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acupuncture feature articles



Acupuncture Reduces Post-Surgery Pain While Reducing Need for Pain Drugs
Published March 26 2008
(NaturalNews) Acupuncture may reduce the pain experienced by patients after surgery, and decrease their need for pain-killing drugs, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the Duke...
Concepts: acupuncture, nausea, natural health

Alternative Treatments for Infertility Offers Hope
Published March 11 2008
(NaturalNews) In 2002, about 12 percent of US women (7.3 million) between ages 15-44, had difficulty conceiving or carrying a baby to term, according to the National Center for Health Statistics of...
Concepts: infertility, alternative treatments, IVF, herbs, acupuncture

The Link Between Obesity, Cancer, and Toxicity (Part 1)
Published March 10 2008
(NaturalNews) Many conventional media sources, known collectively as “Mainstream Media,” or MSM, repeat the conventional wisdom of obesity’s causes: sedentary lifestyle and poor nutrition. These...
Concepts: cancer, obesity, estrogen, toxicity, toxins

FDA Issues New Warnings on Harmful Drug Used to Stop Smoking
Published March 4 2008
(NaturalNews) Millions of people today are smokers and for those of you trying to find the right resources to help you quit smoking, you may already be aware that many of the drugs available can be...
Concepts: smoking, quit smoking, the FDA, prescription drug, natural health

Cupping Therapy Beneficial in Treating Numerous Diseases
Published February 27 2008
(NaturalNews) Cupping is a method of relieving local congestion by applying a partial vacuum which is created in a cup or cups, either by heat or by suction. Cupping has been used for thousands of...
Concepts: cupping, massage, acupuncture, water, elderly

Auricular Acupuncture May Help Treat Insomnia
Published February 25 2008
(NaturalNews) Auricular acupuncture, or ear acupuncture, may be effective for treating insomnia, according to a study published in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. In the study,...
Concepts: acupuncture, insomnia, natural health


Dr. Carol Look Explains the Effectiveness of EFT
Published February 22 2008
(NaturalNews) This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni's Fountain of Youth World Summit program which can be found at (http://www.FountainOfYouthWorldSummit.com) . In this excerpt, Dr. Carol...
Concepts: EFT, abundance, migraines, trauma, cravings

Applying New Universal Healing Principles in 4 Simple Steps
Published February 8 2008
(NaturalNews) Today you might find a vast array of healing options before you. How can you know what to do with all these options? What can you do to ensure success in healing or getting the results...
Concepts: blood pressure, nutrition, massage, chiropractic, nature

Acupuncture Reduces Back Pain Better than Drugs, Exercise
Published January 7 2008
(NaturalNews) Acupuncture provided relief and lasting benefit to nearly twice as many lower-back-pain patients as conventional pharmaceutical and exercise therapy, according to a study published in...
Concepts: acupuncture, back pain, western medicine, placebo effect, placebo

Why health freedom will ultimately overcome Big Pharma mischief and FDA corruption (opinion)
Published May 10 2007
Do you find yourself frustrated with the lack of progress in the fight for consumer rights against Big Pharma and the FDA? Take comfort, my friends, in knowing that even though we did not achieve the...
Concepts: Big Pharma, freedom, health freedom, corruption, FDA reform

Health freedom action alert: FDA attempting to regulate supplements, herbs and juices as "drugs"
Published April 11 2007
When it comes to health freedom, this is the FDA's end game. A new FDA "guidance" document, published on the FDA's website, reveals plans to reclassify virtually all vitamins, supplements, herbs and...
Concepts: the FDA, herbs, freedom, health freedom, alternative medicine

Review: Violet Ray Crystal Resonator machine broadcasts healing energy for your body, mind and home
Published January 13 2007
If you enjoyed the movie, "What the Bleep Do We Know?" or you're interested in the new science of healing with energy, you're going to enjoy this review and tour of a unique energy product called the...
Concepts: electromagnetic energy, acupuncture, body energy, vibrational medicine, water

Integrative Medicine Comes of Age: An Interview with Dr. Kenneth Pelletier
Published December 11 2006
(NaturalNews) Kenneth R. Pelletier, PhD, MD is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMMC) and the University of Arizona School of Medicine. At UMMC, he is...
Concepts: integrative medicine, health care, America, corporations, the Flip

Acupuncture proven to successfully treat arthritis pain in German study
Published October 31 2006
(NaturalNews) A study by researchers at Charite University of Medicine in Berlin has found that acupuncture can ease the pain and disability associated with arthritis.

