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Have the benefits of statins been overstated?

September 5, 2025

Researcher Paula Byrne writes on what she and her colleagues learned from a meta-analysis of 21 clinical trials involving 140,000 patients.
https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/have-the-benefits-of-statins-been-overstated

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Ross J Barr: how acupuncture can move the longevity needle

July 29, 2025

London acupuncturist Ross J Barr, featured in the Financial Times, shares how he uses acupuncture for anxiety, fatigue, fertility, grief, and more.
https://www.ft.com/content/25e95f2e-ed62-4b4f-a78f-5afe2d2e7e11

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Notice

March 17, 2025

Dear Clients,
Both of our clinics are temporarily closed from 19th March until 10th Apri. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
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Acupuncture for post-stroke depression: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

January 16, 2024

https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-023-04749-1#article-info

Sixty-two studies, involving 5308 participants published from 2003 to 2022, were included. The results showed that compared with western medicine (WM) (defined as pharmacotherapy for PSD), acupuncture (AC) alone or with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (RTMS), Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) alone or with WM, were superior for alleviating depression symptoms. Compared to Usual Care, AC alone...

Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : Nervous system