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Estudos planeados com ensaios controlados aleatórios não baseados na teoria da Medicina Chinesa são inadequados (em Inglês)
Posted by Diana Lopes in Notícias on Fevereiro 27th, 2009
“Abstract (provisional)
Current biomedical research methods to evaluate the efficacy of Chinese medicine interventions are often conceptuality incompatible with the theory and clinical practice of Chinese Medicine. In this commentary, we (1) highlight the theory and principles underlying Chinese medicine clinical practice; (2) use ginseng as an example to describe clinical indications in Chinese medicine; (3) propose a framework guided by Chinese medicine theory for the evaluation of study designs in Chinese medicine research; and (4) evaluate 19 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials of ginseng. Our analysis indicates that all 19 trials with both positive and negative results confirm the specific effects of ginseng indicated by Chinese medicine theory. Study designs guided by Chinese medicine theory are necessary to validate and improve future randomized controlled clinical trials in Chinese medicine. ”
Estudo diz que grande parte dos medicamentos à base de plantas para artrite são ineficazes (em Inglês)
Posted by Diana Lopes in Notícias on Fevereiro 10th, 2009
Many herbal medicines and other complementary therapies do nothing to help people with rheumatoid arthritis, according to a report published today.
A review of published data on natural remedies found the majority were completely ineffective at relieving patients’ symptoms, or had only tentative evidence to suggest they worked.
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Congressista Hinchey reintroduz legislação para aumentar a cobertura da Acupunctura (em Inglês)
Posted by Diana Lopes in Notícias on Fevereiro 10th, 2009
Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) has reintroduced legislation that would make acupuncture a covered service for Medicare and the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program participants
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Hospital Pediátrico de Los Angeles oferece programa de Acupunctura Pediátrica (em Inglês)
Posted by Diana Lopes in Notícias on Fevereiro 10th, 2009
The Pain Management Clinic at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles is collaborating with Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine to create a pediatric acupuncture program to help children manage chronic pain, according to Jeffrey I. Gold, Ph.D., director of the Pediatric Pain Management Clinic, and assistant professor of clinical anesthesiology and pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.
The Pediatric Acupuncture Program, which began treating patients this month (January 2009), uses an integrative approach that brings the benefits of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to children suffering from chronic pain
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Acupunctura tem melhores resultados do que drogas no tratamento de afrontamentos (Inglês)
Posted by Diana Lopes in Notícias on Fevereiro 9th, 2009
Acupuncture outperformed one of the most common non-hormonal drugs prescribed for menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, in a study conducted by researchers from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and presented at a meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.
“It’s been tested directly against a drug that we use regularly. And it’s more effective,” said lead researcher Eleanor Walker. “It has benefits, as opposed to any side-effects.”
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Medicina Chinesa ajuda crianças no pré-operatório (em Inglês)
Posted by Diana Lopes in Notícias on Janeiro 26th, 2009
An ancient Chinese practice is proving as effective as pre-surgery sedatives in reducing stress levels in child patients undergoing anesthesia, according to doctors at UC Irvine.
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Especialistas de Hong Kong mostram que a Medicina Chinesa ajuda no alívio do Síndrome do Cólon Irritável (em Inglês)
Posted by Diana Lopes in Notícias on Janeiro 23rd, 2009
“Chinese medicine works better than traditional western treatment in relieving irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), said a study revealed by the Chinese University of Hong Kong on Thursday.”
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MedX Health anuncia o início de estudos sobre o controlo da dependência de drogas com Acupunctura a Laser (em inglês)
Posted by Diana Lopes in Notícias on Janeiro 22nd, 2009
MedX Health Corp., (TSXV.MDX) a global leader in developing drug free, non-invasive low level laser and light therapy for tissue repair and pain relief, today announced that the company has received FDA Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval to study the effectiveness of laser acupuncture for addiction to nicotine, alcohol and drugs. This study, to be launched in both Canada and the United States, will be an open, multi-center trial treating patients with addictions to assess the effectiveness of using the MedX laser probe as a means of controlling the need for these substances.
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