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Irish Acupuncture Update

Mark Kiely Lic Ac, MBAcC, BSc (Hons) — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 19:06:55 +0000

Irish acupuncture seems to be doing well from what I can see. I recently made my first journey back to the Republic of Ireland since the onset of the pandemic. Visiting family and friends and enjoying the delights of County Waterford, it was pleasing to see how many acupuncture clinics were up and running in ... Read more

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ACUPUNCTURE AND ACUTE FEBRILE DISEASE

Mark Kiely: Acupuncture London — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 11:30:26 +0000

When contemplating acupuncture and acute febrile disease treatment, the main source from classical Chinese medical literature is Yi Tian Shi. He was a Qing dynasty physician working in the eighteenth century. Yi Tian Shi developed a theory of treating infectious diseases at a time when they were rampant in China. In his work Wen Re ... Read more

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Acupuncture Clinic in Camberwell Update

Mark Kiely: Acupuncture London — Sun, 03 Jun 2018 10:45:05 +0000

Following extensive building work, the low-cost acupuncture clinic in Camberwell is now offering extended hours. Following recent and extensive building work, hours have now been increased at the low-cost acupuncture clinic in Camberwell at the Corner Surgery on Coldharbour Lane. Usual hours at the low-cost acupuncture clinic in Camberwell on Wednesdays from 16.00 – 19.45 ... Read more

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NOBEL PRIZE FOR TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE RESEARCHER

Mark Kiely: Acupuncture London — Wed, 02 May 2018 21:40:25 +0000

In 2015, the first Nobel prize for traditional Chinese medicine was awarded. In October of that year, the Nobel prize committee awarded one half of the 2015 prize in physiology/medicine to Tu Youuou of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences in Beijing for her “discoveries concerning a novel therapy against malaria”. In 1969. she ... Read more

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RECENT TRIAL CARRIED OUT ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ACUPUNCTURE WITH IVF

Mark Kiely: Acupuncture London — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 15:51:14 +0000

British Acupuncture Council member, Karin Gillerman, has carried out a trial at the Homerton hospital in London on the effectiveness of acupuncture together with IVF. The data collected showed a conception rate of 46% in the acupuncture group and only 22% in the non-acupuncture group. She funded the costs of treatment for this study herself ... Read more

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QUOTE FOR THE DAY

Mark Kiely: Acupuncture London — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 14:41:06 +0000

“Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.” Zhuang Zhou Zhunag Zhou was a Chinese philosopher of the Warring States period in the fourth century

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ACUPUNCTURE AND MENOPAUSAL HOT FLUSHES

Mark Kiely: Acupuncture London — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 15:41:24 +0000

Acupuncture and menopausal hot flushes is an area of interest to many clinicians. A US trial has found that acupuncture treatment can reduce the hot flushes associated with menopause. The frequency of hot flushes after six months was reduced by 37% in a group of patients having acupuncture (up to a maximum of twenty treatment ... Read more

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CROHN’S DISEASE

Mark Kiely: Acupuncture London — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 19:00:44 +0000

Crohn’s disease is a type of inflammatory intestinal disease. Regions of the ileum (the distal part of the small intestine from which food passes into the caecum part of the large intestine) become inflamed and oedematous. The condition usually starts quite suddenly in teens or in young adults. Presenting symptoms are likely to be lower ... Read more

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NEW YEAR’S OPENING

Mark Kiely: Acupuncture London — Sat, 31 Dec 2016 10:40:02 +0000

Here are the new years opening times. Apologies for failing to provide an update of my availability over the Christmas period. A couple of people have pointed this out to me. Here is my altered availability for the new year period. Saturday 31 Dec: not working Sunday 1 January: Greenwich Natural Health Clinic closed Monday ... Read more

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BBC SHOW HIGHLIGHTS ISSUE OF OVER-PRESCRIPTION OF DRUGS

Mark Kiely: Acupuncture London — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 16:36:01 +0000

Professor Muir Gray, former NHS Head of Knowledge, has described an ‘epidemic’ of over-prescription of pharmaceutical drugs. In a BBC television programme that aired in two parts back in October, Dr Chris van Tulleken explored this issue. The show was called ‘The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs’. One of the things we learnt from this ... Read more

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