30(1): 4-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Effects of acupuncture on pregnancy rates in women undergoing in vitro fertilization: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
    Fertil Steril, 97(3): 599-611. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Lifestyle behaviors in women undergoing in vitro fertilization: a prospective study.
    Fertil Steril, 97(3): 697-701.e1. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. The Manitoba Inflammatory Bowel Disease Cohort Study: a prospective longitudinal evaluation of the use of complementary and alternative medicine services and products.
    Gut, 61(4): 521-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. How well do randomized trials inform decision making: systematic review using comparative effectiveness research measures on acupuncture for back pain.
    PLoS One, 7(2): e32399. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. The effectiveness of nonoperative treatment for frozen shoulder: a systematic review.
    Clin J Sport Med, 22(2): 168-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Acupuncture and heart rate variability: a systems level approach to understanding mechanism.
    Explore (NY), 8(2): 99-106. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Implanted electro-acupuncture electric stimulation improves outcome of stem cells' transplantation in spinal cord injury.
    Artif Cells Blood Substit Immobil Biotechnol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Effect of acupuncture on hippocampal Ref-1 expression in cerebral multi-infarction rats.
    Neurol Sci. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Acupuncture for migraine prophylaxis: a randomized controlled trial.
    CMAJ, 184(4): 401-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Value-based care in the management of spinal disorders: a systematic review of cost-utility analysis.
    Clin Orthop Relat Res, 470(4): 1106-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Acupuncture for treatment of insomnia in patients with traumatic brain injury: a pilot intervention study.
    J Head Trauma Rehabil, 27(2): 135-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Generalized propensity score for estimating the average treatment effect of multiple treatments.
    Stat Med, 31(7): 681-97. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Evaluating traditional Chinese medicine using modern clinical trial design and statistical methodology: application to a randomized controlled acupuncture trial.
    Stat Med, 31(7): 619-27. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Issues of design and statistical analysis in controlled clinical acupuncture trials: an analysis of English-language reports from Western journals.
    Stat Med, 31(7): 606-18. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. The current use of acupuncture during pregnancy and childbirth.
    Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol, 24(2): 65-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Acupuncture point localization varies among acupuncturists.
    Forsch Komplementmed, 19(1): 31-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Electroacupuncture pretreatment attenuates cerebral ischemic injury through α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-mediated inhibition of high-mobility group box 1 release in rats.
    J Neuroinflammation, 9: 24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Acupuncture improves health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) and sleep in women with breast cancer and hot flushes.
    Support Care Cancer, 20(4): 715-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Management of frozen shoulder: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis.
    Health Technol Assess, 16(11): 1-264. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Analgesic effect of electroacupuncture on chronic neuropathic pain mediated by P2X3 receptors in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons.
    Neurochem Int, 60(4): 379-86. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. The characteristics of supramammillary cells projecting to the hippocampus in stress response in the rat.
    Korean J Physiol Pharmacol, 16(1): 17-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. The antinociceptive effect of electroacupuncture at different depths of acupoints and under the needling surface.
    Chin Med, 7: 3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Acupuncture compared with oral antihistamine for type I hypersensitivity itch and skin response in adults with atopic dermatitis: a patient- and examiner-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover trial.
    Allergy, 67(4): 566-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Pain management for women in labour: an overview of systematic reviews.
    Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 3: CD009234. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) for cancer pain in adults.
    Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 3: CD006276. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Simultaneous perineal ultrasound and vaginal pressure measurement prove the action of electrical pudendal nerve stimulation in treating female stress incontinence.
    BJU Int. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Effects of traditional Japanese massage therapy on various symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease: a case-series study.
    J Altern Complement Med, 18(3): 294-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Is the diurnal profile of salivary cortisol concentration a useful marker for measuring reported stress in acupuncture research? A randomized controlled pilot study.
    J Altern Complement Med, 18(3): 242-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. The role of chiropractic care in older adults.
    Chiropr Man Therap, 20(1): 3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Treatment of recalcitrant chronic rhinosinusitis with integrative East-West medicine: a pilot study.
    Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 138(3): 294-300. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Guideline for the management of acute sore throat.
    Clin Microbiol Infect, 18: 1-28. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. The effects of electroacupuncture at the ST36 (Zusanli) acupoint on cancer pain and transient receptor potential vanilloid subfamily 1 expression in Walker 256 tumor-bearing rats.
    Anesth Analg, 114(4): 879-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Pinching spine: A potential treatment for depression.
    Chin J Integr Med. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Dermatoses secondary to Asian cultural practices.
    Int J Dermatol, 51(4): 372-9; quiz 379-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Sudden death due to cerebral leukemic hemorrhage occurring after acupuncture treatment for gingival bleeding.
    Am J Forensic Med Pathol, 33(1): 102-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Analgesic effect of electroacupuncture on inflammatory pain in collagen-induced arthritis rats: mediation by alpha2- and beta-adrenoceptors.
    Rheumatol Int. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. A keyhole-shaped sternal defect in an ancient human skeleton.
    Surg Radiol Anat. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Cost-effectiveness of conservative treatments for neck pain: a systematic review on economic evaluations.
    Eur Spine J. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Doctor's attire influences perceived empathy in the patient-doctor relationship.
    Patient Educ Couns. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Traditional Chinese medicine research in the post-genomic era: good practice, priorities, challenges and opportunities.
    J Ethnopharmacol, 140(3): 458-68. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Point specificity in acupuncture.
    Chin Med, 7: 4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Placebo and other psychological interactions in headache treatment.
    J Headache Pain, 13(3): 191-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. The effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of Gulf War Illness.
    Contemp Clin Trials, 33(3): 557-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Exploring practice characteristics and research priorities of practitioners of traditional acupuncture in China and the EU-A survey.
    J Ethnopharmacol, 140(3): 604-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. A review of Omics research in acupuncture: the relevance and future prospects for understanding the nature of meridians and acupoints.
    J Ethnopharmacol, 140(3): 594-603. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Syndrome differentiation in modern research of traditional Chinese medicine.
    J Ethnopharmacol, 140(3): 634-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. Acupuncture for paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation: An effective non-pharmacological tool?
    World J Cardiol, 4(3): 60-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Treatment modalities of neurosensory deficit after lower third molar surgery: a systematic review.
    J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 70(4): 768-78. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. Sino-European transcontinental basic and clinical high-tech acupuncture studies-part 1: auricular acupuncture increases heart rate variability in anesthetized rats.
    Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2012: 817378. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. An Innovative High-Tech Acupuncture Product: SXDZ-100 Nerve Muscle Stimulator, Its Theoretical Basis, Design, and Application.
    Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2012: 626395. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. Effect of electro-acupuncture at different acupoints on neuropeptide and somatostatin in rat brain with irritable bowel syndrome.
    Chin J Integr Med, 18(4): 288-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. Auricular Acupuncture May Suppress Epileptic Seizures via Activating the Parasympathetic Nervous System: A Hypothesis Based on Innovative Methods.
    Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2012: 615476. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. Acupuncture Improves Sleep Conditions of Minipigs Representing Diurnal Animals through an Anatomically Similar Point to the Acupoint (GV20) Effective for Humans.
    Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2012: 472982. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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