Among 14 men treated for prostate cancer, twice-weekly acupuncture lowered an average hot flash score from 28.3 to 10.3 after four weeks and to 7 after eight, according to a study in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology. A randomized trial is being designed.
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Acupuncture may help depression in postmenopausal women
In a 12-week trial of 72 postmenopausal women with hot flashes, both groups reported fewer depressive symptoms, and the acupuncture group saw a 54 percent reduction. Depressive symptoms tracked with sleep problems and self-reported health, not hot flash frequency.
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Lazy eye could improve with acupuncture
A Chinese randomized trial assigned 88 children aged 7 to 12 with amblyopia to either two hours of daily patching or five weekly acupuncture sessions. At 15 weeks, acupuncture matched patching on best-corrected visual acuity and was statistically superior.
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VA Allows Some Veterans to Use Medical Marijuana
The Department of Veterans Affairs will let veterans in the 14 states where medical marijuana is legal use it for pain without automatically losing prescription painkillers. Doctors may still refuse, and veterans in other states are not covered. Alternative pain relievers follow.
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Acupuncture reduces hot flashes, sweats in breast cancer patients
In a trial of 50 breast cancer patients on hormone therapy, acupuncture matched venlafaxine at reducing hot flashes and night sweats, and its effect lasted longer. Patients also reported more energy and clearer thinking, and a quarter reported increased sex drive.
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Acupuncture effective in treating back and joint pain
In a 638-patient trial led by Daniel Cherkin, both real acupuncture and a toothpick sham beat usual care for chronic back pain, and the two groups improved equally. A German knee arthritis study found 50 percent improved with needling versus 40 percent with sham.
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