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Chinese medicine 'no help to get pregnant' (AFP)
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 11:05
AFP - Couples who use acupuncture and Chinese medicine to try and increase their chances of having a baby were warned there was no evidence it worked by British fertility experts Wednesday.

Acupuncture May Ease Depression During Pregnancy (HealthDay)
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 04:48
HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Women who experience depression during pregnancy may have another treatment option, new research suggests.

Acupuncture shows promise for depression in pregnancy (Reuters)
Monday, February 22, 2010 22:22
Reuters - For pregnant women with depression, a couple months of acupuncture might help reduce the severity of their symptoms, a small study hints.

British homeopathy funding is "bad medicine": panel (Reuters)
Monday, February 22, 2010 11:45
Reuters - Britain should end its state funding for homeopathic treatments because they are "scientifically implausible" and work no better than placebos, an influential parliamentary panel said on Monday.

Acupuncture may relieve menstrual cramps - report (Reuters)
Thursday, February 18, 2010 03:42
Reuters - Acupuncture may be helpful in alleviating menstrual cramps, which affect up to half of all young women, an extensive review of past studies has found.

Acupuncture found lacking for fibromyalgia (Reuters)
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 21:23
Reuters - Acupuncture may provide some temporary pain relief for people with fibromyalgia, but does not help with fatigue, sleep problems, or physical function, according to a new research review. However, the results are too inconsistent to recommend acupuncture as a treatment fibromyalgia, the reviewers conclude.