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Thursday, 24 January 2019

Does acupuncture reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease? Yes, that would be nice, but I fear the answer is no!

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a higher risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). Despite good evidence for effectiveness, acupuncture is often advocated for RA, and it has not been reported to prevent CHD in patients with RA. The authors of this analysis aimed to assess the risk of developing CHD in acupuncture-users and non-users of […]

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