Guest guest Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 > > Acupuncture Moves Toward the Mainstream > By ANAHAD O'CONNOR > Three years ago, Alfred Szymanski could not seem to get his blood > pressure under control. He ran 10 miles a week, stuck to a healthy > diet and was on a hypertension medication, all to no avail. His doctor > suggested switching medications, but Mr. Szymanski, wary of side > effects, decided to try something he had always wondered about: > acupuncture. > > After three 20-minute sessions, each covered by his medical plan, his > blood pressure plunged 20 points. this would not have worked unless the patient did all the other lifestyle stuff. And I seriously doubt any lasting effect would be found in most patients. Modern chinese research shows that acupuncture is not cost-effective for long term BP management. this will come back to bite us in the bite. who writes this tripe? Chinese Herbs FAX: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 Of more concern to me is the comment at the end by the doctor at Cornell, who complains about the potential for hepatitis from re-used needles and the need for " regulation " , as if acupuncture were not a licensed healthcare profession in New York State where practitioners either don't re-use needles or know how to sterilize them. Hint, hint.... only MDs should be allowed to do acupuncture. He also complains that there is no or insufficient evidence for efficacy, not enough research... OK, this has some merit, but the implication is that it should all be done according to WM methods. Why do they ask only these kinds of guys for comment? Not hard to guess. Pat ============================================================================== NOTE: The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not read, use or disseminate the information; please advise the sender immediately by reply email and delete this message and any attachments without retaining a copy. Although this email and any attachments are believed to be free of any virus or other defect that may affect any computer system into which it is received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free and no responsibility is accepted by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP for any loss or damage arising in any way from its use. ============================================================================== Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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