At age 17, Victoria Rust came down with pancreatitis, suffering waves of terrible pain that kept her hospitalized for much of last year. When the only medicine that was helping her caused stomach ...

The quality of needles used in acupuncture worldwide is high but needs to be universally improved to increase safety and avoid potential problems such as pain and allergic reactions, researchers have ...

Acupuncture works - but it works equally well with or without needle penetration. This conclusion can be drawn from a treatment study involving cancer patients suffering from nausea during ...

The Chinese have, for long, created a perestroika of sorts. They use acupuncture for stroke victims, among other conditions. The big question. What makes such a 'needle-centric' therapy so unique, ...

Acupuncture can help relieve pain and treat a range of other complaints. However, the exact way in which it works remains unclear. Some people believe it works by balancing vital energy, while others ...

A patient who thought he was suffering from an aneurysm was found to have an acupuncture needle embedded inside his brain. Scans revealed the half-inch long 'gold-colored' and 'slightly pointed' ...

The debut of Straight Outta Compton has unleashed a new wave of speculation into NWA rapper Eazy-E’s 1995 death from complications of AIDS. Perhaps inevitable, theories have proliferated. The latest ...