Recommended health-related links
Some high quality studies supporting the efficacy of acupuncture therapy
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A recent high quality study confirming acupuncture’s efficacy for low back pain
www.medpagetoday.com -
A positive randomized trial of acupuncture for lowering blood pressure
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A positive randomized study testing acupuncture for chronic neck pain
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A positive randomized trial of acupuncture for tension headache
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Acupuncture shown to be highly cost-effective for chronic headache in real world primary care
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American College Of Chest Physicians recommends acupuncture for patients experiencing fatigue, shortness of breath and chemo-induced neuropathy during chemotherapy
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A Spanish study supporting the efficacy of acupuncture in arthritic knee pain
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Acupuncture effective for fibromyalgia from the Mayo Clinic
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Acupuncture in the oncology clinic
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Acupuncture reduces post-operative symptoms - from American Society of Anesthesiologists meeting
www.medpagetoday.com
Articles on the scientific and historical basis of the contemporary scientific revision of acupuncture
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Yun Tao Ma’s articles outlining the historical and neurological basis for his development of biomedical acupuncture
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D.E.Kendall’s critique of the “Energy-Meridian” Theory
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Dr Anthony Campbell’s articles on his approach to scientific acupuncture
www.acampbell.ukfsn.org/acupuncture -
Discussion of the positive effects of “real” acupuncture compared to sham acupuncture including the therapeutic effect of light touch
www.acupunctureinmedicine.org.uk -
A blinded study showing lack of correspondence between body maps on the ear and actual areas of musculoskeletal pain in a group of patients
www.acupunctureinmedicine.org.uk -
My article and website looking at some of the background leading to the need for a post-traditional acupuncture
integrativeacupuncture.org
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Plant-based Diet Links
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The China Project was a survey of death rates for twelve different kinds of cancers in more than 2,400 counties and 880 million (96%) of their citizens conducted jointly by Cornell University, Oxford University and the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine over the course of twenty years. It was the largest diet and population study ever done and showed the diseases of affluence (cancer, heart disease and diabetes) increasing directly in relation to the increase in consumption of animal protein.
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The Okinawan diet
wellnessletter.com
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