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Effect of interpregnancy interval on outcomes of pregnancy after miscarriage. read
Research published 5 August 2010, in the British Medical Journal
Conclusion
In the Scottish population, women who conceive within six months of an initial miscarriage have the best outcomes and lowest complication rates in their subsequent pregnancy.
Acupuncture to be made available on the NHS for chronic lower back pain.
The British Acupuncture Council fully supports NICE's (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) decision that acupuncture be made available on the NHS for chronic lower back pain. readAcupuncture in the news
"Acupuncture-entering the mainstream"
PRIMARY CARE TODAY readLatest Research
The Acupuncture Research Resource Centre
Read more•Observation on therapeutic effect of acupuncture at pain points for treatment of myofascial pain syndrome.
•Observation on therapeutic effect of acupuncture for treatment of optic atrophy.
•Observation on effective characteristics of acupuncture combined with medicine on depression of different syndrome types.
•Influence of therapeutic effect of acupoint sticking at Shenque (CV 8) for treatment of stroke patients.
•The efficacy of acupoint stimulation for the management of therapy-related adverse events in patients with breast cancer: a systematic review .
•Does acupuncture have a place as an adjunct treatment during pregnancy? A review of randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews.
•Randomized clinical trials of constitutional acupuncture: a systematic review.
•The acupuncture treatment for postmenopausal hot flushes (Acuflash) study: traditional Chinese medicine diagnoses and acupuncture points used, and their relation to the treatment response.
•The therapeutic depth of abdominal acupuncture points approaches the safe depth in overweight and in older children.
•Maybe I made up the whole thing": placebos and patients' experiences in a randomized controlled trial.
•The role of acupuncture and transcutaneous-electrical nerve stimulation for postoperative pain control .Briefing papers
The Acupuncture Research Resource Centre has produced a set of Briefing Papers which review the evidence of effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of specific conditions. These papers are available in PDF format
No 1 - June 1998: Migraine
No 2 - June 1998: Stroke
No 3 - October 1998: Arthritis
No 4 - September 1999: Gynaecology
No 5 - September 1999: Menopause
No 6 - February 2000: HIV Infection and TCM
No 7 - May 2000: Substance Abuse
No 8 - February 2002: Bronchial Asthma
No 9 - February 2002: Depression, Anxiety
No 10 - August 2004: Obstetrics (1)
No 11 - April 2005: Sports Injuries
No 12 - September 2006: Obstetrics (2)
Short Briefing Paper 1 - November 2006: Infertility
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