Assefi NP, Sherman KJ, Jacobsen C et al. A randomized clinical trial of acupuncture compared with sham acupuncture in fibromyalgia.
Ann Intern Med 2005; 143: 10–19.
Address: NP Assefi
The Group Health Cooperative Center for Health Studies, and University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Cheng SP, Liu CL. Rectus sheath hematoma after acupuncture.
Address: SP Cheng
Department of Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Cohen AJ, Menter A, Hale L. Acupuncture: role in comprehensive cancer care – a primer for the oncologist and review of the literature.
Integr Cancer Ther 2005;
4: 131–43. [
Abstract]
Address: AJ Cohen
Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado, Denver, USA
Donnelly GF. Needling the body to health: acupuncture and weight loss.
Holist Nurs Pract 2005; 19: 143.
Endres HG, Zenz M, Schaub C et al. German Acupuncture Trials (gerac) address problems of methodology associated with acupuncture studies.
[In German] Schmerz 2005; 19: 201–13.
Address: HG Endres
Abteilung Medizinische Informatik-Biometrie–Epidemiologie, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, Germany
Forbes A, Jackson S, Walter C et al. Acupuncture for irritable bowel syndrome: a blinded placebo-controlled trial.
World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11: 4040–4.
Address: A Forbes
St Mark’s Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow HA1 3UJ, UK
Garcia GE, Ma SX, Feng L. Acupuncture and kidney disease.
Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 2005;
12: 282–91. [
Abstract]
Hu WQ, Xu SW. Clinical observation on treatment of cervicogenic headache with tuina and acupuncture.
[In Chinese] Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao 2005;
3: 310–11. [
Abstract]
Address: WQ Hu
Department of Tuina, Shanghai First People’s Hospital, Shanghai 200080, China
Hui KK, Liu J, Marina O et al. The integrated response of the human cerebro-cerebellar and limbic systems to acupuncture stimulation at ST 36 as evidenced by fMRI.
Address: KK Hui
Athinoula A, Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Building 149, 13th Street, Room 2301, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
Johansson KM, Adolfsson LE, Foldevi MO. Effects of acupuncture versus ultrasound in patients with impingement syndrome: randomized clinical trial.
Phys Ther 2005; 85: 490–501.
Address: KM Johansson
Physical Therapy Program, Department of Health and Society, Primary Care, Linkopings Universitet, Linkoping, SE–581 83, Sweden
Lee H, Schmidt K, Ernst E. Acupuncture for the relief of cancer-related pain – a systematic review.
Address: H Lee
Department of Medical Sciences, Graduate School of East–West Medical Science, KyungHee University, Yongin, South Korea
Lo YL, Cui SL, Fook-Chong S. The effect of acupuncture on motor cortex excitability and plasticity.
Neurosci Lett 2005;
384: 145–9. [
Abstract]
Address: YL Lo
National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore General Hospital, Department of Neurology, Outram Road, Singapore 169608, Singapore
Lu W, Leonard P. Acupuncture for side effects of chemoradiation therapy in cancer patients.
Semin Oncol Nurs 2005;
21: 190–5. [
Abstract]
Address: W Lu
Zakim Center for Integrated Therapies, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts and the New England School of Acupuncture, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA
Maa SH. Application of acupressure in nursing practice.
[In Chinese] Hu Li Za Zhi 2005; 52: 5–10.
Address: School of Nursing, Chang Gung University, Taiwan, China
Melchart D, Streng A, Hoppe A et al. Acupuncture in patients with tension-type headache: randomised controlled trial.
Address: D Melchart
Centre for Complementary Medicine Research, Department of Internal Medicine II, Technische Universitat Munchen, Kaiserstr 9, 80801 Munich, Germany
Park JH, Shin HJ, Choo SJ et al. Successful removal of migrated acupuncture needles in a patient with cardiac tamponade by means of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiographic assistance.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005;
130: 210–12. [
Abstract]
Address: JH Park
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, South Korea
Paterson C, Dieppe P. Characteristic and incidental (placebo) effects in complex interventions such as acupuncture.
Address: C Paterson
MRC Health Services Research Collaboration, Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 2PR, UK
Reindl TK, Geilen W, Hartmann R et al. Acupuncture against chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in pediatric oncology: interim results of a multicenter crossover study.
Support Care Cancer 2005; (epub ahead of print)
Address: TK Reindl
Department of Pediatric Oncology/Hematology, Charite-Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, Berlin, 13353, Germany
Resim S, Gumusalan Y, Ekerbicer HC et al. Effectiveness of electro-acupuncture compared to sedo-analgesics in relieving pain during shockwave lithotripsy.
Address: S Resim
Department of Urology, KSU Medical School, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
Seki T, Iwasaki K, Arai H et al. Acupuncture for dysphagia in poststroke patients: a videofluoroscopic study.
J Am Geriatr Soc 2005; 53: 1083–4.
Siedentopf CM, Koppelstaetter F, Haala IA et al. Laser acupuncture induced specific cerebral cortical and subcortical activations in humans.
Lasers Med Sci 2005;
20: 68–73. [
Abstract]
Address: CM Siedentopf
Department of Radiology II, University Hospital of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, Innsbruck, 6020, Austria
Thomas KJ, Macpherson H, Ratcliffe J et al. Longer term clinical and economic benefits of offering acupuncture care to patients with chronic low back pain.
Health Technol Assess 2005; 9: 1–126.
Address: KJ Thomas
School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), University of Sheffield, UK
Uhm MS, Kim YS, Suh SC et al. Acute pancreatitis induced by traditional acupuncture therapy.
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2005;
17: 675–7. [
Abstract]
Address: MS Uhm
Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Vucicevic Z, Sharma M, Miklic S, Ferencic Z. Multiloculated pleural empyema following acupuncture.
Address: Z Vucicevic
Department of Emergency Medicine, University Department of Medicine, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital, Vinogradska cesta 29, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia
Yan B, Li K, Xu J et al. Acupoint-specific fMRI patterns in human brain.
Neurosci Lett 2005;
383: 236–40. [
Abstract]
Address: B Yan
Key Laboratory of Nuclear Analysis Techniques, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 Yu Quan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
Yiu E, Xu JJ, Murry T et al. A randomized treatment-placebo study of the effectiveness of acupuncture for benign vocal pathologies.
J Voice 2005; (epub ahead of print)
Address: E Yiu
Voice Research Laboratory, Division of Speech & Hearing Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Zhao CH, Stillman MJ, Rozen TD. Traditional and evidence-based acupuncture in headache management: theory, mechanism, and practice.
Zou D, Chen WH, Iwakiri K et al. Inhibition of transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxations by electrical acupoint stimulation.
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2005;
289: G197–201. [
Abstract]
Address: D Zou
Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and General Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia