Ho fatto una selezione di articoli, tratta da Medline e che mi sembra di sicuro interesse. Il periodo in esame va da maggio a luglio 2012
1: Chen R, Chen M, Xiong J, Chi Z, Zhou M, Su T, Sun J, Yi F, Zhang B. Is There Difference between the Effects of Two-Dose Stimulation for Knee Osteoarthritis in the Treatment of Heat-Sensitive Moxibustion ? Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2012 ;2012:696498. Epub 2012 Jun 7. PubMed PMID : 22719788.
2: Tong YY, He W, Yang C, Zhang B, Du J, Zhao YK. [Analysis of the status and trends of international research in complementary and alternative medicine based on literature mining]. Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao. 2012 Jun ;10(6):597-603. Chinese. PubMed PMID : 22704406.
3: Schroeder S, Epplée S, Zhang J, Meyer-Hamme G, Friedemann T, Hu W. Mathematical reflections on acupoint combinations in the traditional meridian systems. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2012 ;2012:268237. Epub 2012 May 31. PubMed PMID : 22701505 ; PubMed Central PMCID : PMC3371354.
4: Deng ZQ, Zheng H, Zhao L, Zhou SY, Li Y, Liang FR. Health economic evaluation of acupuncture along meridians for treating migraine in China : results from a randomized controlled trial. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2012 Jun 14 ;12(1):75. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID : 22697367.
5: Wang G, Han J, Litscher G, Zhang W. System identification algorithm analysis of acupuncture effect on mean blood flux of contralateral hegu acupoint. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2012 ;2012:951928. Epub 2012 May 24. PubMed PMID : 22693535 ; PubMed Central PMCID : PMC3368203.
7: Watanabe M, Takayama S, Yamamoto Y, Nagase S, Seki T, Yaegashi N. Haemodynamic changes in the superior mesenteric artery induced by acupuncture stimulation on the lower limbs. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2012 ;2012 :908546. Epub 2012 May 23. PubMed PMID : 22675391 ; PubMed Central PMCID : PMC3366235.
10: Howell ER. Conservative care of De Quervain’s tenosynovitis/ tendinopathy in a warehouse worker and recreational cyclist : a case report. J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2012 Jun ;56(2):121-7. PubMed PMID : 22675225 ; PubMed Central PMCID : PMC3364061.
11: Raith W, Litscher G, Sapetschnig I, Bauchinger S, Ziehenberger E, Müller W, Urlesberger B. Thermographical measuring of the skin temperature using laser needle acupuncture in preterm neonates. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2012 ;2012:614210. Epub 2012 May 14. PubMed PMID : 22666295 ; PubMed Central PMCID : PMC3359831.
12: Xu QY, Yang JS, Zhu B, Yang L, Wang YY, Gao XY. The effects of scraping therapy on local temperature and blood perfusion volume in healthy subjects. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2012 ;2012:490292. Epub 2012 May 14. PubMed PMID : 22666292 ; PubMed Central PMCID : PMC3359830.
13: Litscher G, Wang LP, Wang L, Liu CZ, Wang XM. Sino-European Transcontinental Basic and Clinical High-Tech Acupuncture Studies-Part 4 : “Fire of Life” Analysis of Heart Rate Variability during Acupuncture in Clinical Studies. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2012 ;2012:153480. Epub 2012 May 14. PubMed PMID : 22666286 ; PubMed Central PMCID : PMC3359782.
14: Hong M, Park SS, Ha Y, Lee J, Yoo K, Jhon GJ, Suh M, Lee Y. Heterogeneity of skin surface oxygen level of wrist in relation to acupuncture point. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2012 ;2012:106762. Epub 2012 May 16. PubMed PMID : 22666285 ; PubMed Central PMCID : PMC3362013.
16: Kim TH, Kang JW, Kim KH, Kang KW, Shin MS, Jung SY, Kim AR, Jung HJ, Choi JB, Hong KE, Lee SD, Choi SM. Acupuncture for the treatment of dry eye : a multicenter randomised controlled trial with active comparison intervention (artificial teardrops). PLoS One. 2012 ;7(5) :e36638. Epub 2012 May 17. PubMed PMID : 22615787 ; PubMed Central PMCID : PMC3355143.
