Currently, 1 out of every 10 people reports symptoms of depression, and nearly half of these are considered cases of major depressive disorder. Previous studies have demonstrated acupuncture's ability to relieve mild depression and to help those who only have mild...
Acupuncture Lessens Side Effects of Chemotherapy
Cancer patients who receive chemotherapy treatment for their condition must withstand numerous side effects of the drugs, which interfere with work, daily and family life, and quality of life. Some side effects, including nausea and vomiting, and chemo-induced...
Complementary Alternative Medicine Use Highest Amongst Health-Care Workers
Recent research shows that health-care workers are more likely to use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) than the general public. According to the article published in Health Services Research, three out of four doctors, nurses, healthcare technicians and...
Acupuncture for Endometriosis
Acupuncture has received attention from major medical journals, such as the New England Journal of Medicine, for research demonstrating that acupuncture treatment is linked with an improvement in symptoms due to endometriosis. This condition can be frustrating to ...
Diagnosis in East Asian Medicine
East Asian medicine operates in a very different paradigm from conventional medicine. A Western medical diagnosis is typically a determination of the factor causing the patient’s symptoms, but what an individual patient is experiencing is irrelevant to the diagnosis....