Acupuncture and Alternative Health News

Here you will find news released by various organisations about acupuncture and acupuncture research.

• Acupuncture Deactivates the 'Pain Area' of the Brain
  
  An experiment conducted in the BBC Television series Alternative Medicine: The Evidence (BBC TWO, 9.00pm, Tuesday 24 January 2006) - presented by scientist Professor Kathy Sykes from Bristol University - shows acupuncture deactivates the 'pain area' in the brain
• Pregnancy Pain Cure
  
  Acupuncture is an effective pregnancy pain cure in relieving pelvic pain during pregnancy, a study says. Pelvic girdle pain is common among pregnant women with one in three affected suffering severe pain. Researchers found acupuncture was better at easing the pain than standard and specialised exercising.
• Acupuncture Boosts IVF Success
  
  German researchers have shown that acupuncture boosts IVF success for women undergoing fertility treatment. Women having in vitro fertilisation (IVF) had their success rates increased by almost 50%.