PNAS recently published credulous nonsense about acupuncture so bad that I thought it couldn't be topped. "Hold my beer!" ...

In recent years, advances in imaging have made acupuncture’s once-hidden effects increasingly visible. High-field fMRI scans ...

A cupuncture, a Chinese practice thought to be around 3,000 years old, involves sticking needles into certain points on the ...

Acupuncture, the practice of inserting thin needles into the skin to stimulate vital points of the body, has been employed in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years to heal a variety of ...

If you think the average migraine is bad, imagine having one that lasts a week. Then imagine being told by your doctors to just take a couple of Excedrins and deal with it. And then, as you grow ...

You can't get crystal healing on the NHS. The Department of Health doesn't fund faith healing. And most doctors believe magnets are best stuck on fridges, not patients. But ask for a treatment in ...

A new treatment mimics the pain-blocking mechanism of acupuncture but offers longer-lasting pain relief, at least in mice. Injections of an enzyme called PAP into an acupuncture point behind the knees ...

Every Tuesday, the Washington Post has a special section devoted to health and science. It’s usually my favorite section, with features such as “medical mysteries” and highlights of the latest news ...

Acupuncture is one such ancient form of healing therapy that was introduced by the Chinese thousands of years earlier. In the modern world, many individuals use it as a natural cure for most health ...