Acupuncture Continuing Education

Day: December 1, 2010

Laser Acupuncture Stops Vomiting in Children Research

Laser acupuncture reduces post-operative vomiting in children by 60% according to new research published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia.  A recent double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study of laser acupuncture applied to acupuncture point P6 in the treatment of postoperative vomiting in children concludes that laser acupuncture reduces vomiting by 60% for children undergoing strabismus surgery. […]

High Cholesterol Lowered with Red Yeast Rice Research

New research published in the American Journal of Cardiology shows that red yeast rice is as effective in lowering cholesterol levels as statin drugs. The focus of the study compared red yeast rice (Hong Qu, Hong Mi, Chi Qu) with Pravastatin. The study concluded that “red yeast rice was tolerated as well as pravastatin and […]