https://www.wired.com/story/machine-learning-chinese-medicine-acupuncture-study-design/
#acupuncture #ai #TCM #technology

Researchers say ‘studies not good enough’ to know whether medications work or not for pain
https://amp.theguardian.com/society/2023/may/10/little-evidence-whether-or-not-most-antidepressants-work-for-chronic-pain

Using drugs like ibuprofen and steroids to relieve short-term health problems could increase the chances of developing chronic pain, new research suggests.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/may/11/short-term-use-of-ibuprofen-may-increase-chance-of-chronic-pain-study-suggests

Moxibustion for turning a baby in breech position
🔗 https://www.cochrane.org/CD003928/PREG_moxibustion-turning-baby-breech-position
"We found moderate-certainty evidence that moxibustion plus usual care probably reduces the chance of non-cephalic presentation at birth, but uncertain evidence about the need for ECV."
"Moderate-certainty evidence from one study shows that moxibustion plus usual care probably reduces the use of oxytocin before or during labour."

#corticosteroids

A recent systematic review shows acupuncture be more effective than sham acupuncture for nasal symptom (He et al 2022). A high-quality study carried out in Germany concluded "Acupuncture appeared to significantly reduce the number of days of antihistamine use while improving RQoL and SAR symptoms; it can therefore be considered a valuable, additional treatment option for patients with SAR" (Adam 2017).
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/may/01/pollen-bomb-six-ways-to-fight-hay-fever-this-spring-from-vitamin-d-to-making-new-friends

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9036742/
#tcm #acupuncture #hayfever

C-section model for childbirth education classes

Nick Lowe: What are the Acupuncture Meridians?
Part 1

The Heart is not a pump: A refutation of the pressure propulsion premise of heart function.
http://trigunamedia.com/The%20heart%20is%20not%20a%20pump.pdf

A great article on the #heart.