Gina Moffa’s fear of flying took off early. When she was 10, her mother—overwhelmed by bad turbulence on a flight to Italy—clambered to the emergency exit and tried to get out of the plane. A fellow passenger offered her Valium, and a nun onboard prayed the Rosary with her. “And then she was OK,” says Moffa, now a grief therapist based in New York City. “But it taught me there was something to be afraid of.” [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] That hasn’t lessened over the years. Moffa recently returned from a “precarious adventure” to the Portuguese island Madeira that involved flying in a tiny ..read more

Cocaine is a frequently abused and highly addictive drug that damages brain health and imposes substantial social and economic costs. Acupuncture has been used in the treatment of cocaine addiction and has been shown to improve abnormal mental and motor st... (Source: SafetyLit ..read more

IMPORTANCE: Current interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are efficacious, yet effectiveness may be limited by adverse effects and high withdrawal rates. Acupuncture is an emerging intervention with positive preliminary data for PTSD. ... (Source: SafetyLit ..read more

Treatment for tinnitus focuses on reducing symptoms, and usually involves a form of cognitive behavioural therapy or biofeedback relaxation techniques, says DR MARTIN SCURR (Source: the Mail online | Health ..read more

(MedPage Today) -- Acupuncture outperformed "sham" needling in clinical and biological measures of combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans, a prospective randomized trial showed. In the intention-to-treat analysis, there... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry ..read more

The 74-year-old man from Sichuan, China, was rushed to doctors an hour after he started suffering memory problems. Scans revealed the needle in his brain. (Source: the Mail online | Health ..read more

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14, 2024 -- Acupuncture may protect people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) from stroke, new research suggests. The study indicates that a course of acupuncture treatment may lower blood levels of inflammatory proteins called... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews ..read more

People with rheumatoid arthritis have an increased risk of stroke, but a new study indicates that acupuncture could reduce that risk. (Source: Health News - UPI.com ..read more

One of the hallmarks of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is its unpredictability. Flares come and go, often with little rhyme or reason. Especially for people with moderate-to-severe IBD, most conventional forms of treatment—namely prescription drugs—are not enough to prevent flares or symptoms entirely.  In an effort to better control their IBD, many people with the condition turn to complementary and alternative treatments, also known as “CAM.” Definitions of CAM vary, but it usually includes herbal medicines or supplements, mind-body techniques like meditation, and Eastern medicine pra ..read more

ConclusionsIn conclusion, our systematic review demonstrate that the evidence for acupuncture as a symptomatic treatment of TMD is limited. Further rigorous studies are, however, required to establish beyond doubt whether acupuncture has therapeutic value for this indication. However high efficacy of Laser Acupuncture in the treatment of temporomandibular disorders was reported. (Source: Dental Technology Blog ..read more