Relationship between Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment and Severe Dysphagia: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Jia Qiao, Zhi-Min Wu, Qiu-Ping Ye, Yong Dai, Zu-Lin Dou

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Effects of seasonal changes on T-helper 1/ T-helper 2 immune balance and eczema onset in rats by Hairong Zhang, Leilei Liu, Yike Sun, Wenna Li, Ruochong Wang, Xiao Sun, Guangqin Zhu, Shuran Ma

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Efficacy and Key Materials of East Asian Herbal Medicine Combined with Conventional Medicine on Inflammatory Skin Lesion in Patients with <i>Psoriasis Vulgaris</i>: A Meta-Analysis... by Hee-Geun Jo, Hyehwa Kim, Eunhye Baek, Donghun Lee, Ji Hye Hwang

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‘It all depends on why it’s red’: qualitative interviews exploring patient and professional views of a traffic light system for in vitro fertilisation add-ons by Sarah Lensen, Sarah Armstrong, Emily Vaughan, Lucy Caughey, Michelle Peate, Cynthia Farquhar, Allan Pacey, Adam Balen, Elaine Wainwright

“…. <35 years and >35 years), and inclusion of more options (e.g. acupuncture). Overall, participants believed the website to be reliable and trustworthy, particularly due to the Government affiliation, and despite some concerns regarding transparency and an overly cautious regulator. …”
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Biopsychological and pathophysiological features of Cold-Heat subgroup of Sasang typology with Sasang Digestive Function Inventory, Sasang Personality Questionnaire and Body Mass I... by Jeongyun Lee, Sang Yun Han, Minwoo Hwang, Nayoung Bae, Han Chae

“…Background: The Sasang typology is a traditional Korean personalized medicine and its Cold-Heat subgroup identification is essential for effective use of medical herbs and acupuncture. The purpose of this study was to discover differences between Cold-Heat subgroups with objective clinical measures and to examine its clinical usefulness. …”
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Pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapeutic interventions for the treatment of spinal cord injury-induced pain by Olivia C. Eller, Adam B. Willits, Erin E. Young, Erin E. Young, Kyle M. Baumbauer, Kyle M. Baumbauer

“…These include physical (i.e., exercise, acupuncture, and hyper- or hypothermia treatments), psychological (i.e., meditation and cognitive behavioral therapy), and dietary interventions (i.e., ketogenic and anti-inflammatory diet). …”
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Comparative study on risk prediction model of type 2 diabetes based on machine learning theory: a cross-sectional study by Shu Wang, Shuang Wang, Rong Chen, Ling Luo, Qiaoli Zhang, Danli Kong, Rudai Cao, Chunwen Lin, Jialu Huang, Haibing Yu, Yuan Lin Ding

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TAK-715 alleviated IL-1β-induced apoptosis and ECM degradation in nucleus pulposus cells and attenuated intervertebral disc degeneration ex vivo and in vivo by Kun Wang, Dengbo Yao, Yuxi Li, Ming Li, Weike Zeng, Zhuangyao Liao, Engming Chen, Shixin Lu, Kaihui Su, Zhen Che, Yuwei Liang, Peng Wang, Lin Huang

“…The role of TAK-715 in vivo was determined by acupuncture-induced intervertebral disc degeneration. …”
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Trends in Coprescription Among Taiwanese Children from 2002 to 2012 by Tou SI, Lin CL, Huang CY, Yen HR

“…Sio-Ian Tou,1 Cheng-Li Lin,2,3 Chia-Yu Huang,4,5,&ast; Hung-Rong Yen5– 9,&ast; 1Department of Pediatrics, Chung Kang Branch, Cheng-Ching General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; 2Management Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; 3College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; 4Department of Family Medicine, Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taichung, Taiwan; 5Graduate Institute of Chinese Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; 6International Master Program in Acupuncture, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; 7Department of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; 8Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; 9Chinese Medicine Research Center, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Hung-Rong Yen, China Medical University, 91 Hsueh-Shih Road, North District, Taichung, 404, Taiwan, Tel +886-4-22053366 ext. 3313, Fax +886-4-22365141, Email hungrongyen@gmail.com Chia-Yu Huang, Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, 88, Sec 1, Fengxing Road, Tanzi Dist, Taichung, 427, Taiwan, Tel +886-4-36060666, Fax +886-4- 36026656, Email dochuangcharlie@gmail.comPurpose: Coprescription means that patients use different prescription medications at the same time, which can lead to polypharmacy and subsequent complications. …”
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The Usage of Ear Acupressure in Gynecology and Obstetrics: A Systematic Review of Clinical Trials by Zahra Hadizadeh Talasaz, Talat Khadivzadeh, Mahboube Firoozi, Hoda Azizi, Morvarid Irani