17: Smith CA, de Lacey S, Chapman M, Ratcliffe J, Norman RJ, Johnson N, Sacks G, Lyttleton J, Boothroyd C. Acupuncture to improve live birth rates for women undergoing in vitro fertilization : a protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2012 May 18 ;13(1):60. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID : 22607192.
18: Oravecz M, Mészáros J. Traditional Chinese medicine : theoretical background and its use in China. Orv Hetil. 2012 May 13 ;153(19):723-31. Review. Hungarian. PubMed PMID : 22564283.
19: Davis RT, Churchill DL, Badger GJ, Dunn J, Langevin HM. A new method for quantifying the needling component of acupuncture treatments. Acupunct Med. 2012 Jun ;30(2):113-9. Epub 2012 Mar 16. PubMed PMID : 22427464 ; PubMed Central PMCID : PMC3375586.
20: : Litscher G, Opitz G. Technical Parameters for Laser Acupuncture to Elicit Peripheral and Central Effects : State-of-the-Art and Short Guidelines Based on Results from the Medical University of Graz, the German Academy of Acupuncture, and the Scientific Literature. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2012 ;2012:697096. Epub 2012 Apr 29. PubMed PMID : 22619693 ; PubMed Central PMCID : PMC3350989.
22: Doenitz CA, Anjos A, Efferth T, Greten T, Greten HJ. Can heat and cold be parameterized ? Clinical data of a preliminary study. Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao. 2012 May ;10(5):532-7. PubMed PMID : 22587975.
23: Fu QH, Pei J, Jia Q, Song Y, Gu YH, You XX. Acupuncture treatment programs for post-stroke motor rehabilitation in community hospitals : study protocol of a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial. Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao. 2012 May ;10(5):516-24. Chinese. PubMed PMID : 22587973.
24: Fan AY. The first acupuncture center in the United States : An interview with Dr. Yao Wu Lee, Washington Acupuncture Center. Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao. 2012 May ;10(5):481-92. PubMed PMID : 22587970.
25: Vixner L, Mårtensson LB, Stener-Victorin E, Schytt E. Manual and electroacupuncture for labour pain : study design of a longitudinal randomized controlled trial. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2012 ;2012:943198. Epub 2012Apr 17. PubMed PMID : 22577468 ; PubMed Central PMCID : PMC3345610.
27: Litscher G, Cheng G, Wang L, Cheng W, Su H, Niu Q, Zou T, Wang Y, Feng X, Gaischek I, Sheng Z, Kuang H. Biomedical Teleacupuncture between China and Austria Using Heart Rate Variability-Part 2 : Patients with Depression. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2012 ;2012:145904. Epub 2012 Apr 17. PubMed PMID : 22570670 ; PubMed Central PMCID : PMC3337670.
28: Litscher G. Integrative laser medicine and high-tech acupuncture at the medical university of graz, austria, europe. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2012 ;2012:103109. Epub 2012 Apr 17. PubMed PMID : 22570669 ; PubMed Central PMCID : PMC3337619.
29: Mao JJ, Leed R, Bowman MA, Desai K, Bramble M, Armstrong K, Barg F. Acupuncture for hot flashes : decision making by breast cancer survivors. J Am Board Fam Med. 2012 May ;25(3):323-32. PubMed PMID : 22570396.
30: Bowman MA, Neale AV. Focus on clinical practice : improving the quality of care. J Am Board Fam Med. 2012 May ;25(3):263-5. PubMed PMID : 22570385.
31: Oravecz M, Mészáros J. Traditional Chinese medicine : theoretical background and its use in China. Orv Hetil. 2012 May 13 ;153(19):723-31. Hungarian. PubMed PMID : 22564283.
32: Takayama S, Kamiya T, Watanabe M, Hirano A, Matsuda A, Monma Y, Numata T, Kusuyama H, Yaegashi N. Report on disaster medical operations with acupuncture/massage therapy after the great East Japan earthquake. Integr Med Insights. 2012 ;7:1-5. Epub 2012 Apr 23. PubMed PMID : 22563235 ; PubMed Central PMCID : PMC3342075.
