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Acupuncture helps recover menstrual cycles in women with PCOS

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Acupuncture is useful treatment to use for menstrual problems and I recommend it with herbs and supplements when treating PCOS. Here is a meta-analysis of several studies that concludes acupuncture does help treat PCOS. Abstract Introduction A systematic review and meta-analysis was carried out to assess the clinical effectiveness of acupuncture in treating polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Methods RCTs that compared either acupuncture with no/sham (placebo) acupuncture or a certain therapy with acupuncture added in the treatment of PCOS were included in the review. Measures of treatment effectiveness were the… Read more Acupuncture helps recover menstrual cycles in women with PCOS →

In response to evidence that previous guidelines of Alcohol consumption increases incidence of bowel cancer the UK revises advice on weekly Alcohol consumption.

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Recently Sally Davies the UK’s Chief Medical Officer issued new guidelines for alcohol consumption. The new guidelines recommend further reducing alcohol consumption to avoid increased risk of cancer, heart disease and overall risk of death. The new guidelines say that to reduce health risks, men and women should not drink more than 14 units of alcohol in a week, roughly the equivalent of seven glasses of wine, six pints of beer, or half a bottle of whiskey. Others called the new guidelines alarmist.“The chief medical officer has focused on small… Read more In response to evidence that previous guidelines of Alcohol consumption increases incidence of bowel cancer the UK revises advice on weekly Alcohol consumption. →