The study, published in...

Concepts: arthritis, acupuncture, arthritis pain, chronic pain, pain relief


Acupuncture Reduces Chronic Neck Pain; Massage Benefits Still Unclear (press release)
Published October 11 2006
Acupuncture offers relief from chronic neck pain, while there is little reliable evidence on the effectiveness of massage, according to two new systematic reviews.

Acupuncture does not “cure”...

Concepts: massage, acupuncture, neck pain, physicians

Naturopathic Care and Low Back Pain (press release)
Published October 9 2006
The Canada Post Corporation, comprised of Canada’s postal service and several joint ventures, has the nation’s sixth largest workforce, the majority of who are represented by a postal workers’ union....
Concepts: back pain, naturopathic medicine, postal workers, lower back pain, naturopathic physicians

Alternative medicine thriving at Cleveland Clinic (because it works)
Published September 25 2006
(NaturalNews) Cleveland Clinic's Center for Integrative Medicine in Broadview Heights, Ohio only attracted a few patients when it opened in 2004, but now the center -- which offers acupuncture, yoga...
Concepts: alternative medicine, Cleveland Clinic, alternative therapies, drug alternatives, insurance companies

Effectiveness of acupuncture for back pain increases with time
Published September 15 2006
(NaturalNews) Patients with lower back pain seem to respond well to acupuncture, especially as time progresses, according to a study by researchers at the University of York, England.

The report...

Concepts: back pain, acupuncture, Chinese medicine, lower back pain

Ancient Chinese technique of cupping offers pain relief without drugs or surgery
Published August 31 2006
More and more people in the Western world are turning to ancient techniques of Chinese medicine after conventional medical treatments fail them. However, several of these alternative treatments are...
Concepts: cupping, acupuncture, traditional chinese medicine, herbs, alternative therapies

Acupuncture Relieves Symptoms of Fibromyalgia (press release)
Published August 9 2006
Evidence suggests acupuncture reduces the symptoms of fibromyalgia, according to a Mayo Clinic study.

Fibromyalgia is a disorder considered disabling by many, and is characterized by chronic,...

Concepts: acupuncture, Fibromyalgia, physicians

Acupuncture May Reduce Vomiting Directly After Chemotherapy (press release)
Published July 17 2006
Acupuncture can reduce the likelihood of vomiting 24 hours after chemotherapy, according to a new review of recent studies - in which participants also took anti-vomiting...
Concepts: acupuncture, vomiting, chemotherapy, nausea, electroacupuncture

Do-It-Yourself Acupressure Method Provides an Uncommon Solution to the Common Cold (press release)
Published July 6 2006
There may be no cure for the common cold but a new discovery promises drug-free relief from nasal congestion, scratchy, sore throat, runny nose and sneezing. Americans suffer an estimated one billion...
Concepts: EFT, the common cold, acupressure, immune system, colds

Doctors Use New Acupressure Technique For Severe Allergic Reactions: Medication Unnecessary (press release)
Published July 5 2006
A new drug-free treatment for allergies is successful because it negates emotions and anxiety. According to a Harvard Medical School study, stress and negative emotional responses are associated with...
Concepts: EFT, allergies, acupressure, medication, doctors

Can Acupuncture Help Weight Loss? (press release)
Published July 3 2006
Successful long term weight loss is incredibly difficult for most people to achieve. Many people have tried diets that may cause some weight loss and then they gain back the weight they lost plus...
Concepts: weight loss, appetite, natural health

New Roots of Chronic Pain Discovered: Clear the Emotions, Clear the Pain (press release)
Published July 3 2006
A groundbreaking new treatment for fibromyalgia is successful because it addresses the emotional and physical trauma that is believed to be at the root of this chronic illness. According to the...
Concepts: EFT, Fibromyalgia, chronic pain, trauma, acupuncture

New Sports Line Activates the Release of Chemicals Which Can Enhance a Player’s Performance and the Authorities Can’t Ban (press release)
Published July 3 2006
New York College of Health Professions announced today that it has received an exclusive license on a patented, new line of clothing and accessories that provide the benefits of acupressure to...
Concepts: acupressure, New York, acupuncture

Diabetes: Tap Your Way to Lower Blood Sugar? New Drug-free Procedure Helps Control, Reverse Diabetes (press release)
Published June 29 2006
A diabetes epidemic is overtaking the United States and the rest of the world. In less than 20 years, governments and social security systems may go broke paying expenses generated by this...
Concepts: diabetes, EFT, leg ulcers, acupuncture, sugar

