Topic: United Kingdom

Research shorts

The article presents several short research publications which are included in the journal " The primary outcome was patient response after six months, according to defined criteria on various questionnaires. Research shorts Acupuncture for knee pain There have recently been several studies ...
This paper outlines the setting up of a new service in primary care offering acupuncture to patients with severe osteoarthritis of the knee. The high volume clinic is funded under the Practice Based Commissioning initiative and is the first of its type ...

National and International Meetings

A calendar of events related to acupuncture in England is presented. The British Medical Acupuncture Society (BMAS) Acupuncture in Palliative Care will be in July 2007 in London. BMAS Physiology of acupuncture will be in March 2008 in London. National and International ...

Acupuncture not helpful for labor pain: report

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Acupuncture may not help alleviate labor pain, according to a review of past studies trying to establish the efficacy of the treatment.Researchers from South Korea and Britain examined data from 10 clinical trials involving 2,038 women and found ...