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 4 (April)

1. Heated moxibustion and bloodletting in Tibetan medical literature of Dunhuang Heritage.
   Chin J Integr Med, 18(3): 230-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. A practical model of osteomyelitis-induced bone pain by intra-tibial injection of Staphylococcus aureus in rats.
   Neurosci Lett, 513(2): 198-203. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Modulation of cardiopulmonary depressor reflex in nucleus ambiguus by electroacupuncture: roles of opioids and γ-aminobutyric acid.
   Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 302(7): R833-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Randomized Comparison of the Therapeutic Effect of Acupuncture, Massage, and Tachibana-Style-Method on Stiff Shoulders by Measuring Muscle Firmness, VAS, Pulse, and Blood Pressure.
   Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2012: 989705. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Sino-European transcontinental basic and clinical high-tech acupuncture studies-part 2: acute stimulation effects on heart rate and its variability in patients with insomnia.
   Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2012: 916085. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. History and mechanism for treatment of intracerebral hemorrhage with scalp acupuncture.
   Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2012: 895032. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Acupuncture for the treatment of opiate addiction.
   Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2012: 739045. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Acupuncture Use among American Adults: What Acupuncture Practitioners Can Learn from National Health Interview Survey 2007?
   Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2012: 710750. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Validation Study of Kim's Sham Needle by Measuring Facial Temperature: An N-of-1 Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial.
   Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2012: 507937. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Neural acupuncture unit: a new concept for interpreting effects and mechanisms of acupuncture.
    Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2012: 429412. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Amitriptyline prolongs the antihyperalgesic effect of 2- or 100-Hz electro-acupuncture in a rat model of post-incision pain.
    Eur J Pain, 16(5): 666-75. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Acupuncture for treatment of acute vomiting in children with gastroenteritis and pneumonia.
    Klin Padiatr, 224(2): 72-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Effects of trigger point acupuncture treatment on temporomandibular disorders: a preliminary randomized clinical trial.
    J Acupunct Meridian Stud, 5(2): 57-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Alternative medicine in periodontal therapy--a review.
    J Acupunct Meridian Stud, 5(2): 51-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Acupuncture for depression: exploring model validity and the related issue of credibility in the context of designing a pragmatic trial.
    CNS Neurosci Ther, 18(4): 318-26. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Acupuncture for anxiety.
    CNS Neurosci Ther, 18(4): 277-84. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Acupuncture points are large fields: The fuzziness of acupuncture point localization by doctors in practice.
    Eur J Pain. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Stimulation of gastric slow waves with manual acupuncture at acupuncture points ST36 and PC6--a randomized single blind controlled trial.
    Neurogastroenterol Motil, 24(5): 438-45, e211-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Effects of acupuncture on LIF and IL-12 in rats of implantation failure.
    Am J Reprod Immunol, 67(5): 383-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Characterizing acupuncture stimuli using brain imaging with FMRI--a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature.
    PLoS One, 7(4): e32960. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Brain correlates of phasic autonomic response to acupuncture stimulation: An event-related fMRI study.
    Hum Brain Mapp. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation in children with autism and its impact on plasma levels of arginine-vasopressin and oxytocin: a prospective single-blinded controlled study.
    Res Dev Disabil, 33(4): 1136-46. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Acupuncture for symptoms of Gaucher disease.
    Complement Ther Med, 20(3): 131-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. A systematic review on use of Chinese medicine and acupuncture for treatment of obesity.
    Obes Rev, 13(5): 409-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Traditional Chinese medicine for pressure ulcer: a meta-analysis.
    Int Wound J. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. A short guide to peer-reviewed, MEDLINE-indexed complementary and alternative medicine journals.
    Holist Nurs Pract, 26(3): 164-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Capturing amplitude changes of low-frequency fluctuations in functional magnetic resonance imaging signal: a pilot acupuncture study on NeiGuan (PC6).
    J Altern Complement Med, 18(4): 387-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Reduction in nausea and vomiting in children undergoing cancer chemotherapy by either appropriate or sham auricular acupuncture points with standard care.
    J Altern Complement Med, 18(4): 334-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Clinical effects of scalp electrical acupuncture in stroke: a sham-controlled randomized clinical trial.
    J Altern Complement Med, 18(4): 341-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Hiccup: mystery, nature and treatment.
    J Neurogastroenterol Motil, 18(2): 123-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. A pilot study of acupuncture monotherapy in patients with major depressive disorder.
    J Affect Disord. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Factors contributing to therapeutic effects evaluated in acupuncture clinical trials.
    Trials, 13(1): 42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Can I help you? Physicians' expectations as predictor for treatment outcome.
    Eur J Pain. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. PAPupuncture has localized and long-lasting antinociceptive effects in mouse models of acute and chronic pain.
    Mol Pain, 8(1): 28. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. In-vivo passive sampling to measure elimination kinetics in bioaccumulation tests.
    Chemosphere, 88(1): 62-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Anti-stress effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on colonic motility in rats.
    Dig Dis Sci, 57(5): 1213-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Theanine is a candidate amino acid for pharmacological stabilization of mast cells.
    Amino Acids, 42(5): 1609-18. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Acupuncture compared with placebo acupuncture in radiotherapy-induced nausea--a randomized controlled study.
    Ann Oncol, 23(5): 1353-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Clinical service desires of medical cannabis patients.
    Harm Reduct J, 9: 12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. A new limonoid from the seeds of Citrus reticulata Blanco.
    Nat Prod Res, 26(8): 756-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Physiotherapy in the management of disorders of the temporomandibular joint-perceived effectiveness and access to services: a national United Kingdom survey.
    Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Evaluating intense rehabilitative therapies with and without acupuncture for children with cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled trial.
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 93(5): 808-15. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine for survivors of torture and refugee trauma: a descriptive report.
    J Immigr Minor Health, 14(3): 433-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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