Systems of medicine explained: Conventional, alternative, integrative, complementary and more
Published May 1 2006
What's the deal with all the different systems of medicine? And what's the difference between "Western medicine" and "conventional medicine?" Here, you'll find some honest...
Concepts: conventional medicine, Ayurvedic medicine, Chinese medicine, complementary medicine, alternative medicine

Skeptical about the skeptics: The Health Ranger answers the skeptics on natural medicine
Published April 28 2006
Whenever I really want to be amused, I spend a few minutes reading the latest admonishments and retortments from the extreme skeptics of natural medicine. By "extreme skeptics," I don't mean actual...
Concepts: skeptics, Health Ranger, consciousness, philosophy, bad science

Study shows the public is turning to alternative medicine and away from dangerous prescription drugs
Published April 17 2006
A study published in April 2005 revealed that more than 70 percent of adults aged 50 or older are now using some form of alternative therapy. This includes medicinal herbs, meditation and...
Concepts: organized medicine, alternative medicine, doctors, prescription drugs, herbs

Health roundup: Constipation drugs, California cons, and Acupuncture points (satire)
Published February 2 2006
The FDA has finally approved a drug for treating chronic constipation. The agency strained over the decision for quite some time before finally unleashing it upon the American public. The real...
Concepts: acupuncture, constipation, doctors, Californians, prescription drug

Review: Miracle Foot Acupuncture earns negative rating, delivers shocking therapy to your feet
Published January 8 2006
Here's a review of a product people are seeing more frequently today. It's called Miracle Foot Acupuncture, and it sells for about $100 in various gadget retailers. It looks like a small platform on...
Concepts: acupuncture, acupressure, reflexology, health fads, diabetic

Revealed: which fruit and vegetable juices alleviate arthritis pain without drugs or surgery
Published June 9 2005
As the song says, "You don't know what you've got 'till it's gone" -- and motor skills are no exception. Despite the ranking of the opposable thumb as one of the single most important evolutionary...
Concepts: arthritis, arthritis pain, rheumatoid arthritis, juicing, osteoarthritis

Big Tobacco and Big Pharma: same tactics, different chemicals
Published June 7 2005
Have you ever thought about the similarities between pharmaceutical and tobacco companies? They're striking. Both sell products that kill people when used as directed. The statistics are readily...
Concepts: tobacco, Big Tobacco, doctors, prescription drugs, pharmaceutical industry

Alternative medicine is often practiced with the limited mindset of conventional medicine
Published March 7 2005
You may be surprised to learn that as much as prescription drugs are now being shown to be dangerous for human health, there's also a big problem in the way people turn to alternative medicines such...
Concepts: alternative medicine, acupuncture, health outcome, complementary medicine, herbal medicine

How can I regain my appetite and gain some weight?
Published October 17 2004
A reader asks: "I am a very thin person, and I don't have enough appetite to eat a whole meal. I just like to eat fruits, small things like chips and nuts. How can I regain my appetite and gain...
Concepts: appetite, loss of appetite, endocrine system, hormonal imbalances, acupuncture

Western Medicine's Domination By Egoistic, Narrow-Minded Male Physicians Now Being Overturned by an Increase in Female Doctors
Published August 6 2004
In what can only be considered bizarre news from the world of medicine, Professor Carol Black, the new female president of the Royal College of Physicians, and only the second woman to hold that post...
Concepts: physicians, doctors, male physicians, naturopathic physicians, female physicians

Acupuncture proven effective at treating post-operative nausea; but modern medicine marginalizes true potential of acupuncture
Published August 3 2004
Acupuncture has proven itself useful yet again in a study conducted in Sydney, Australia that focused on the use of a single acupuncture point, the P6 point, as a point for treating post-operative...
Concepts: acupuncture, modern medicine, nausea, western medicine, doctors

The Top Ten Technologies: #9 Vibrational Medicine
Published July 14 2004
Vibrational medicine is a promising area of "technology" (it's difficult to call it that) that covers a variety of pioneering healing modalities now known to be far more powerful than drugs and...
Concepts: vibrational medicine, placebo, cancer, western medicine, the placebo effect

Chiropractic and acupuncture help with back pain, but a real cure requires flexibility and strength training
Published May 17 2004
Eighty percent of Americans will suffer from back pain at some point in their lives, conventional wisdom says. But the way people treat that back pain varies widely. Many will just take...
Concepts: back pain, chiropractic, acupuncture, strength training, flexibility training



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