33: Rekand T, Hagen EM, Grønning M. Chronic pain following spinal cord injury. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2012 Apr 30 ;132(8):974-979. English, Norwegian. PubMed PMID : 22562333.
34: Lee B, Shim I, Lee H, Hahm DH. Effect of ginsenoside re on depression- and anxiety-like behaviors and cognition memory deficit induced by repeated immobilization in rats. J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2012 May ;22(5):708-20. PubMed PMID : 22561867.
39: Kim KS, Go SG, Kim YB. Clinical effect of pricking blood at neiyingxiang (ExHN 9) on non-allergic rhinopathy : study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2012 Apr 16 ;13:37. PubMed PMID : 22500643 ; PubMed Central PMCID :
41: Abdi H, Zhao B, Darbandi M, Ghayour-Mobarhan M, Tavallaie S, Rahsepar AA, Parizadeh SM, Safariyan M, Nemati M, Mohammadi M, Abbasi-Parizad P, Darbandi S, Akhlaghi S, Ferns GA. The effects of body acupuncture on obesity : anthropometric parameters, lipid profile, and inflammatory and immunologic markers. ScientificWorldJournal. 2012 ;2012:603539. Epub 2012 Apr 29. PubMed PMID : 22649299.
42: Li J, Sun Y, Ye JH. Electroacupuncture Decreases Excessive Alcohol Consumption Involving Reduction of FosB/ΔFosB Levels in Reward-Related Brain Regions. PLoS One. 2012 ;7(7) :e40347. Epub 2012 Jul 9.
44: Liang ZH, Di Z, Jiang S, Xu SJ, Zhu XP, Fu WB, Lu AP. The optimized acupuncture treatment for neck pain caused by cervical spondylosis : a study protocol of a multicentre randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2012 Jul 9 ;13(1):107. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID : 22776567.
45: Smith CA, Grant S, Lyttleton J, Cochrane S. Development of an acupuncture treatment protocol by consensus for women undergoing Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) treatment. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2012 Jul 7 ;12(1):88. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID : 22769059.
46: Bo C, Xue Z, Yi G, Zelin C, Yang B, Zixu W, Yajun W. Assessing the Quality of Reports about Randomized Controlled Trials of Acupuncture Treatment on Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy. PLoS One. 2012 ;7(7) :e38461. Epub 2012 Jul 2. PubMed PMID : 22768291 ; PubMed Central PMCID : PMC3388075.
47: Liu B, Chen J, Wang J, Liu X, Duan X, Shang X, Long Y, Chen Z, Li X, Huang Y, He Y. Altered Small-World Efficiency of Brain Functional Networks in Acupuncture at ST36 : A Functional MRI Study. PLoS One. 2012 ;7(6) :e39342. Epub 2012 Jun 22. PubMed PMID : 22761766 ; PubMed Central PMCID : PMC3382219.
48: Li Y, Zheng H, Zeng F, Zhou SY, Zhong F, Zheng HB, Chen M, Jing XH, Cai YY, Jia BH, Zhu B, Liu ZS. Use acupuncture to treat functional constipation : study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2012 Jul 3 ;13(1):104. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID : 22759406.
49: Huang Y, Tang C, Wang S, Lu Y, Shen W, Yang J, Chen J, Lin R, Cui S, Xiao H, Qu S, Lai X, Shan B. Acupuncture regulates the glucose metabolism in cerebral functional regions in chronic stage ischemic stroke patients—-a PET-CT cerebral functional imaging study. BMC Neurosci. 2012 Jun 27 ;13(1):75. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID : 22738270.
50: Skonnord T, Skjeie H, Brekke M, Grotle M, Lund I, Fetveit A. Acupuncture for acute non-specific low back pain : a protocol for a randomised, controlled multicentre intervention study in general practice—the Acuback Study. BMJ Open. 2012 Jun 25 ;2(3). pii : e001164. doi : 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001164. Print 2012. PubMed PMID : 22734119 ; PubMed Central PMCID : PMC3383982.
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