March 12th, 2013 | Posted in 3 Various Specific Problems
EFFECT OF ACUPUNCTURE ON IMMUNE FUNCTION Posted on May 29, 2012 in Cancer Articles/Blogs 60% of people surveyed in an oncology clinic agreed that acupuncture helped with a wide variety of problems. From, pain, nausea and vomiting, fatigue, and vasomotor symptoms to name but a few. Integrative medicine is the way forward in the…..
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Bell’s Palsy: Intense Acupuncture Can Improve Muscle Recovery in Patients, Study Suggests Feb. 25, 2013 — Patients with Bell palsy who received acupuncture that achieves de qi, a type of intense stimulation, had improved facial muscle recovery, reduced disability and better quality of life, according to a randomized controlled trial published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical…..
Read MoreJanuary 17th, 2013 | Posted in 3 Various Specific Problems
What is COPD? COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) includes chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both. Patients with COPD have trouble pushing used air out of their lungs, making it difficult to take in healthy new air. Although there is no cure for COPD, a patient’s quality of life can be improved by controlling symptoms, such…..
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Acupuncture Beats Drugs for Irritable Bowel Syndrome 07 January 2013 01:14 Acupuncture combined with moxibustion is more effective than conventional ‘western’ medicine for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). A new meta-analysis of 11 research investigations with a sample size of over 950 patients shows that acupuncture with moxibustion leads to better clinical outcomes…..
Read MoreOctober 11th, 2012 | Posted in 3 Various Specific Problems, Emotions+Stress
Cancer and Stress Posted on May 1, 2012 in Cancer Articles/Blogs on the ACI/TCMCI website by Vincent Carroll M.B. M.P.H. Dip Acu. It has always been suspected that a relationship existed between the development of cancer and the presence of stress in one’s life. The difficulty was in establishing the nature of the relationship. Not…..
Read MoreJuly 24th, 2012 | Posted in 3 Various Specific Problems
Understanding Sinusitis from a Chinese perspective Posted on Apr 19, 2012 in Stress Articles/Blogs [Acupuncture Council of Ireland]#adapted Most of us take our ability to breathe effortlessly for granted. But those of us that suffer with the sinuses, well it’s pretty appalling. Headache, pain in the face, stuffed or runny nose, post nasal drip, sneezing,…..
Read MoreJuly 16th, 2012 | Posted in 2 Pain, Injuries, Sports, 3 Various Specific Problems
National Seminar for Migraine Action Week: An Overview [Adapted from the Migraine Association of Ireland’s report.] ‘Migraine and Well-Being: Approaches to Migraine Management’ was the theme of Migraine Action Week 2012 in a hugely successful national seminar in Dublin attended by over one hundred people. Speaking at the event in the Ballsbridge Hotel on Saturday…..
Read MoreJune 29th, 2012 | Posted in 3 Various Specific Problems
Understanding the importance of digestion in Chinese thinking Posted on May 30, 2012 in Acupuncture Council of Ireland: Stress Articles/Blogs Within minutes of being born we are fed. Adequate nourishment every day means we grow, we walk, talk, run, we learn, we fight infections and in essence live life because we have the energy to…..
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All antibiotics have the problem that inappropriate use of them lead to the bugs they are meant to destroy can develop a resistance to them. This warning, which came from Alexander Fleming in 1922 when he discovered penicillin, has been greatly ignored and many antibiotics are no longer useful, resulting in limiting the range of…..
Read MoreOctober 16th, 2010 | Posted in 3 Various Specific Problems
Glucocorticoid and adrenalineare, the main hormones released by the body as a reaction to stress, are manufactured naturally by the body’s adrenal glands and also made synthetically—cortisone—which has been found to have a marked anti-inflammatory effect. Cortisone and its derivatives are steroids, among the most potent anti-inflammatory drugs known. Their use can substantially reduce the…..
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