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Acubriefs Newsletter Volume 1 Issue 2
December 2000


Three Recent Articles Reviewed in this Edition:

(1) ELECTROACUPUNCTURE FOR CONTROL OF MYELOABLATIVE CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED EMESIS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL. Shen J, Wenger N, Glaspy J, Hays RD, Albert PS, Choi C, and Shekelle PG JAMA 2000 Dec 6 284(21): p. 2755-61 Full text online

Reviewed by James K. Rotchford, MD, MPH

Click here to read the review


(2) IMMUNOMODULATORY EFFECTS OF ACUPUNCTURE IN THE TREATMENT OF ALLERGIC ASTHMA: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED STUDY. Joos S, Shott C,Zou H, Volker D. J Altern Complement Med 2000; 6(6):519-525.
Online copy not available.
Please visit http://www.catchword.com/titles/10755535.htm for more information.

Reviewed by James K. Rotchford, MD, MPH

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(3) CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS: 100 PATIENTS TREATED WITH SLIDING CUPPING. Hong Z. J Chin Med; October 2000(64):40-41.
Not online but one can obtain information at http://www.jcm.co.uk/

Reviewed by James K, Rotchford MD, MPH

Two Oldies but Goodies Reviewed:

(1) OVERVIEW: ADVERSE EVENTS OF ACUPUNCTURE.
Rotchford JK. Med Acup 1999; 11(2): p.32-35; Full text online

Reviewed by Russell J.Erickson, MD

 

(2) Short Articles responding to the Review of Nigel Wiseman's terminology in "A Practical Dictionary of Chinese Medicine"
J Chin Med; Feb 2000, Issue 63 Full text online
(The initial Review was in The Journal of Chinese Medicine 62 Feb. 2000)

Reviewed by Russell. J. Erickson, MD

Sources for citations are the same as the Medical Acupuncture Research Foundation's (MARF) online bibliography of acupuncture at http://www.acubriefs.com. The editor for the newsletter is J.K. Rotchford MD MPH, President of the Medical Acupuncture Research Foundation.

SEIRIN-America along with Oriental Medical Supplies (OMS) suppliers of acupuncture needles and accessories are financial sponsors of Acubrief's Newsletter.

New references entered into acubriefs database this month:

This month these references come primarily from Medline. In the future articles from non-indexed journals will be included.

Effect of Acupuncture Treatment on Uterine Motility and Cyclooxygenase-2 Expression in Pregnant Rats. Kim Js, Shin KH, and Na CS; Gynecol Obstet Invest 2000 Nov 50(4): p. 225-230 PubMed Abstract

Complementary and alternative medicine in rheumatology. Ernst E Baillieres; Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2000 Dec 14(4): p. 731-749; PubMed Abstract

Lack of effect of acupuncture upon signs and symptoms of delayed onset muscle soreness [In Process Citation] Barlas P, Robinson J, Allen J, and Baxter GD; Clin Physiol 2000 Nov 20(6): p. 449-56; PubMed Abstract

Restoration of propulsive peristalsis of the esophagus in achalasia
[In Process Citation] Hep A, Dolina J, Dite P, Plottova Z, Valek V, Kala Z, and Prasek; J Hepatogastroenterology 2000 Sep-Oct 47(35): p. 1203-4; PubMed Abstract

Traditional Chinese medicine syndromes in women with frequently recurring cystitis: frequencies of syndromes and symptoms. Alraek T, Aune A, and Baerheim A; Complement Ther Med 2000 Dec 8(4): p. 260-265; PubMed Abstract

Normal medical practice of referring patients for complementary therapies. among Australian general practitioners. Easthope G, Tranter B, and Gill G Complement Ther Med 2000 Dec 8(4): p. 226-233 PubMed Abstract

Acupuncture on clinical symptoms and urodynamic measurements in spinal-cord - injured patients with detrusor hyperreflexia. [In Process Citation] Honjo H, Naya Y, Ukimura O, Kojima M, and Miki T; Urol Int 2000 65(4): p. 190-5; PubMed Abstract

Effect of Acupuncture-Like Stimulation on Cortical Cerebral Blood Flow in Anesthetized Rats. Uchida S, Kagitani F, Suzuki A, and Aikawa Y; Jpn J Physiol 2000 Oct 50(5): p. 495-507; PubMed Abstract

Cardiac Tamponade Following Acupuncture. Cheng TO; Chest 2000 Dec 118(6): p. 1836-1837; PubMed Abstract

Risks Associated With the Practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine: An Australian Study. Bensoussan A, Myers SP, and Carlton AL; Arch Fam Med 2000 Nov 9(10): p. 1071-1078; PubMed Abstract

The effect of transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation in patients with therapy-resistant hypertension. Jacobsson F, Himmelmann A, Bergbrant A, Svensson A, and Mannheimer C; J Hum Hypertens 2000 Dec 14(12): p. 795-798; PubMed Abstract

Acupuncture increases cell proliferation in dentate gyrus after transient global ischemia in gerbils. Kim E, Kim Y, Lee HJ, Huh Y, Chung J, Seo J, Kang J, Lee H, Yim S, and Kim C; Neurosci Lett 2001 Jan 5 297(1): p. 21-24; PubMed Abstract

Current topic: Complementary and alternative medicine for children: does it work? Kemper, K J; Arch. Dis. Child. 2001 84: p. 6-9; Full text online

Acupuncture for episodic tension-type headache: a multicentre randomized controlled trial. White AR, Resch KL, Chan JC, Norris CD, Modi SK, Patel JN, and Ernst E; Cephalalgia 2000 Sep 20(7): p. 632-7; PubMed Abstract

Use of acupuncture for managing chronic pelvic pain in pregnancy. A case report. Thomas CT and Napolitano PG J Reprod Med 2000 Nov 45(11): p. 944-6; PubMed Abstract

More on BMA's approval of acupuncture. William Asscher, David J Grant, and Mike Cummings BMJ 2001 322(7277): p. 45a; Full text online

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