Traditional Chinese acupuncture curbs the severity of hot flushes and other menopausal symptoms, suggests a small study published March 8 in Acupuncture in Medicine.
The effects did not seem to be related to changes in levels of the hormones responsible for sparking the menopause and its associated symptoms, the study shows.
The authors base their findings on 53 middle aged women, all of whom were classified as being postmenopausal — they had spontaneously stopped having periods for a year. Their somatic (hot flushes) urogenital (vaginal dryness and urinary tract infection) and psychological (mood …

Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), researchers have captured pictures of the brain while patients experienced a pain stimulus with and without acupuncture to determine acupuncture’s effect on how the brain processes pain. Results of the study, which the researchers say suggest the effectiveness of acupuncture, were presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
In the study, conducted in close collaboration with the Department of Complementary and Integrative …

Eczema patients exposed to an allergen stimulus were treated with verum acupuncture (Quchi and Xuehai) or placebo point acupuncture. The patients treated with verum acupuncture showed significantly reduced itching and visible inflammatory response as compared to placebo point patients.

Acupuncture is effective for managing pregnancy-related diabetes.