“…The articles which had used acupuncture and needles in combination were excluded from the study. …”
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Chemogenetics Modulation of Electroacupuncture Analgesia in Mice Spared Nerve Injury-Induced Neuropathic Pain through TRPV1 Signaling Pathway by I-Han Hsiao, Chia-Ming Yen, Hsin-Cheng Hsu, Hsien-Yin Liao, Yi-Wen Lin

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Characteristics of dysphagia among different lesion sites of stroke: A retrospective study by Jia Qiao, Zhi-min Wu, Qiu-ping Ye, Meng Dai, Yong Dai, Zi-tong He, Zu-lin Dou

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High Actin Expression in Thrombus of Acute Ischemic Stroke Can Be a Biomarker of Atherothrombotic Origin Stroke by Rongyu Wang, Zhiqiang Wang, Zhiqiang Wang, Lianyan Jiang, Gangfeng Gu, Bo Zheng, Liulin Xian, Yaodan Zhang, Jian Wang

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Arthroscopic Treatment of Septic Arthritis of the Shoulder: Technical Pearls to Reduce the Rate of Reoperation by Ji Eun Kwon, Ji Soon Park, Hae Bong Park, Kyung Pyo Nam, Hyuk Jun Seo, Woo Kim, Ye Hyun Lee, Young Dae Jeon, Joo Han Oh

“…Nineteen shoulders (52.8%) had acupuncture or injection history prior to the infection. …”
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The effect of topical herbal lipogel containing extracts of Ziziphus jujube and Echium amoenum on pruritus in hemodialysis patients: A double-blind randomized placebo trial by Azam Faraji, Masoumeh Bagheri-Nesami, Mohammad Azadbakht, Noureddin Mousavi Nasab, Fatemeh Espahbodi, Hossein Asgari Rad, Shervin Amirkhanloo

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2134 by Jessica K. Paulus, Angie Rodday, Farzad Noubary

“…One case presents students with the challenge of whether acupuncture may be an effective therapy for pain associated with chronic headache. …”
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Complementary and alternative medicine use by pregnant women in Japan: a pilot survey by Ayana Watanabe, Satomi Inoue, Aiko Okatsu, Hiromi Eto, Michiko Oguro, Yaeko Kataoka

“…The following therapies were used: traditional Chinese medicine (7.9%), chiropractic (6.9%), moxibustion (6.4%), and acupuncture (5.3%). One or more types of therapy were used as self-care by 348 women (88.3%). …”
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Non-pharmacological interventions for improving sleep in people living with HIV: a systematic narrative review by Jingjing Meng, Jingjing Meng, Chunyuan Zheng, Honghong Wang, Honghong Wang, Maritta Välimäki, Maritta Välimäki, Maritta Välimäki, Min Wang

“…We performed a narrative approach to synthesize the data to better understand the details and complexity of the interventions.ResultsFifteen experimental studies in three categories for improving sleep in PLWH were included finally, including psychological interventions (components of cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia or mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, n = 6), physical interventions (auricular plaster therapy, acupuncture, and exercise, n = 8), and elemental interventions (speed of processing training with transcranial direct current stimulation, n = 1). …”
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Electroacupuncture ameliorates peptic ulcer disease in association with gastroduodenal microbiota modulation in mice by Xiaoshuang Li, Feiyu He, Xuan Tuo, Yuanming Qiu, Jingjing Guo, Yiming Wu, Xianjun Meng, Zongbao Yang

“…Electroacupuncture (EA) is an improved version of acupuncture, which can improve the clinical effect by increasing the stimulation and delivering appropriate electrical pulses to needles. …”
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Reliability of a novel point of care device for monitoring diabetic peripheral neuropathy by W. Grabowska, R. King, S. Roll, I. V. Habermann, S. Hörder, K. Hahn, S. N. Willich, S. Schröder, B. Brinkhaus, J. Dietzel

“…Suralis every eight weeks over a 6-month period in 62 patients receiving acupuncture against diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) symptoms. …”
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